Hi, I’m Silvia.

When a child is diagnosed with a developmental delay or a disability, parents are anxious to do all they can to support their child's development.

Finding the right professionals and the long waitlist that public services have often delays the start...

One reason for challenging behaviour in young children, particularly if they have a language delay, is not getting what they want right at that moment.

They want it, and they want NOW!

And they are not pleased if your answer is “not now, later”.

A...

Do you remember Calum and Donnacha Geary?

They were on the late, late show with Ryan Tubridy back in April of this year, 2021, and they stole the heart of the nation. One of the twins, Calum, is deaf, and in the interview on the Late Late Show, the...

At Christmas time, many children are going to receive lovely presents. Dolls, superheroes, figurines, toy people, family dolls... and they will enjoy endless hours of fun with them. So, let´s pay attention to what type of dolls and figurines we get f...

In this video, I talk with Sinead Foley, the founder of Little Cubs Yoga, a Pilates instructor, a Yoga teacher and the mum of 4 children, one with Down syndrome.

In our conversation, we discussed the benefits of yoga for all, how yoga can help chil...

I recorded a video for you to learn all the Lámh signs you need for the Easter Egg Hunt. 

We want to support children who use Lámh to be able to sign everyday activities, including special occasions, like Easter.

Children with communication difficu...

What is the biggest worry of parents of children with special needs?

It’s well known that all parents worry about their child’s future.
However, for parents of children with special needs, this is the biggest concern.
Silently, families wonder, “What ...

Have you ever had a student who was too rough with his/her peers? I certainly have.

At the start of my education career, I worked with a young child, Peter, who kept hitting his classmates.
That was so frustrating. It happened again and again, and no...

At this stage, you probably know that I am a huge advocate for communications systems, such as sign language, right?

But I don´t want you to take my word for it.

There are tons of research studies out there, and I want to share the results of one o...

In this video, I share 10 signs you might need at Halloween.

I picked the 10 most asked for signs.

As you might know, Lámh has a limited vocabulary of about 500 signs, so sometimes we might need to resort to Irish Sign Language signs (ISL) for word...

Review of seven Lámh signs for school for the new term.

You, all teachers, SNAs, preschool teachers and principals have done your best in getting classrooms ready and safe to welcome children back to school for the new term

There will always be a b...

It’s been ten long weeks since Ireland went into lockdown. Although the situation is far from over, seeing the number of cases of COVID-19 dropping and restrictions easing as our country gradually begins to reopen gives us all a little hope.

Persona...

In this blog post, I want to share a quick recipe for making homemade playdough. I use a super simple recipe, so you probably already have all the ingredients you need for it in the house. You can make white playdough, or you can add some food colour...

Have you heard of Temple Grandin? She is an American autistic professor and an advocate for the rights of autistic people. I attended one of her talks in Dublin a few years back. At the talk, many parents asked her how many hours of early interventio...

On Valentine’s Day, I like to talk about love and relationships!

There is no question that having children has a big impact on any marriage. Having a child with special needs has an even bigger effect on every aspect of family life, from health to f...