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		<title>The Sensitive Child</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 08:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Janie runs away from the room with her hands covering her ears when I turn on the vacuum cleaner”“Aaron dislikes touching and being touched. When someone wants to shake his hands, he immediately crosses his arms with his hands under his arms.”“Aoife gets immediately sick when she feel the scent of any perfume, however mild [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Power of Touch</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 09:54:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The sense of touch is arguably the most important of all our senses. It is the first to develop and the last we lose. Research has shown that touch-deprived infants fail to develop, their immune system is compromised and they may even die. Adults too, seek intimate physical contact and our need for touch strongly [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Suck / Swallow / Breathe Synchrony: A Nucleus for Sensorimotor Function</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[The suck/swallow/breathe (SSB) synchrony adopted from birth has an important impact on the rest of our lives. The SSB synchrony effects our everyday functioning: from feeding, to looking, to coordinating our eyes and hands, to maintaining our balance, to communicating. Sucking, swallowing and breathing are three vital functions that work in perfect harmony in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>DCD/Dyspraxia &#8211; More Than Just Motor</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 09:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Developmental Coordination Disorder implies that this is a condition experienced by children which results in difficulties in coordination. None of this is incorrect, although it is woefully incomplete. However, we do see, without a doubt that children with dyspraxia have motor skill difficulties. Many common difficulties faced by this group of children include difficulty riding [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>DCD/Dyspraxia &#8211; What&#8217;s in the Name?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dyspraxia has been known by many different names over the last few decades. From &#8220;clumsy child&#8221; to &#8220;minimal brain damage&#8221; (in what I like to call the &#8220;dark ages&#8221;) to Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), Motor Learning Disorder and Dyspraxia. Dyspraxia is the most commonly used term in some countries, including the UK &#38; Ireland, although [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>DCD/Dyspraxia &#038; Sensory Processing &#8211; Are They Related?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dyspraxia, usually referred to as developmental coordination disorder, is a motor-based difficulty with everyday tasks such as tying shoelaces, eating with a knife and fork, managing buttons and many more. This is typically caused by delayed motor skills and motor planning ability. Despite its name, dyspraxia is more than just a motor coordination disorder. Many [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>What is an Individual Education Plan (IEP)?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:09:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The IEP, or simply called an ‘Education Plan’ in the latest Irish Legislation, is a plan of what special educational needs a child has and what steps will be taken to ensure that these needs are addressed. The IEP should state the following: In addition, the IEP should be clear about: by Catherine Milford]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Mental Health in Children and Adolescents</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 09:16:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Mental health problems in young children and adolescents are common, ranging from 7% of children to 22% of teenagers (European commission 2003). They affect the functioning of the young person and are frequently associated with school failure, impaired peer relationships, work and interpersonal difficulties and may also lead to increased involvement with police, legal, mental [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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