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Winter 2014 Social Skills Group Schedule

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It’s time to start thinking about 2014….The New Year will be here before we know it. Registrations have started for winter social skills groups. 7-10 year olds: 8 week session starting Jan 29 and ending March 12 from 4:30 to 5:30 on Wednesdays 5-7 year olds: 6 week session starting February 3 and...

Gifts that Support Growth and Development

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If you are buying gifts for a special child in your life, you have an opportunity to provide a gift that will be both fun and enriching. As children play, they develop motor skills, visual processing and social skills. The right toy can help to provide your child with entertainment and help them ...

Winter Social Skills Groups

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It is that time of year when temperatures fall and hopes rise. This also means that it is time to start registering for Winter Social Skills Groups! Give your child the gift of friendship by helping them learn social skills. Winter Social Skills Groups are scheduled to start Wednesday, January 22...

Parenting a Child with ADHD: Tips for Social Skills

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Developing and maintaining friends can be challenging for children with ADHD. Their increased level of activity, impulsivity, and talkativeness can make interactions difficult. The ability to read social cues and knowing how to interact and get along with others does not always come naturally to ...

OIS Parent Workshop

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This is a monthly workshop put on by Synergy Autism Center. The workshop is for parents addressing challenging behaviors in children and adolescents.  It is has been developed by the state of Oregon to support parents in understanding and managing challenging behaviors they face in the home and...

Parenting a Child with ADHD: Tips for Fidgeting

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Difficulty sitting still is a common symptom of ADHD. Fidgeting, continuous movement, and wiggling often leads to children distracting other, which in turn often results in them being reprimanded. Although researchers have developed different explanations for why children with ADHD experience a s...

Parenting a Child with ADHD: Helpful Tips for Anger

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Difficulty with low frustration tolerance and anger are common facets of ADHD. As a parent it is easy to get entangled in power struggles with your child, especially when you perceive his/her behavior is an attempt to manipulate a situation to get his/her way. Although tantrums and anger outburst...