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Preparing for the Holiday Season: Holiday Anxieties and Meal Preparation

November 29, 2019

…looking forward to something good can be just an anxiety provoking as dreading something in the future. Keep this in mind as you prepare for the holiday season and understand…

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Student Spotlight: New student Luke shares some Latham “favorites”

May 7, 2019

…job and staff will tell you ‘well done.’ What advice would you give to family members who were thinking about sending their student/child to Latham? Latham is a good school….

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Tip of the Week: PWS Awareness (Prader-Willi tips ‘Week 4’)

May 31, 2020

…Even with the list of challenges that people with PWS have, the list of what is good is so much longer. People with PWS are smart, funny, good

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Tea Time with the Rock Harbor Classroom

March 9, 2020

…Katie, classroom teacher. From 10:15 to 10:45 on Friday morning, I joined the class for tea. We spoke about the events they were looking forward to over the weekend –…

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Latham Celebrates Rare Disease Day (Part 5): “Students teach us more than we could ever teach them”

March 4, 2023

We’ve shared a little bit about our amazing students for Rare Disease Day this week. While we highlighted only one quote for each, staff continue to send uplifting…

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PWS Tip of the Week: Superbowl Sunday snack ideas

February 11, 2022

calories. We hope it’s a great game with fun food and good friends – regardless of which team you are rooting for!   Patrice Carroll, LICSW, is world-renowned for her…

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Latham Celebrates Rare Disease Day

March 3, 2022

  Domie is always thinking about others and how he can help. He tries so hard to make us very proud of him by doing a good job…

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PWS Tip of the Week: Celebrating the holidays

March 18, 2022

Every holiday can be embraced and celebrated! Prader-Willi syndrome doesn’t stop us from having a good time. Good friends, music, and the best decorations filled our St. Patrick’s…

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Student Spotlight: Scott receives President’s Award for Outstanding Vocational Achievement

July 21, 2022

…Coaches. Based on each student’s interests and abilities, the team works together to determine appropriate job choices. Students are responsible for working their hardest, learning new skills, and always coming…

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Remembering Joan

August 18, 2022

…shared the gifts of patience, kindness, and good humor with all of us. Joan was always willing to help solve a problem, find an answer, or gently walk each of…

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