Archive for March 2011
Latham Equestrian Gears Up For World Special Olympic
Zander Pope (pictured on the bottom right) is heading to California with the rest of the United States Special Olympics team to practice for the World Games being held in Athens, Greece June 25-July 4. Zander and the rest of the team will be in California from March 27 until April 1. “The secret of…
Read MoreLatham Honored at Recognition Breakfast
The 2011 Cape and Islands DDS Citizen Advisory Board Recognition Breakfast honored two of Latham’s own— adult resident Michelle Cote and adult case manager Jessica Grantham. The widely-attended annual breakfast held on March 18 recognized some 30 professionals, volunteers and DDS individuals at Our Lady of Victory Church Hall in Centerville. State Representatives Sarah Peake…
Read MoreUseful Tips for Managing Stress and Anxiety
Stress and anxiety affect all of us. Whether it’s a professional deadline, technology issue, personal relationship, economic hardship or parenting challenge we are all at risk for reaching the point of emotional over-load. In my mind I imagine a temperature gauge on an old fashioned steam engine heading towards the danger zone (those of…
Read MoreTop Ten Strategies for Emotional Meltdowns in Public
Behavioral meltdowns are difficult enough when they happen in the safe confines of our homes, but when they occur in public they can be scary, overwhelming and embarrassing. These incidents are more common than you may think for children diagnosed with PWS. If this happens to you, understand that you are not alone and many,…
Read MoreLATHAM PROFILES: John Bonanni
Latham Profile for: John BonanniResidential Counselor What skills are most important for professionals who work with individuals with PWS? John: “I find patience is the most important skill, followed by a sense of humor, compassion, neutrality, and finally, firm limits. Education and training about PWS is also vital to the work we do, but equally…
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