Recent News & Blog Posts
New Handwriting Group Starting at Emerge
Is your child struggling to learn how to write? Even in this age of electronics, it is important to be able to comfortably and legibly write. Many children are finding themselves facing the demands of writing (and coloring, drawing, and cutting) in the early grades and they do not have the…
Summer time activities to develop motor skills
Summer is a great time to engage your child in play activities that will develop and refine their fine and gross motor skills. These skills provide a foundation for future school and social success. Check out the blog of this school in Australia, aptly named Irresistible Ideas for Play Based…
What is it Like to Have a Sensory Processing Disorder
I cannot imagine a case of untreated SI that does not interfere with a child’s education. If the child is distracted and annoyed by sounds, sights, movement (or lack of), touch, smells and tastes (among other sensations), how could these irritants not interfere with his or her education? Is this…
Recognising Language Disorders in Children
While parents, teachers, and pediatricians may be quick to respond if a child is very delayed in developing speech or the child is difficult to understand, language disorders are often more subtle and can significantly impact a child's social skills and school success. Language disorders…
Integrated Listening Systems
Emerge is excited to offer Integrated Listening Systems, a new tool to parents and children to address sensory processing, focus and attention, auditory processing, and speech. This tool expands on the Therapeutic Listening Program that Emerge has offered for many years, with focused integration of…
Summer Camps and Programs
The staff at Emerge has been busy planning our summer programs. Summer is a wonderful time to offer your child an intensive therapy experience. We offer a wide variety of programs designed to enrich children's lives and develop new skills. The fliers will soon be up on the website, but in the…
Autistic-Like Video
Some children with Sensory Processing Disorders present with symptoms that are characteristic of autism. This is the story of one family whose child was labeled autistic at a very young age. His parents were frustrated that the recommended behavioral approach (ABA) did not seem to be meeting his…