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Differences In Common... Straight Talk on Mental Retardation, Down Syndrome, and Life

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A beautiful series of autobiographical parenting essays, spanning infancy to adulthood.

Did you ever wonder what it was like to parent a child with a special need in the last generation? Marilyn Trainer shares her experiences honestly in this beautifully written series of autobiographical essays which spans her son Ben's life from infancy to adulthood. By Marilyn Trainer.236 pp.

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Differences In Common... Straight Talk on Mental Retardation, Down Syndrome, and Life

Typical Access Profile

Auditory

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Hearing
Hyper-Acute

Vision

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Vision

Gross Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Gross Motor

Fine Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Fine Motor

Developmental Age Range

0 - 2
3 - 5
6 - 8
9 - 12
13 and Over

Language

Typical
Some Spoken
Receptive Only
Sign
Assistive/Augmentitive
Not Using Language
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Playing Choo Choo with Double Decker Dominoes!

If your child with special needs is between the cognitive ages of 18 months and four years, try making "Choo-Choo trains" with the Double Decker Dominoes. Place all dominoes face up near to the child. Start the train with one block, call it the "engine." Match another block to the back pattern of the engine block. Together, you can take turns matching the correct shape to the back of the train. When the train is long enough, let the child push the train off of the table into a basket. A great way to develop sensory processing skills!

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