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Early Communication – It might not be what you think!
What skills help my child learn to communicate? Communication can look like many different things! This can include: giving a meaningful look, saying words out loud, using a hand gesture or sign, pointing to a picture, and pushing a button on a communication device. Behaviors are a major way that

Why Do I Support Rainbows United?
By Gary Proffitt When I was asked to share why I support Rainbows in a post for this blog I began thinking about when I

Stephani Gallion
“I am the gatekeeper for Bright Beginnings,” said Stephani Gallion, Social Worker at Bright Beginnings in Butler County. “When our office receives a referral, I

Rainbows Run Ambassador Family 2019
REGISTER TODAY and join Rainbows United for the 8th annual 5K and 1-mile walk to support kids like Canyon: Canyon Stephenson is 2-years-old, and loves rough

Rainbows Run is Icing on the Cake!
By Susan Harsh, Butler County Infant/Toddler Services Join me for all the fun at the 2019 Rainbows Run to benefit children and families served by

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 –

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

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

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?

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