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Special Needs
Special Needs
ConnectABILITY - Special needs resources for parents and caregivers
Building on Every Child's Abilities
How to Connect Families with Special Needs Support
Your CNC team’s support can play an essential role in connecting newcomer children with special needs and their families to life-changing support and early intervention.
Families are often more likely to talk to another professional if they are introduced by someone they know and trust; but haring concerns can still be challenging. Because your team already has the connection and relationship with the families, it’s important to learn about resources, supports and services that are available in your community and to develop connections.
Find out how in this tip sheet, which is available in
English and
French.
Helping You Meet the Requirements: Supporting Newcomer Children With Special Needs
It is important to meet the needs of all children, but early intervention is particularly critical for a child with special needs. This article will explain how you can
support these families…and meet CNC requirements.
Planning for the Support of a Child with Special Needs
English
French
Helping children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
You know about the five senses—sight, hearing, taste, touch and smell—but you may not be aware that most of us have two additional sensory systems that help us to control and integrate the information we gather. Children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) find it difficult to process and act on information received through these senses.
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Resources for Making Visual Schedules
Visual strategies and reminders can help to make routines and expectations clear for children—something that can be extremely helpful in preventing problem behaviour and reducing anxiety. These types of strategies can also improve a child’s ability to communicate.
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Incorporating Diversity – Julie Dotsch
Diversity refers to all the ways that humans are unique. It influences many things, including how we judge others, how society values individuals and the outcomes individuals will have in life. Julie Dotsch, an ECE Diversity consultant for One World, explores ways to incorporate diversity in your program.
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Special Needs Quick Tip Videos
Do you care for newcomer children with special needs? Do you ever wonder how you can better support them?
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Special Needs Section Added
Do you have children with special needs in your program? Newcomer families who have children with special needs have diverse needs and unique challenges. CMAS has compiled a library of resources and links to a variety of organizations and supports in the community to help you.
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Ontario Infant Hearing Program
The Ontario Infant Hearing Program offers universal hearing screening for all newborns, in order to identify infants who are born deaf or hard of hearing, or who are at risk for developing hearing loss in early childhood.
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