Advisory Panel > Ann Wheeler
Ann Haig Wheeler is an early intervention specialist and mother to Allie, who was born with Ds. Ann graduated from the University of Kansas with a Masters in Early Childhood Special Education and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). Ann has worked extensively with children with learning difficulties in the US, UK and in Ireland where she developed S.K.I.P., an early intervention service for young children with Down syndrome.
Ann has now returned to live in the US from where she shares with us the benefit of her professional and personal experiences.
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Articles by this Author
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Mealtimes
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Making Christmas Less Stressful for your Toddler/Preschooler
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Preparing Children for Trick or Treating
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Four Steps Forward and One Step Back……
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Introducing Scissors
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Going to the Hairdresser
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Sensory Fun for Summer
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Missing My Babies
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Multitasking
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Success with Puzzles
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Happy St Mother's Day!
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Reflections
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All Year Round Easter Egg Hunts
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Chores
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Making Song Time More Than Just Fun
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Riding the Rollercoaster
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Working Through It (Both of us)
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Happy Heart Day
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If at First You Do Not Succeed……
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Good Vision is Imperative
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The Greatest Gift of All....
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Homemade Christmas Decorations
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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Small Triumph Against Tactile Defensiveness
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Getting out of the Groove
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Auditory Memory
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NUMBER ACTIVITIES
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Going to the Fair
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Living Up To Expectations
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Ray of Sunshine
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“What’s Your Name?”
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Dusting
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Welcome to Playschool
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Hallelujah for Families
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Encouraging Communication in the Home
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So Easily Distracted!
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Teaching Prepositions (Positional Words) in Real Life Contexts
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Performance Anxiety Did you ever have to give a presentation to your class when you were in school?
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Dual Diagnosis ???
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Good Preparation Leads to Success at Starting School
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Negotiating Skills
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Sing and Learn (Part 2 of 2)
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Sing and Learn
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Close the door!
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Achieving Independence in Toileting
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Meeting Transcripts for Toilet Training (2010-04-11)
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Buying "Special" Toys
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Those Little “Situations”
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Getting Ready for Toileting
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Making the Most of Technology - Good Positioning
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Making the Most of Technology - The iPod
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Making the Most of Technology - The Computer
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Setting Up Positive Mealtime Routines
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Celebrate!
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Following Directions
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Resolutions for the New Year
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Sibling Relationships
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Sibling Calvary
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Surviving the Holidays
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Preparing for the Holidays
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Choosing Gifts to Support Development
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Reducing Distractibility
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Encounters in the Community
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Singing Together
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Enjoying Books Together
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Halloweeeeeeen!
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Living in the Fishbowl
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It’s Your Responsibility….
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A Great Gift Idea
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Coaxing and Motivating
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Starting off on the Right Foot
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Testing Toddlers
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15 Ways to Promote Independence at School
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Making Toilet Training Fun!
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Getting Ready for School!
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Infant Massage
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Pictures Help Teach Appropriate Behaviours
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Being Genuine
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Picky Eaters
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Importance & Development of Play
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Missing You….
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Fine Motor Skills
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Creating a Stimulating Learning Environment
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Mother's Day
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Using Pictures to Cue and Teach Appropriate Behaviours
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Self Help Skills and Independence
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Choosing a Preschool
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Challenging Behaviours
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Training a new skill - Giving Assistance
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Effective use of Praise
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Self Help Skills
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So Normal
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Effective Teaching
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Learning to Control those Emotions
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Rite of Passage
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See you this June in Ireland!
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Toilet Training Tips
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Super Bowl Sunday
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Sitting Down on the Job
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Keeping it Real!
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Kudos to Parents!
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Another First!!!!
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Merry Christmas
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Preparing for the Holidays
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Breaking the 'Rut'
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Play Dough Therapy
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Thanksgiving & a Dual Diagnosis
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I don't want a world without Down syndrome
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Social Opportunities for Children with Ds
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Seeing to read
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Gift Ideas
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Unconditional love
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Happy Halloween
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Promoting Independence
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Ten Tips for Classroom aides
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The retard word
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Meeting Sarah Palin
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10 tips for success at school
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Use Your words
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The Palin Effect
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