Featured Resources by Topic
Caring with Confidence Series (focused on NAS + FASD)
Caring with Confidence Series (focused on NAS + FASD)
Caring with Confidence Series (focused on NAS + FASD)
- Understanding the Sensory System
- Linking Trauma and the Sensory System
- Resource Guide
Caring for a Child with Sensory Differences
Caring with Confidence Series (focused on NAS + FASD)
Caring with Confidence Series (focused on NAS + FASD)
- Understanding the Sensory System
- Linking Trauma and the Sensory System
- Resource Guide
Caring for a child with ADHD and Autism
Caring with Confidence Series (focused on NAS + FASD)
Caring for a child with ADHD and Autism
- Caring for a Child with ADHD
- Caring for a Child with Autism
- Resource Guides
Statewide Resources
Additional Sensory Resources
Caring for a child with ADHD and Autism
- Navigating Supports and Services for Youth with Disabilities with Disability Rights Ohio
- CareSource Information
- Childhood Disability Benefits by Advocates for Basic Legal Equality
- OCECD Trainings and Tip Sheets
Additional Sensory Resources
Additional Sensory Resources
Additional Sensory Resources
- Sensory and Trauma
- Sensory Strategies to Use at Home
- Social-Emotional Well-Being and Interoception
KCC Series: Children with Special Health Care Needs
Kinship Caregivers Connect presents a series with information and strategies on caring for children with special health care needs, including understanding neurodiversity, Autism, ADHD, and sensory differences. Presenters have a background in occupational therapy, with content created specifically for kinship families.
These presentations were made in partnership with Ohio Kinship and Adoptive Navigators Program. To learn more, visit their website here: https://ohiokan.ohio.gov/
Caring with Confidence Series
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Awareness & Care
Madison Vaughn, an occupational therapy capstone student, presents a toolkit for individuals suffering effects of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) with strategies to utilize in infancy throughout adulthood. She also presents caregiver tips for managing challenging behaviors and maintaining co-regulation.
Growing the Thriving: NAS Toolkit
In this presentation, Madison Vaughn, an occupational therapy capstone student, presents on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) including signs, symptoms, and presentations from infancy throughout adolescence. She also presents support options for individuals experiencing the effects of NAS.
Understanding Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
In this presentation, Madison Vaughn, an occupational therapy capstone student, presents on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs), and more specifically, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). She includes an overview of FAS including signs, symptoms, and presentations throughout the lifespan and discusses the strengths of individuals with FASDs.
Promoting Healthy Development with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Madison Vaughn, an occupational therapy capstone student, presents a toolkit for promoting development from infancy into adolescence for individuals with FASDs. The toolkit offers strategies, supports, and tips for caregivers to manage challenges including sleep difficulties, emotional regulation, and sensory processing.
Caring for a Child with Sensory Differences
Understanding the Sensory System (Pt 1)
Sydney Pinder, OTD, who has a doctorate degree in occupational therapy, presents information on understanding the sensory system and it's link to behavior , as well as recognizing sensory differences for the child or adolescent in your care. She includes many different sensory strategies you can try as a caregiver. It's important to know when trying out strategies that every child is different, and you know your child best.
Linking Trauma and the Sensory System (Pt 2)
Angela Tobin and Sydney Pinder, who have a doctorate degree in occupational therapy, presents information on understanding trauma and attachment, and their link to the sensory system. It builds on linking different sensory profiles to different ways people who have experienced trauma may process the environment around them. It presents some regulation strategies, building on sensory strategies presented in part 1.
Caring For a Child with ADHD
Sydney Pinder, who is has a doctorate degree in occupational therapy, presents an overview of autism and neurodiversity. She includes many strategies for supporting a child or adolescent who has autism, including sensory and behavioral strategies. It's important to know when trying out strategies that every child is different, and you know your child best.
Caring for a Child with Autism
Sydney Pinder, who is has a doctorate degree in occupational therapy, presents an overview of autism and neurodiversity. She includes many strategies for supporting a child or adolescent who has autism, including sensory and behavioral strategies. It's important to know when trying out strategies that every child is different, and you know your child best.
CareSource Information for Kinship Families
Montoya Rogers presents on CareSource in Ohio, including benefits available and enrollment information. CareSource provides public health care programs including Medicaid, Medicare, and Marketplace.
Information on Childhood Disability Benefits (SSI)
Attorney Steinhauser from Advocates for Basic Legal Equality Inc presents on the Child Disability Benefit SSI, including information about qualifications, the application, and appeal process.
OCECD Free Trainings and Tip Sheets
Visit https://www.ocecd.org/ and click the 'Training" and Resources tab to access tons of resources
Visit https://www.ocecd.org/ and click the 'Training" and Resources tab to access tons of resources
Sensory and Child Well-Being by Dr. Paris LaCella
Sensory Strategies for children who have experienced trauma
In this presentation, Dr. Paris Lacella, an occupational therapy graduate student, presents on how trauma affects a child's sensory system. She also presents strategies for creating a safe space for a child to support emotional and sensory regulation.
View full series here: https://ptpohio.com/videos/
Social Emotional Well-Being and Interoception
Dr. Paris LaCella OTD, OTR/L, a pediatric occupational therapist, introduces the less-known sense of interoception and discusses how it can affect social emotional wellbeing in children. Dr. LaCella also provides strategies for helping your child to recognize their own feelings and emotions.
View full series here: https://ptpohio.com/videos/
Sensory Strategies to Use at Home
Dr. Paris LaCella OTD, OTR/L, a pediatric occupational therapist, presents ideas for sensory strategies to use at home
View full series here: https://ptpohio.com/videos/
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