Posts Tagged ‘Down syndrome’
Meet our LMNOP Co-Leaders
We are back in action with Language Music N Our Peeps aka LMNOP! We can’t wait for all of our families with little ones pre-natal diagnosis to 36 months to join us every Saturday this summer starting July 1st at 10:30am! We are very excited to introduce you to our NEW Program Co-Leaders, Sanj and…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight- Mary
Volunteer Spotlight- Mary Getting to Know Program Leader for GiGi’s Kitchen My name is Mary O’Callaghan, I am 23 years old and I am a graduate student at Elmhurst University in the Masters of Occupational Therapy program! I love to be creative, whether it is in the kitchen making new recipes for dinner or baking…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight- Lexi
Volunteer Spotlight- Lexi Getting to Know Program Leader from GiGi’s Kitchen Hello everyone! My name is Lexi, I am a 23 year old grad student in Elmhurst University’s Master of Occupational Therapy program. A fun fact about me is that I prefer the summer but I also love snowboarding. I am most looking forward connecting…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight- Kendall
Volunteer Spotlight- Kendall Getting to Know Program Leader for GiGi’s Kitchen My name is Kendall Brock, I am a Master of Occupational Therapy Student at Elmhurst University, and I love to make pizza! I am looking forward to meeting the participants and Gigi’s Playhouse and getting the opportunity to work in the kitchen with them!…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight- Annabel
Volunteer Spotlight- Annabel Getting to Know Program Leader for GiGi’s Kitchen I am a master’s of occupational therapy student at Elmhurst University. I moved to Chicago last fall and am originally from a small town in Pennsylvania. I’m looking forward to working with GiGi’s Playhouse and seeing how occupational therapy can be beneficial in GiGi’s…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight- Amanda
Volunteer Spotlight- Amanda Getting to Know Program Leader for GiGi’s Kitchen My name is Amanda Lopez, and I am a graduate student at Elmhurst University in the Masters of Occupational Therapy Program. Something fun about me is that I love to explore the city of Chicago with friends, as there is always something new to…
Read More12th day of Fitness
12th day of Fitness- Over Unders Goal of movement- the goal of the over unders is to teach the body how to interpret a large influx of fluid movement in the inner ear. Tipping the head forward and tipping the head backward cause the largest amount of fluid to move inside the inner ear’s vestibular…
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11th day of Fitness- Tall kneel Goal of movement- the goal of the tall kneeling posture is to increase input (joint proprioception) at the knees, and increase abdominal and gluteal activation in the tall kneeling positon. It is a great position to pair with other movements to increase abdominal activation (pulling in the abdominal muscles)…
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10th day of Fitness- Gluteal Bridge Goal of movement- the goal of the gluteal bridge is to directly activate the gluteal muscles to achieve a neutral hip extension. It is also one of the easiest positions to feel abdominal activation (pulling in the abdominal muscles), achieve gluteal activation, and use lateral hip muscles to stabilize…
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9th day of Fitness- Rotational turns Goal of movement- the goal of rotational turns is to coordinate the action of the eye muscles with the movement of the head in space. This movement teaches visual-vestibular coordination and helps the individual to have better balance while he or she is in motion. It is a great…
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