How To Explain Social Distancing To Kids With Special Needs

How To Explain Social Distancing To Kids With Special Needs

I know many of you are wondering how we’re handling things here at Cutting Edge, with the new restrictions we have because of COVID-19. Our Kids May Not Fully Understand What’s Going On   Many of our kiddos don’t understand what’s going on right now. I’ve...
Telehealth Therapy For Special Needs Kids

Telehealth Therapy For Special Needs Kids

Hello everyone! The Current Situation I’d like to take this time to give you all an update on what’s going on with Cutting Edge during this very tumultuous time when there’s lots of change every minute.   Cutting Edge Allen and Mansfield are open! We are here for...
How Much Do I Help My Special Needs Child?

How Much Do I Help My Special Needs Child?

How much help is too much?   This is a topic my clinicians asked that I talk about in our blogs and videos because it can be a very complicated question.   I find that people tend to go to extremes, doing either no help or total help. But really, there is a...
Why We Participate In So Many Events

Why We Participate In So Many Events

I hope I get to see everyone this year at the events that are going on in the community!   Lots of people, even my therapists, ask me why we attend so many community events. Well, there are many reasons we attend them. In the first place, we want to participate...
Who Can Give You An Updated Autism Diagnosis

Who Can Give You An Updated Autism Diagnosis

In our last blog, we talked about the reason you might want to get an updated diagnosis. Your next questions might be, “Who will give us an updated diagnosis? How do we do this?” Testing By Itself Doesn’t Work You might come to us and tell us that your child has...
Why You May Need An Updated Autism Diagnosis

Why You May Need An Updated Autism Diagnosis

Sometimes a family finds that they need more services, but they can’t access these services because they do not have an updated autism diagnosis. Autism is a lifelong diagnosis, but what many families don’t realize is that funding sources for services often require an...
What is Bend an Ear?

What is Bend an Ear?

You’ve probably seen something on our website called “Bend an Ear.” What is a Bend an Ear? I have several families who call us who don’t know whether they should get an evaluation, or be here for treatment. They have all kinds of questions about what goes on here,...
Reminders For Parents of Kids In Occupational Therapy

Reminders For Parents of Kids In Occupational Therapy

I always get asked about what concerns we need to review with our new families. I’m a parent, and as a parent, I’ve done lots of intake paperwork. Many times I’ve signed off on things that I have no memory of signing off of because my brain is just so full of...
Spring Break Tips For Special Needs Kids

Spring Break Tips For Special Needs Kids

It’s going to be Spring Break soon! Hopefully, we’ll have warmer weather by then. It’s clearly not been warm lately! We are excited about Spring Break! Typically your kids will be out of school for a week. This will be a nice break after being in school for the last...