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Sibshops have become an important part of the program offerings in my business. Parents are reported play dates and other social opportunities outside of the Sibshops. It is important for children that have brothers and sisters with disabilities to find their support network young. Isolation does nothing good for the brain and development. This is…

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“Undisturbed calmness of the mind is attained by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion for the unhappy, delight in the virtuous, and indifference toward the wicked”.- Pantanjali Hi, I’m Cheryl. I am an occupational therapist, yoga therapist, educator, speaker, and caregiver living in Florida. Special Sib is a blog dedicated to the happy and not… Continue reading About Me

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton Special Needs Sibling…. This is an actual thing. I knew there had to be others but I had no idea where or how to find them. I was actually going to start my own type of support group.… Continue reading The Journey Begins

Building Community

Sibshops have become an important part of the program offerings in my business. Parents are reported play dates and other social opportunities outside of the Sibshops. It is important for children that have brothers and sisters with disabilities to find their support network young. Isolation does nothing good for the brain and development. This is… Continue reading Building Community

What is Happening?

This post will be short and sweet. I do not understand what is happening in the world. My husband and I went to South Beach for our anniversary. Just a long weekend. We parked the car and on the way to the hotel was a very drunk woman. She smelled flammable. Like don’t strike a… Continue reading What is Happening?

Open letter to my middle school speech therapist: Mrs. Smith

This blog post is written by Michelle Vinokurov. She has written a letter to one of her former speech and language therapists in gratitude for the social skills that she learned that is made her the person she is today. For more information regarding Michelle, please see the bio at the end of the post.

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