Corvallis Children's Therapy

06/05/2026

Caring for an autistic child can be one of the most demanding and most underserved roles in the world.

Caregivers — parents, grandparents, siblings, partners — often carry that role with little formal support, high burnout rates, and significant mental health challenges of their own.

The World Health Organisation has developed a free Caregiver Skills Training programme specifically for families of children with autism and developmental disabilities. It teaches practical, evidence-based strategies for supporting communication, managing daily challenges, and reducing caregiver stress — all at your own pace, from home.

It has already been piloted in over 30 countries. It requires no prior professional training. And it costs nothing.

How to access:
1. Create a free WHO Academy account
2. Search “Caregiver Skills Training”
3. Click Enrol

If you’re a caregiver, or know one who needs support — this is worth sharing.

SOURCE: World Health Organisation / OpenWHO

15/02/2026

Have a listen...

​In the Healthy Children Podcast Episode 72, host Dr. Edith Bracho‑Sanchez talks with Dr. Tommy Martin about autism—why diagnoses are rising, what brain‑based factors may play a role and how parents can best support their autistic children. Dr. Martin also shares his family’s personal jou...

21/11/2025

Your child seems “off” lately? It might be the season shift.

Changes in light, routines, and temperature can hit nervous systems hard — especially for neurodivergent kids.

This quick read gives you:
🌿 Simple daily adjustments
🌿 Body-first tools that calm and ground
🌿 Signs your child needs a regulation reset

Learn quick tips now:
https://alertprogram.com/change-is-the-only-constant-how-self-regulation-helps-you-adapt/

31/10/2025

19/08/2025

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01/07/2025

Removal of barriers to interstate practice by health professions is a SLOW process. The American national OT Compact is still writing its own rules, and the states that didn't join yet are not coauthors. Oregon is not leading here... I was kinda hoping this would happen before I retired...I turn down families in need of peadiatric OT services weekly because where they live has regulatory barriers: each state requires two months processing time, hundreds of MY dollars, yet again fingerprinting (I've been fingerprinted to verify I'm not a criminal more than 25 times, which I'm guessing is many more times than your average serial killer...), and MY time for license application paperwork and renewal every two years in every single state where I'm licensed. It's exhausting, expensive, and a lot of regulatory duplication that could be streamlined.

01/06/2025

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01/02/2025

29/12/2024

Do you have screen-free times and spaces in your home? That ALL family members honour (grown-ups too)?

media~The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) explains how your family can make a media use plan.

19/12/2024

Great change of perspective!

21/06/2024

According to the NYTimes:
"Stimulants, such as amphetamines and other drugs used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, may increase the risk of heat-related illnesses by interacting with the central nervous system and brain to raise body temperature, said Dr. Mahesh Polavarapu, the medical director of emergency medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester."
By Katie Mogg, June 15, 2024

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