Quick video on an iPhone app that’s helping Autistic kids communicate. We’ve heard of so many ways iPhone and iPad apps are being used in schools and homes to help Autistic or disabled individuals communicate. Do you have experience with an app (or software) that’s helped with communication or other functions? Let us and others [...]
As National Autism Awareness Month continues, it’s been great to see attention directed to those affected by Autism. Last Monday, April 2nd, 2012, was “Light It Up Blue” day — a campaign started by Autism Speaks some number of years ago. Visit the official website to browse photos and other resources! We’ll continue to share [...]
As April kicks off, many of our instructors, attendees, and team members are focused on Autism awareness. This month we’ll be sharing stories of Autism, impacts of the Autism community, and great strides over the past few years in raising national awareness of the entire Autism spectrum. For those unaware of the great breadth of [...]
Happy Halloween! Any opportunity for our team to have a little fun (and enjoy some food) is always welcomed. This Halloween produced a good turn out of team members dressed to impressed — see the photo at left of many of the great outfits! Halloween closes out October each year, but what else did the [...]
Over three and a half years ago while searching for an expert on Sensory Processing Disorder to help me develop a seminar on the suddenly “new” topic of SPD, I found an issue of SI Focus Magazine on the Internet. After reading through numerous articles from both the magazine as well as related websites and [...]
October marks the beginning of National PT Month – our hats off to the PT’s and PTA’s all across the country! We’ll be bringing you PT updates here on our website and also on Facebook. Be on the lookout for PT-focused Therapy Nuggets, links to great PT websites and more! The APTA’s website has a [...]
A topic that comes up often not only in the healthcare world but in many of our personal lives is Sleep Disorders. Whether you or someone you know is diagnosed with a sleep disorder, not yet diagnosed or, this being the alarmingly increasing issue, misdiagnosed with something other than a sleep disorder. We are working [...]
Many of the Summit team members, along with family and friends, participated in Nashville’s “Walk Now for Autism Speaks” event on Saturday, September 10, 2011 — an event benefiting Autism Speaks and their outreach programs. We had a great time mingling with families affected by Autism and enjoyed participating in such a strong community! Autism [...]
This Saturday many team members of Summit and our families will be joining thousands of others during Autism Speaks’ Nashville Autism Walk! We’re excited to be a team in this year’s walk benefiting such a great cause. The Nashville walk has already raised over $76,000 for Autism Speaks and we’re sure the weekend will bring [...]
Summit Professional Education is proud to announce the sponsorship of two Eden Autism Services‘ communities located on the educator-focused, professional social networking site edWeb.net. As a provider of education for therapists, educators and families on Autism and other pediatric-challenges, Summit is excited to support Eden’s array of webcasts and generally support edWeb’s goal of connecting [...]