Insights
Teen & Young Adult Social Group in Brecksville
Our teen & young adult social group at Therapy & Wellness Connection in Brecksville is available to teens and young adults to help with key social skills critical for navigating everyday interactions and making friends. A.I.M. is a therapist-led group…
Study: Visual Training Helps Young Adults With Autism Land Employment
A recent analysis published in the journal Autism found that online, self-guided training may be able to help job-seeking adults with autism land employment. At Therapy & Wellness Connection, we’ve offered vocational services to young adults in Cleveland with autism…
Brecksville Summer Camp Full – Sign Up for Waitlist
Our Thrive Brecksville summer camp for kids of all ages & abilities is full for the 2021 season! However, we are still encouraging interested families to submit a registration form to be added to our waitlist. The reason is two-fold:…
Thrive & TWC 2021 Summer Camp Registration Now Open
Registration for Thrive & TWC Summer Camp 2021 is now officially open! Our camp is therapist-led with a high staff-to-camper ratio, and kids of all ages & abilities are welcome! New themes and field trips are scheduled for each week,…
Sensory Meltdown vs. Tantrum: What’s the Difference? Akron OT Explains
Lots of people think the terms meltdown and tantrum are interchangeable. It’s true they look very much the same when a child is in the midst of one, but the reasons behind them – and how you respond to each…
Top Five Speech Teletherapy Myths
Speech teletherapy continues to be an important way we deliver speech and language services to clients in Akron, Cleveland, Brecksville and throughout Northeast Ohio. We launched teletherapy services for speech, occupational, ABA and physical therapy in the early days of…
ABA Therapists Can Help With Autism Food Aversions
Mealtimes are awash in rich sensory experiences, with an array of smells, temperatures, textures, sounds, tastes and interactions. Most people enjoy mealtimes and sharing these experiences with loved ones. But our ABA therapists recognize that for children on the autism…
Articulation Disorders: An Explainer by Cleveland Speech Therapists
Among the many reasons children are referred to our Cleveland speech therapists are articulation disorders. A child with an articulation disorder has trouble forming speech sounds properly. This is slightly different from phonological disorders, in which a child can produce…
Fun Holiday Gross Motor Skills Activities from our Akron Physical Therapists!
Looking for some ways to warm up and help your littles work out those wiggles? Our Akron physical therapists have lots fun holiday activities that incorporate gross motor skills development. For those who may be unfamiliar, gross motor skills are…
ABA Therapy Insight: Differential Reinforcement, Explained
Differential reinforcement is a technique use by our Akron ABA therapy team to reinforce the behavior we want to see while not reinforcing the behavior we want to extinguish. It works well for children on the autism spectrum when applied…