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Fill the sensory bank before dysregulation occurs
Every person, no matter how young or old, has sensory preferences. Sometimes our kiddos just need a little bit of help determining what those preferences are and how to meet those needs. Our sensory systems are like banks – we must make deposits to be able to make withdrawals. Withdrawals

Meet Carrie, a social butterfly
Carrie and her twin-sister Abigail were born at 29 weeks and due to their rough delivery, both had Grade II Bi-Lateral bleeds. Abigail’s corrected itself,

Pete’s Got a Good Life
Peter, the third son born to Nancy and Ed Hampel was not progressing like their older boys. When he was 3 months old, their doctor

Work experience helps granddaughter with autism
When Yolanda Castillo started working at Rainbows in 2000, she didn’t consider the possibility that her experience with children with special needs would someday help

Life changing, self-care strategies
Whether you are welcoming a newborn into the world, or are the parent(s) of a young child(ren), it is safe to say you are or

A whole new world of compassion
“When I first met with Jamee Funk, Rainbows’ Physical Therapist, she congratulated me on having a child with Down Syndrome,” said Stevie, William’s mother. “I

Campers Celebrate All Summer Long
Camp Woodchuck’s theme for summer of 2022 is a birthday party theme in celebration of Rainbow’s 50th Birthday! Camp Woodchuck began providing a fun, summer

DiGiovanni Family Celebrates
“The path, the journey we’ve been on, it all started at one place -Rainbows.” As a 10-year-old volunteering with her mother at Blarney Breakfast, Gretchen

Calming Down with a Social Story
When a child gets upset, our first instinct is to quickly get the child to calm down. Sometimes when we do this, it escalates the

The Power of Potential
“Oh the Places You’ll Go”, the theme for Pre-Kindergarten Graduation 2022, always makes me think of one word – “potential”. Potential, from the Latin potentia