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13 min · Special EducationA User’s Guide for Otsimo Special Education
Hi there! Welcome to Otsimo Special Education! If you are new to the app or just want to learn more about the features and games, this guide will give you all of the details you need. Let’s get started! Get to know the app Register First…
9 min · Special EducationWill My Nonverbal Autistic Child Ever Speak?
Every parent or caregiver with a child looks forward to their child’s first words. Aside from being a magical moment, speech is a specific milestone for children, which starts to develop from the time they start to babble. Lack of babbling…
2 min · Special EducationDown Syndrome Awareness Day 2021
is a condition where a person has an extra chromosome. A baby is usually born with 46 chromosomes. However, babies with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome that is the copy of one of these chromosomes. The copy is of chromosome 21. This…
12 min · Special EducationWhat You Need to Know About Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome is a A chromosome is a DNA molecule that contains the genetic material of an organism. They are like small packages of genes. During pregnancy, chromosomes determine how a baby’s body forms, and as it grows in the womb, and…
5 min · Special EducationBenefits of Music Therapy for Autism
In this article, we will be delving into various music therapy interventions and understand how these can contribute to better emotional and psychological health for individuals on the autism spectrum. How Does Music Therapy Benefit…
3 min · Special EducationHow to Help Your Special Needs Child Adapt to Online Learning
Back to school season is here. But this year’s school season will be different than others. Children will be attending school after the lockdown, in the new normal. With the coronavirus outbreak going on across the world, governments have…
12 min · Special EducationAutism and Behavioural Therapy
Behavioral therapy describes types of therapy that treat mental health disorders. Through this therapy, it is aimed to identify and help change the harmful or unhealthy behaviors. Behavioral therapy is based on the idea that all behaviors…
4 min · Special EducationA Letter from Otsimo to Special Education Community
It only takes the one. One person to make you want to make a change. One person to give you inspiration, an inspiration to create something that will end up helping thousands. And my “one” was my brother. He was diagnosed when he was two…
1 min · Special EducationOtsimo's Year of 2019
It’s that time of the year again! We are thrilled to release our 2019 stats with our awesome community. 2019 was a blast for us! Our little heroes and their parents/guardians, we owe you this success. What was our motivation? Our ultimate…
10 min · Special EducationSpecial Education Glossary
The following guide contains terms that are frequently used in special education and the IEP process. Accommodation Accommodations are changes to the school curriculum that compensate for a student’s difficulties without modifying the…
