Special Needs Children
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Socially Speaking
Many children with autism and language delays find it hard to be 'social'. All kids need social language skills to make friends and participate in conversations - but sometimes, special needs children need help to learn how to connect with others. In this helpful article, children's Speech Pathologist, Fiona Teudt, explains how parents can help their children to develop social language skills.
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SwimFirst saves a life
How important is teaching children to swim?
Vital, according to this mum, whose disabled son's life has been saved because he took part in SwimFirst, a special swimming program for children with additional needs.
Read Luke's real life story here...
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Support for children with Autism
Children with autism are making huge progress as they enjoy Bright Start, Kids First's Early Intervention program for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders and other developmental delays.
This popular and highly successful program helps special needs kids to become more independent and self reliant as they prepare for school.
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Sound Advice
Approximately 7 in every 100 Australian children will experience a speech or language delay. If not addressed early, these problems can impact on a child's overall communication, learning and social development.
Speech Pathologist, Ros Osling is a language and literacy specialist at Kids First.
Her advice about child's speech and language milestones makes compelling reading for every parent.
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Swim First - Special Needs Kids Make a Splash
Kids First is proud to announce a not for profit Community Service program supporting children with special needs.
Swim First is an exciting new swimming program for kids with additional needs that provides individual swimming classes for kids who, because of their intellectual disabilities, cannot access regular group swimming lessons.
This vital new program, coordinated by Kids First, offers the support of qualified swimming teachers who are disability specialists and is being generously supported by Fitness First Health Centre, Dee Why and St Leonards.
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Choosing a school for gifted kids
Choosing a school for your gifted child can be a challenge.
In this helpful article, Kids First Director, Sonja Walker provides helpful tips to parents, including questions to ask school principals and a list of Northern Beaches and North Shore schools that provide gifted education programs.
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A Bright Start for Special Kids
Children with Autism will benefit from a new school readiness program at Kids First Children's Services in Term 3.
Designed to help children with ASD to become familiar with the environment, conventions and activities of a Kindergarten classroom, the program will be led by Kids First's experienced Special Educator, Speech Pathologist and Occupational Therapist...
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Helping Children with Autism
Kids First has been selected by the Australian Government to provide specialised support to children with Autism.
This new initiative provides Autistic children aged 0-6 with funding to access a range of support services.
Kids First's resident health team is one of only a few services in Sydney's Northern Beaches to have been chosen for this program. Our highly skilled specialists are available now to support local children and families....
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