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Providing Consultation services to children and teens with special needs and their families. Learning about the brain empowers people to know themselves better.

(eg: Autism, Anxiety, ADHD, Behaviour, Learning)
Located in Huntsville, Ontario In person sessions in the playroom or Zoom sessions available

In the nice weather front yard TENT SESSIONS, PORCH VISITS and KAYAKING SESSIONS available. Summer Day Camps for kids age 6-14

Social Learning Camp-for kids who struggle with social skills, group situations & need support to understand the subtle social cues that others use. Brain Camp-exploring thinking, learning & brains

Do You Want To See My Brain? A learning package designed to teach children and teens about their brain. Participants learn to be proud of their brain. Small Group Clubs
Wide variety of learning topics. Beneficial for kids who need to learn how to be in a group and have success. The ground rules are always respect and kindness to each other. Maximum 5 participants. Individual Sessions
For children & teens to learn coping strategies that will support behavioural, social, communication & learning skills. Exploring how their brain works is an integral part of all strategies. Irlen Screening
Irlen Syndrome means light causes problems with reading, attention, headaches, fatigue or depth perception. It is about the brain's inability to process visual information. Respite
Parents and caregivers work hard and sometimes need a break. Respite care provides a safe time for the child or teen while their parents get time to recharge and be ready for the next moments.

31/01/2026

T love learning the meaning of sayings we take for granted.
Kids seem to love them to, it's like they are learning a secret language when
old sayings are explained to them. The fun is watching them try to use them in conversations.
Thanks to Undercovertruths0.1

30/01/2026

Rubrics- a tool that teachers use to determine the mark a student gets on a project.
Except many times the criteria isn't shared with the student- or at least in a way that they understand.
This chart shows a visual representation of all the steps and levels.
I use this chart each time we work on a habitat project. We review the categories and read all the levels they could obtain for a mark.
Putting it in pictures gives the student the full picture at a glance.
If your child would benefit from this form of sharing, I would be happy to make you one. Send me a message.

29/01/2026

Telling it like it is Thursdays
You've heard me share stories of our lives many times. And some of you know I have finished writing our book. Now I'm starting to put it out to the universe to get it published. My goal is to tell our story through raw truths, pain and joy. I don't want other parents to feel as alone in the journey as I did.
This is me dreaming of sharing it with hundreds of people- oh, and on a great vacation too.

28/01/2026

There no lengths I won't go to in having fun with a game and a kid that needs a social lesson. Can you guess what lesson we did after?

27/01/2026

Kids are so curious and puzzling.
The big one was turning 16 (didn't know that) so we grabbed a little cake and hid it in the trunk. When we dropped Terry off to go skiing I told them all to get out of the car and face the snow bank. They all did- without questioning it.
When the candles were lit- or almost, as the wind had other ideas, I had them turn around and we sang Happy Birthday.
Then they asked if they were in trouble? They missed the reason why I had them turn their back. The cake was there, the song was sung and it wasn't until I started to laugh that they relaxed.
The thing is that I have never used, turning your back as a disciple method. How did they jump to that conclusion?
Once everything was explained, then we all laughed.

26/01/2026

Why stress kids out with direct questions about their emotions and thoughts when you can play a game instead?
Adults often have trouble talking about their thoughts and feelings, so why do we expect kids to be comfortable and confident doing it?
Instead, I play a game and twist the instructions just a bit. For each triangle made participants put in a marker. Ta-da, and they get to choose which colour to use and which topic they want to talk about.
p.s. The kids need to comment on each topic, but it comes pretty easily because they are focused on getting points.

25/01/2026

A picture is worth a thousand words, they say.
Well how much is my collection worth?
This is halfway through the process of reorganizing my ceiling of games.
(if you haven't seen the playroom yet- I store all the board games up in the rafters)
I took them all down, sorted, reorganized, sold some and put the rest back.
I haven't done the official count but I'm guessing close to 400.

24/01/2026

This is such a good idea!
Would love to see a local one.
Thanks to Canada Keep Exploring

23/01/2026

Oh my goodness. Trying to figure out what picture to use for a headshot for a sensory presentation.
This is me sitting in the Rainbow Cave with the spinning light that makes me sick.
I'll keep trying.....

22/01/2026

Telling it like it is Thursdays
He's fine now.
Finally, it happened. He has been in dental pain for years but the dentist wanted to work on the teeth rather than listen to what Terry wanted. He struggles to stay strong and advocate for himself when faced with someone who disagrees with him.
Damn it. The systems he has been in have created that in him, beating him down for years.
So despite his age, mom stepped in and said enough is enough.
I'm not interested in hearing comments about letting him do it on his own. They come often. What I am interested in is people understanding that we all need someone in our corner, no matter our age.

21/01/2026

It's not right, when the environment shuts down a child's nervous system.
A calmer version of yesterday's rant.

20/01/2026

Changing patterns of interaction can be hard. It's a rant....

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