From the moment people are born they start to learn about themselves and their relationship with the surrounding environment.  The first breath of fresh air after leaving the watery womb is just the beginning of a collaboration of life-long learning events that will teach a person how to function in everyday life.  The first bowel movement will lead to potty training and learning control issues.  The first time a baby feels the soft touch of his mother's nipple will help teach eating and swallowing techniques.  The first time a baby rolls over, or pushes himself up with his arms helps to teach the cause and effect of movement.  The first time a child sits up by herself is a precursor of depth perception and confidence, and a baby's first step opens up to a wider world of discovery.

In a perfect world, children will learn in unobstructed steps or stages to achieve independence and motivation, to glide along through a hierarchy of needs to become self-actualized people who have fulfilled their potential.  But not everybody is able to share the same time-pattern of learning.  Some children have either mental or physical attributes that may hinder their growth and development.  For babies and infants, discovery of the world about them comes through the enjoyment of playing.  Playtime helps kids to develop and grow, but for special needs children, opportunities can be somewhat limited. 

With an emphasis on learning through play and preventing problems before they happen, the Lecky Squiggles Early Activity System can provide the training and support needed for special needs children during the vital stage of their lives from birth to four years of age.  Consisting of a series of flexible and versatile positional supports, the Squiggles Early Intervention System offers the first opportunity for special needs babies to experience normal movement patterns with a developmental progression through play and interaction.

 

Using a set of flexible and versatile positional supports that can be secured onto a Velcro mat, the Activity System can help maximize a child's potential by helping him or her to enjoy the surrounding world while offering immediate and long-term benefits.  This is an effective early intervention program system that can help develop key physical, cognitive, sensory and transitional developmental goals such as trunk control, eye-hand coordination, spatial awareness, and head control, while creating balance and strength.

The Squiggles Early Intervention System comes with an easy to follow illustrated guide that can be used by both the parents and therapist to help develop learning tasks which can be broken down into manageable steps, encouraging progression and development of movement sequences that suits each individual child as the best way to learn the tasks necessary to function.

There are no limits with this Activity System and the most success is usually gained when you use the different elements of the kit in a way that the child can learn at his or her own pace and functionality.  Playtime is fun time and children learn fastest when they are having fun.  With this simple and versatile to use tool that offers encouragement and support for parents, therapists, and children alike, everybody will enjoy the teaching and learning aspects of the Leckey® Squiggles Early Intervention System. 

Everybody should have the opportunity to learn to live and function in the life around them.  Sometimes a little squiggle can produce a giggle to help someone to wiggle and learn.

Bill Stock
Executive Editor,
Content & Social Media Services
and
Hulet Smith, OT
Rehabmart Team Leader & CEO