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Welcome to the Clinic for Special Children, Wilmington’s first and only pediatric practice offering Integrative Medicine for children. Offering an unprecedented level of attentive and personalized care, our Integrative Medical Team consists of our Board Certified Pediatrician and Naturopathic Care Provider. Our team celebrates your child’s individuality with customized care plans that optimize wel
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01/03/2023
We've posted before on the difference in diagnosing boys and girls. This articles breaks down the signs in females that are often times overlooked.
The 8 signs of autism in women that most people miss FOR years experts wrongly believed autism only affects boys. This means hundreds of thousands of women and girls with the developmental condition have gone their entire lives undiagnosed. Autism is…
01/01/2023
12/29/2022
We'd love to see your favorite picture from 2022! Share your favorites below!
12/26/2022
This is well worth the read!
How a miracle tool enables severely autistic kids to communicate for the first time An amazing — and controversial — teaching technique called Spelling2Communicate or “S2C” is just starting to gain acceptance. It isn’t easy. Learning it can take up to a year. But, for severely aut…
12/22/2022
We had to share this review with you.
We love what we do. We love who we work for, and we love those we serve. Apparently, it shows.
Thank you so much for these kind words.
12/21/2022
The Clinic's Membership program is the hottest gift of 2022 -- it just keeps on giving!
Looking for a new kind of health and wellness journey for your child? Call the office to inquire today!
12/21/2022
Thank you for the review! BR&T, within the Clinic for Special Children, offers a variety of Therapeutics to help the whole family! Whether it is Play or Music Therapy, HBOT for speedy healing and reduction in inflammation, or an Infusion -- you'll always find compassionate care at the Clinic.
12/21/2022
This picture was taken of this incredible staff yesterday at our office party
12/20/2022
This is very cool!!!!
Grandpa Builds Custom Bedroom for Grandson With Autism To Make Him Feel Safe “I'm just an Autistic young adult who's a stranger on the internet, & I feel so grateful for what you did. I can't imagine what your grandson must be feeling right now!”
12/19/2022
Here is a great Christmas story about a father and a son.
‘It’s like a transformation’: Spring man creates massive Christmas lights display for son with autism Kelly McArdle puts a lot of inflatables into his Clark Griswold-esque Christmas display in Spring.
12/16/2022
This article reminds us that you don't have to accept every invitation.
Holidays Are Hard for Kids With Special Needs: This Is the Year to Unapologetically Change Your Plans I’ll never forget the holiday season when we had three children under age four. There were those beautiful moments — where they had on their matching pjs and opened gifts — and we snapped photos. However, the majority of “the most wonderful time of the year” was incredibly stressful. Anoth...
12/15/2022
If you missed our Quiet Visits with Santa... here is another opportunity.
Sensory friendly visits with Santa will be offered on Dec. 17 at Leland's LCAC. This gives children with specific needs the opportunity to enjoy the time-honored tradition of a visit with Santa in a subdued and calm environment. Space is limited for this free event. Registration is required and available online.
https://www.cognitoforms.com/TownOfLeland/SensoryFriendlySantaVisits
12/14/2022
This was published in the Atlanta Constitution today, and I had to share it with you.
Help make the holidays more festive for children with autism With holiday festivities in full swing, families of people on the autism spectrum understand the challenges that can occur when routines are disrupted.
12/13/2022
Since the start of Covid the number of parents who are trying to get their kids treated for ADHD is skyrocketing!
Skyrocketing demand for ADHD meds is straining the U.S. health care system Prescriptions for ADHD medications have been rising, which is leading to long waiting times for treatment and medication shortages in the U.S.
12/12/2022
One company thinks its found a solution to sleeping problems..
Kids with autism can have trouble sleeping. St. Louis-based zPods may be the solution. Futuristic sleep capsules offer 'sensory hug' to kids with autism, zPod founder says.
12/09/2022
Registration for Autism Society's Summer Camp (Overnight and Day) is open at this time. It will remain open until January 15th, 2023. If you wish to be placed in our summer camp lottery and considered for placement in a week of camp this summer please complete the application process by January 15th, 2023. We have not assigned age groups to the weeks of camp at this time. We will not assign age groups to weeks until we complete the lottery in early February. Please be sure that in your registration you make note of any and all weeks your camper is available to attend camp this summer.
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Sign-in | Camp Royall Welcome to the Camp Royall registration site! You can apply to attend available programs here on this site. To learn more about all of our programs please visit our website.
12/08/2022
This program will air on December 13. I thought some of you might want to check it out.
PBS To Air Documentary On First Person With Autism A documentary about the first person ever diagnosed with autism is heading to television.
12/07/2022
A big thanks to everyone who made the 8th Quiet Visits with Santa such a huge success: Skylar Holt, Pasha Nise, Jennifer Alfonso, Sherrie Buffuam (who took all these photos) and Larry Beese(who is in all these photos.) We will see you next year for our 9th annual Quiet Visits!
12/06/2022
Tomorrow we will be posting the first pictures from this year's Quiet Visits with Santa. Here is a sneak peak. One visitor this year was far more interested in our photographer's camera than he was with Santa. Stay tuned for tomorrow's photos.
12/05/2022
Our Hero of the Week
Today we pay tribute to some Kentucky grandparents who, out of their own grief, are trying to change things for others. They call their plan the "Ian Project"
https://www.wlwt.com/article/family-of-autistic-boy-ian-sousis-who-died-in-ohio-river-pushing-for-new-emergency-alert/42101132#
Family of autistic boy who died in Ohio River pushing for new 'Ian alert' For the first time, the grandparents and guardians of Ian Sousis are speaking publicly about death.
12/02/2022
Had to share this quote with you.
11/29/2022
FOUR SPOTS LEFT
This year's Quiet Visits with Santa is coming up on December 3rd.
The event is free and will take place at the Hive! To register please call the clinic and ask for Skylar at 910 319-7744.
11/28/2022
WE STILL HAVE APPOINTMENT TIMES OPEN:
This year's Quiet Visits with Santa is coming up on December 3rd.
The event is free and will take place at the Hive! To register please call the clinic and ask for Skylar at 910 319-7744.
11/24/2022
11/23/2022
The Clinic For Special Children will close Wednesday afternoon (11/23) and reopen Monday November 28,2022. Have a happy thanksgiving!
11/22/2022
12 DAYS AND COUNTING
This year's Quiet Visits with Santa is coming up on December 3rd.
We've taken Santa out of a noisy mall, and put him in a soothing environment where you're child will get a one-on-one visit. There's no waiting in line, no distractions, and never a sense of being rushed. We'll have a volunteer ready to capture free pictures.
The event is free and will take place at the Hive! To register please call the clinic and ask for Skylar at 910 319-7744.
11/21/2022
Our hero of the week: She tried to protect a special needs child from a bully, and paid a huge price.
Woman loses eye defending special needs teen from bullying The 19-year-old woman was attacked at work as she was trying to help a teenager with special needs.
11/18/2022
We just spent sometime looking at pictures from Last Year's Quiet Visits with Santa. This is such a fun day, and we really hope you are able to stop by this year. The 8th Annual Quiet Visits with Santa will take Place December 3rd.
We've taken Santa out of a noisy mall, and put him in a soothing environment where you're child will get a one-on-one visit. There's no waiting in line, no distractions, and never a sense of being rushed. We'll have a volunteer ready to capture free pictures.
The event is free and will take place at the Hive! To register please call the clinic and ask for Skylar at 910 319-7744.
11/17/2022
Regal Mayfaire Sensory Showing takes place this weekend.
On Saturday at 10:30am the theater will be putting on a special showing of
Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever.
The Clinic for Special Children IS NOT a sponsor of this event. For tickets and the the latest information please contact regal directly.
My Way Matinee Sensory-Friendly Movies | Regal Theatres Regal’s My Way Matinee is a sensory-friendly movie experience with the lights turned up and the volume turned down. Find a sensory friendly showing near you!
11/15/2022
Coastal BUDS, southeastern NC's Down syndrome group, is hosting iCan Dance Camp December 19-23 for individuals with Down syndrome and other disabilities. This program is open to those ages 5 and up with any diagnosed disability. Participants will learn choreography throughout the week from trained iCan Shine instructors, culminating in an on-stage performance for friends and family on Friday of camp week.
Session times are as follows:
* 10:45 am-12:00 pm (ages 13+)
* 12:30 pm-1:45 pm (ages 8-12)
* 3:00 pm-4:00 pm (ages 5-7)
* 4:30 pm-5:45 pm (ages 8-12)
* 6:15 pm-7:30 pm (ages 13+)
Registration is open now!
11/15/2022
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The 8th Annual Quiet Visits with Santa will take Place December 3rd.
We are very excited to announce this year's date for Quiet Visits with Santa. This is our most popular event of the year, so please do not hesitate to sign up.
Quiet Visits with Santa was designed in 2015. We've taken Santa out of a noisy mall, and put him in a soothing environment where you're child will get a one-on-one visit. There's no waiting in line, no distractions, and never a sense of being rushed. We'll have a volunteer ready to capture free pictures.
The event is free and will take place at the Hive! To register please call the clinic and ask for Skylar at 910 319-7744.
We had a lot of fun this weekend at our free music therapy class. We hope to do another session next month. Stand by for more details soon.
11/11/2022
Today we remember those who sacrificed it all. Happy Veterans Day!
The Clinic Parking Lot is getting some love (restriped) this Saturday, NOV 12. If you are coming to the Grow with Friends or Music with Arndt Events at the Hive, you will need to park along a side street or in one of the adjacent (strip mall or gas station) lots. Sorry for any inconvenience!
Call us with any questions or concerns at 910-319-7744
11/10/2022
The 8th Annual Quiet Visits with Santa will take Place December 3rd.
We are very excited to announce this year's date for Quiet Visits with Santa. This is our most popular event of the year, so please do not hesitate to sign up.
Quiet Visits with Santa was designed in 2015. We've taken Santa out of a noisy mall, and put him in a soothing environment where you're child will get a one-on-one visit. There's no waiting in line, no distractions, and never a sense of being rushed. We'll have a volunteer ready to capture free pictures.
The event is free and will take place at the Hive! To register please call the clinic and ask for Skylar at 910 319-7744.
11/09/2022
Two and a half years ago, the Cowans their now four-year-old son Mikey was diagnosed with autism. His applied behavior analysis treatments were estimated to cost $200 a week after insurance. The Cowans needed to find a way to help pay for the treatments, and they wanted to do it with something they enjoy. Their solution to open a winery.
Son's autism diagnosis inspires couple to open winery A mom and dad looking for way to fund therapy following their son's autism diagnosis have created a relaxing, woodsy getaway for their customers to enjoy.
11/08/2022
Our friends at the New Hanover County Chapter of the Autism Society, are planning a sensory friendly Thanksgiving.
All are welcome to a Sensory Friendly Thanksgiving Gathering on Thanksgiving Day, 12p-3p. Bring your child's favorite device or game and favorite food(s). Bring your favorite dish! RSVP [email protected] by November 18.
THIS IS A NO-JUDGMENT ZONE!!
11/07/2022
LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP FOR THIS FREE EVENT
This is a great program and in order to offer it going forward, we need your help is getting the word out and also being a part of this program.
Here are the details
When: November 12, 2022 10am to Noon
Where: at the hive, one floor below the Clinic for Special Children (432 Eastwood Road.)
What you need to do: Plan on showing up with kitchen items, anything that makes noise and we'll turn it into music. If it bangs, clangs or bongs, bring it along.
How to sig up: Please register by sending us an email at [email protected]
11/04/2022
Great news! The Clinic now has our Soothing Throat syrup back in stock in both honey or agave options. Come grab an 8 oz bottle so you are prepared the next time anyone in your family ends up with a sore throat!
11/04/2022
If you're looking for something to do this weekend, this is one of our favorite events of the year. It's not designed as sensory friendly, but it is a great event for all ages.
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