How To Approach Puberty
As our kiddos are getting older, we have to realize the importance of having conversations about their bodies and the natural changes that are happening/will happen. Yes, they hear bits and pieces from school or may take a sexual education class with their typical...
How to Keep Special Needs Kids Calm During a Power Outage
Technology Today I want to touch a little bit on situations in which we have power outages. Many of our kiddos here are very dependent on technology for leisure and recreation. Your therapists, particularly your OTs, are working very hard on developing other types of...
Spring Break Tips For Special Needs Kids During COVID
Spring Break is here! For some people, life changes and schedule changes are fine! But for many of our kiddos, this is not the case. COVID Because the pandemic is still going on, and not everyone is vaccinated, and we still have to think about masks,...
College Options For Special Needs Students
Let’s talk about college. The million-dollar question is, “To go, or not to go?” Here at Cutting Edge, we have clients of all abilities. We have clients with master’s degrees! We have other clients who will probably not go to college, and we have everything in...
LAMP Core Word Communication Board for Special Needs Kids
Have you seen our playground lately? We’ve just added two new features, the LAMP Core Board and the Proloquo Core Board. Those of you who have kids with speech devices might recognize these! Why We Have These Boards We’ve put these boards out for a few reasons....
Pediatric Physical Therapy-Tip of the Month
Pediatric Physical Therapy When children present with developmental delays, simple tasks such as walking, sitting, running, jumping, and many more can become a day to day challenge. Pediatric Physical Therapists work to ensure that your child is provided with...
Occupational Therapy and Visual Processing-Tip of the Month
Occupational Therapy and Visual Processing Often parents struggle to understand that their child has difficulty with visual processing when their child has 20/20 vision and they can see great. This is not a typical area that an eye doctor would test. There is a...
Introducing The Cutting Edge Grocery Store
We are so excited to share our new Cutting Edge Grocery with you! This is such a great thing for our kiddos! When you walk into Cutting Edge Grocery you will see the various cart and basket options, some of which your kiddos may recognize from going to the...
Social Media Boundaries For Special Needs Teens
How dependent are you on the internet? Why The Internet is Necessary These days, many of us are completely dependent on the internet. Our work and our school may be on the internet. We do all kinds of business and talk to our friends on the internet....