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Brief Overview of the Alert Program® for Parents

Brief Overview of the Alert Program® for Parents

As parents, we all want to help our children to grow, play, and learn. For our young ones, perhaps we hope they will learn to dress themselves, learn to write their name, or learn good table manners. You might be surprised to learn that self-regulation is the basis of these and all goals we have […]

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Get Your Class in Gear With our Leader’s Guide!

Get Your Class in Gear With our Leader’s Guide!

You know that student you have who always seems to be in the wrong gear? If everyone else is excited about painting a mural, he seems to need a nap. If it’s time to take turns reading aloud, he wants recess now. After recess, he’s too revved up for learning. And when he’s finally settled […]

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Alert Program® Overview: Supporting Autism with the Son-Rise Program®

Alert Program® Overview: Supporting Autism with the Son-Rise Program®

Self-Regulation As occupational therapists, we teach that self-regulation is the ability to change how alert we feel. In the Alert Program®, we tell children and their parents, “if your body is like a car engine, sometimes it runs on high, sometimes it runs on low, and sometimes it runs just right.” We self-regulate every hour […]

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Alert Program® Overview: Supporting Children with Autism

Alert Program® Overview: Supporting Children with Autism

We believe that all behavior is a child’s best attempt to communicate. Also, we believe that by understanding self-regulation and sensory issues, we can better support optimal functioning. And that can help children to not only show us their talents and gifts, but live their days happily and interact comfortably in the world. Self-Regulation As […]

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