Medical Advocacy
Chaos to Calm
Team Iron Will welcomes Elizabeth Wofford, PhD, LPC/S - counselor, educator, and mom to a medically complex child.
Parenting a child with Down syndrome or other disabilities can be beautiful and exhausting. Many of us live in a constant state of “go,” juggling appointments, therapies, and worry. In this conversation-style webinar, Elizabeth Wofford, mom, counselor, professor, and trauma researcher, shares what medical trauma really looks like for parents, how our bodies get stuck in survival mode, and what we can do to begin coming back to calm. You’ll learn how to notice your stress signals, understand what they mean, and use a simple practice to help you respond instead of react when things feel overwhelming.
Speech Therapy
QUICK, EASY AND EFFECTIVE SPEECH CLARITY TECHNIQUES
Team Iron Will welcomes Heather Vukelich, MS CCC-SLP from Happy Kids Therapy!
Learn exercises and techniques to help your children with Down syndrome speak more clearly and articulately.
Heather's passion for inclusion and independence translates directly into her oral sensory-motor work with children on speech clarity, oral motor development, and feeding development. You don't want to miss this!
Reading
Jump start reading
Team Iron Will welcomes Dana Halle, Developer and Lead Instructor, The Learning Program
Reading strategies for young learners with Down syndrome. Listen as Dana shows us how to get started teaching our young children how to read using a whole word/sight word approach. Dana explains the research behind why this method works and will empower you to get started today!
Next Steps Reading
Team Iron Will welcomes back Dana Halle, Developer and Lead Instructor, The Learning Program
Reading strategies for learners with Down syndrome who are already reading simple words and short sentences. Listen as Dana talks about fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension and offers tips and tricks for helping your children enhance their capabilities and confidence!
Jaw Health
Jaw development and airway health
Team Iron Will welcomes Dr. Shwetha Rodrigues, DDS
Topic: The connection between airway health and jaw development in children. Underdeveloped jaws and airway dysfunction are often the hidden causes behind issues like mouth breathing, sleep disturbances, speech delays, and orthodontic problems. This session will break down the root causes and explain how early intervention can support and re-direct growth, breathing, and overall well-being.
More Speech Therapy
Oral Motor Development & Speech Clarity
Heather Vukelich from Happy Kids Therapy shares some great information and tips about setting our children with Down syndrome up for success with speech and feeding.
Oral Motor Development & Speech Clarity (Q&A Session)
"Oral Motor Development" Q & A with Heather Vukelich from Happy Kids Therapy
Speech Sound Production
Zoom Session Part 1: "Speech Sound Production" with Heather Vukelich from Happy Kids Therapy
Speech Sound Production (Q&A SESSION)
Zoom Session Part 2: "Speech sound Production" Q & A with Heather Vukelich from Happy Kids Therapy
Infantile spasms
Patient Advocacy
Medical advocacy with Chelsea sheppard, MD
Medical advocacy video
Advocacy in Parochial Schools
ADVOCACY IN PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS
Video about advocacy in schools
Organization
Chaos to calm
Organization video