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Overcompensating

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I’m sure the following scenario is something most of us have experienced at some point in our life. You twist your ankle, and while it doesn’t hurt bad enough for you to go to the doctor and get crutches, it does hurt when you walk. So, to avoid further injury, you try to keep weight off of the ankle, and, instead, you put more pressure on your healthy ankle. Over time, the injured ankle heals, but the other ankle, the one you didn’t twist, has also become sore due to all the extra strain you had been putting on it. … Continue reading →

Don’t Get Frustrated–Take A New Look at Your Child’s Behavior

Sometimes developmentally delayed children will exhibit behaviors which are hard to understand. That’s because the behavior is occurring at an age when we typically wouldn’t see it happening in ordinary kids. For example, if a two-year-old hits another child, as a parent we might say “Let’s not hit,” but we don’t become tremendously concerned. A two-year-old hitting another toddler is normal behavior. But if an eight-year-old hits his peer, it’s more troubling. Most eight-year-olds have learned that hitting someone else is wrong. It’s important to remember that in the special needs child, inappropriate behaviors may have a purpose. The child … Continue reading →