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Dating with SpeCial Needs CHildren

4/10/2022

 
In this video we talk with Coach Kari Ann Atkinson, who specializes in Dating and Relationships, to discuss issues around dating with special needs children. For more on Kari Ann go to: https://www.karilifecoaching.com/blank-page
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https://www.instagram.com/kari.lifecoaching/In this video we talk with Coach Kari Ann Atkinson, who specializes in Dating and Relationships, to discuss issues around dating with special needs children. For more on Kari Ann go to: https://www.karilifecoaching.com/blank-page https://www.instagram.com/kari.lifecoaching/ In this video we talk with Coach Kari Ann Atkinson, who specializes in Dating and Relationships, to discuss issues around dating with special needs children. For more on Kari Ann go to: https://www.karilifecoaching.com/blank-page https://www.instagram.com/kari.lifecoaching/

What Happens After Trach Surgery?

2/28/2022

 
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In this video, Jason and Heidi Evans and I discuss issues we experienced before, during and after trach surgery.
00:00 Intro
1:18 What's the result
6:40 Concerns before surgery

13:35 Preparing before surgery

22:17 Experience during the surgery and post-op

37:30 Trach training

42:20 Coming home with the trach

46:40 Other issues/tip and tricks
1:03:00 Final thoughts (and monitor discussion)
Links mentioned: better trach ties

https://www.neotechproducts.com/2017/10/ezcare-trach-tie/
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Our Favorite New Piece of Equipment

2/21/2022

 
In this video we talk about using a therapy table at home to take care of children with mobility issues. 

Links mentioned in this video:
https://www.alimed.com/clinton-hi-lo-mat-platform.html

​Email me for the LMN:  laurapipermcgrath@gmail.com

Transcending a devastating birth injury

1/10/2022

 

In this video we talk with Dr. Jane Lee about her book, Catastrophic Rupture. Dr. Lee suffered a uterine rupture while delivering her daughter, Josephine. The story is a raw and realistic account of being the parent of a child who has experienced life altering injuries due to birth complications.

37:15 Dr. Lee discusses why she wrote the book and how she was able to transcend her grief
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Dr. Jane Lee's book:
https://www.amazon.com/Catastrophic-Rupture-K-Jane-Lee/dp/164538246X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RBH5NM3DB10&keywords=catastrophic+rupture&qid=1641864973&sprefix=catastrophic+rupture%2Caps%2C42&sr=8-1

Dr. Lee's favorite Facebook support groups:
Parents of Children with Severe CP
Hope for HIE – More Severe Outcomes

how To Fix your relationship by yourself

12/18/2021

 
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0:00 Disrupt the pattern
4:59 The NICE technique
13:24 The Manual
20:00 Being an Emotional Leader
27:52 Shift your focus to the future
32:30 Find Your Common Goals
37:53 Have some fun

Links mentioned in this video:
https://janecopiercoaching.com/
https://www.instagram.com/jane.copier.coaching/
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7 Strategies for helping children with autism: Part II

11/28/2021

 


In this video with talk with Julie Flynn, M.Ed., B.C.B.A to discuss 7 strategies to help children with autism.
art II includes including social stories, zones of regulation, forward chaining/backward chaining and the "Cool/Not Cool" game.

0:00 Social Stories
12:00 Zones of Regulation
21:06 Backward Chaining/Forward Chaining
23:07 Cool/Not Cool Game
Links mentioned in this video:
Zones of Regulation chart: 
https://www.zonesofregulation.com/free-downloadable-handouts.html​

Pix Writer: https://en.freedownloadmanager.org/Windows-PC/PixWriter.html
For more information:  juliepiperflynn@gmail.com
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7 Strategies For Helping Children With Autism:  Part 1

11/8/2021

 
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In this video, we talk with Julie Flynn, M.Ed., B.C.B.A., to discuss 7 strategies to help children with autism, including reinforcers and anxiety reducers. These strategies can be applied across a wide range of ages and abilities.

In Part II, we discuss social stories, zones of regulation, forward and backward chaining, and the cool/not cool game.

Links mentioned in the video:
Visual timers:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=visual+timer&ref=nb_sb_noss

Boardmaker:
https://goboardmaker.com/pages/picture-communication-symbols

Pix Writer:
https://en.freedownloadmanager.org/Windows-PC/PixWriter.html

 To contact Julie Flynn for more information: juliepiperflynn@gmail.com

How to Change a Trach

10/22/2021

 
This video is a resource for anyone who might be considering a trach for their child or who might want a video to show caregivers or family who may be learning to care for someone with a trach.

Links mentioned: Surgilube
https://tinyurl.com/wctyvhau
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Capsule medication for kids with feeding tubes

9/26/2021

 
In this video, we talk about why and how we give our son pill and capsule medication through a feeding tube.

Two SPecial Needs Moms Chat:  Seizures and CBD

9/11/2021

 
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In this video, my friend Kelly and I talk about seizures and seizure meds, dystonia, CBD, and navigating physical therapy in a COVID world.

Links mentioned:
Organic CBD
(NOTE: This is the only USDA organic CBD sold in the country and is only sold through advocates; I am advocate and make a small commission on sales): 
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https://lauramcgrath.greencompassglobal.com/product/500MGBSNAT

The reasons I give this particular CBD to my son:
1) It's organic and grown on a farm in North Carolina.
) All CBD is derived from hemp from the same mother plant so every hemp batch is genetically identical and produces consistent CBD oil.
3) The CBD extraction process is done using Swiss CO2 extraction versus chemical extraction, which is more expensive but less toxic.
4) This company handles everything from the growing of the plants to the bottling of the CBD oil- I'm a huge fan of their quality control.

Another CBD I like (but it's not organic and does not have all of the same features as the CBD above)
https://buybluebird.com/products/hemp-complete

Note: CBD can interfere with the efficacy of other meds due to its effect on the liver (cytochrome p450 inhibitor) so we always give CBD at least an hour away from other meds (before or after).

For pain, prescription only: Diclofenac Potassium (note: Diclofenac Sodium is NOT the same and is not as effective in our experience)
https://www.goodrx.com/diclofenac-potassium/what-is

None of the content in this video or the links provided is meant to be considered medical advice. Please discuss any changes to your child's care with their physician.
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