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Online Support Grp - Toilet Training
On Sunday 21st March at 1pm Irish time, Ann Haig Wheeler will faciliate one of our online support group meetings on the topic of toilet ... More
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Drumming Circle Workshop
We were recently contacted by Kelly Boutilier, who runs her own business called Rhythm Seekers, ( www.rhythmseekers.org ) which provides tailor-made rhythm-based programs for community, ... More
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Eatery 120 - Mother's Day Lunch
If you're looking for a Mother's Day gift that blends the opportunity to spend quality time with the Mother in your life, coupled with good ... More
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Early Intervention for Babies 0 - 1
Early Intervention for Babies 0 - 1 is a further workshop being offered to parents on both sides of Dublin City Centre which will be ... More
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Buy My Dress - May 20th
Buy My Dress (BMD) is back and this year’s event is going to be even bigger and better and definitely more fabulous! Due to the ... More
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Of interest to Parents of a Child with Disability
We have been contacted by author, Margaret Barrett, to tell us of her book "You And Your Disabled Child" - which she believes may of ... More
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Back to Wes Fundraiser - 12 March
Okay so it's been a few years since you were frisked at the door on the way into Wesley or caught smoking in the loos, ... More
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Join the Round Up at Country & Stetson Night!
If you're looking for a way to mark Valentine's Day with a difference this year, why not come along to the Barge Inn on Charlemont ... More
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Inca Trail Challenge April 2010
From 23rd April - 2nd May 2010, a team of 40 men and women will undertake the Inca Trail trek in Peru in a bid ... More
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Updates for the Inca Trail Challenge Team
Now that the Christmas period of lazing around and eating too many goodies is properly over many of us are planning (from the comfort of ... More
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Ski School for Children with Down Syndrome and all sorts of Learning Disabilities
This week we heard from Nicki, mum to 13 year old James, who has Down syndrome. They were just back from a skiing holiday in ... More
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Getting Ready for Toileting
Becoming dry and clean is an important developmental milestone for self help and independence. Becoming continent opens the doors for further opportunities and helps children ... More
Advisor: Ann Haig Wheeler
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Our Window to the World
Did you came across the Down Syndrome Centre through the ‘window to the world’ we created with www. downsyndromecentre.ie?If so, then you have been helping ... More
Advisor: Sheila Campbell
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Making the Most of Technology - Good Positioning
In my last couple of blogs, I talked about how useful electronic devices such as the computer are for promoting the development of young children ... More
Advisor: Ann Haig Wheeler
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Chewing & Food
Different foods offer different degrees of challenge in learning to bite and chew. When we understand the sensory and motor skills required for a specific ... More
Advisor: Marinet Vanvuren
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Making the Most of Technology - The iPod
OK, I admit it. I was late coming to realize just how valuable the IPod could be. I did think that it really hadn’t moved ... More
Advisor: Ann Haig Wheeler
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Selective Mutism
In the last couple of weeks there has been a lot of media attention given to a specific condition called selective mutism (BBC One 2/2/2010 ... More
Advisor: Marinet Vanvuren
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Therapeutic Listening
I have received a few queries about ‘Therapeutic Listening’ and would like to summarise the following information:What is it?Therapeutic Listening is an individualised sound training ... More
Advisor: Marinet Vanvuren
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Predictions for 2010
Towards the end of 2009, I had a call from a registrar in the National Maternity Hospital looking for the contact details for Anglea O’Riordan, ... More
Advisor: Sheila Campbell
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Isn't it strange how long it can take for something you imagine to occur?
Last June, we decided to instigate a focus group which would bring parents together to discuss early years issues.The objective would be to come up ... More
Advisor: Sheila Campbell
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Speech Therapy vs Oral-Motor Therapy
Traditional speech therapy without the proper muscle control cannot be completely successful, but it is equally important to remember that oral-motor therapy is an adjunct ... More
Advisor: Marinet Vanvuren
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Making the Most of Technology - The Computer
I am a big fan of computers and other electronic devices for education and assisted living. I start children on the computer from about eighteen ... More
Advisor: Ann Haig Wheeler
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