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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

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Rainbows Run 2019

REGISTER TODAY and join Rainbows United for the 8th annual 5K and 1-mile walk. The Rainbows Run benefits children with special needs, ages birth –

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Stigma and Treatment

Alice Boutz, LMSW, Mental Health Specialist Mental health problems can and do occur in early childhood. Young children express and process emotions and events in

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Kathy Siebert Story

When Melissa was 6 months-old, she was diagnosed with microcephaly, a congenital anomaly characterized by an abnormally small head and an underdeveloped brain. She screamed

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44th Annual Blarney Breakfast

The $54,554 raised at this year’s 44th Annual Blarney breakfast helps support Rainbows’ Targeted Case Management (TCM) services. So what do TCM Case Managers do?

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Blarney Breakfast

A sweet little boy with a very gentle soul, Wyatt has autism.  “He is nonverbal, but does his best to communicate with those that he

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St. Patrick’s Day

It was Saint Patrick’s Day. Another cold, gray, blustery Tuesday morning in Seattle. I was behind on a project and should’ve been at work, and

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Karis Sparks

The definition of the name Karis describes Karis Sparks perfectly: “A highly unique, interesting person who is worth taking the time to know. Karis is witty, intelligent,

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