Monthly Archives: December 2015

Family Education Support through a Growing Partnership

The Neurology Department of Beijing Children’s Hospital (BJCH) is one of the leading pediatric neurology departments in our country, which has been existed for more than forty years. This department has complete professional disciplines with advanced technical skills. They have accumulated rich clinical experience in both common and rare diseases of pediatric neurology. The outpatient […]

Activities to Develop Your Child’s Social Skills

Children experience many new and unfamiliar situations. Sometimes these situations can also seem new and unfamiliar to their parents! This is especially true for expatriate children who are living with their parents outside of their home culture. It may also be true for children who are attending a school that is different in curriculum, language, […]

Helping Bring Quality Development Assessment Tools into Wider Use in China

In October, we were fortunate to receive training in Shanghai from Dr. Denise Challis (London-based pediatric neurologist of Great Ormond Street Hospital and the Portland Hospital and the most recent past chair of the Association for Research in Infant and Child Development (ARICD)) to use the Griffiths Mental Development Scales – Extended Revised (GMDS – […]

Shenzhen Parents Learn about Speech & Language

LIH Olivia’s Place provides world class pediatric therapy for children with special needs and those who are typically developing. Our team uses a family-centered, multi-disciplinary approach. Our services include for children from birth through age 18 include: Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Therapy, Feeding Therapy, Learning & Behavior Support (including ABA), and Psychology Services. Currently, […]

ABA Services Lead Our Beijing Learning & Behavior Support Offerings

Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), originally developed in the United States in the 1970s, has become one of the most widely-used interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder, as well as a number of other conditions and behavior-related concerns. ABA is an intensive approach to teaching children to improve socially significant behaviors. We are delighted to […]

A Lifespan Perspective: From Young to Old

Older people’s well-being needs are not something that you would expect to be discussed at LIH Olivia’s Place – a pediatric clinic. Developing new services and being involved with research is something LIH Olivia’s Place is doing more of and is an effective way to change the culture towards those with rehabilitation needs across China. […]

Every Child Deserves a Champion

Every Child deserves a Champion, an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection, and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be.                                                                                               – Anonymous   Every child has the right to education and this right should not be taken away. It amazes me when […]

China Hosts Renown Autism Event

On November 6th- 8th, 2015 China hosted the first ever Regional International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) Conference in Shanghai. Many well-known organizations and universities, such as Autism Speaks and Duke University, have been working with the Chinese government and universities with the goal of working collaboratively to improve the lives of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and […]

USC Delegation Visits LIH Olivia’s Place Beijing

On November 5, 2015, a delegation from the Mrs. T.H. Chan Division of Occupational Sciences and Occupational Therapy at University of Southern California led by the Chair of the Division, Dr. Florence Clark visited LIH Olivia’s Place’s Beijing clinic. The LIH Olivia’s Place team shared with the delegation about our clinical occupational therapy services, our […]

Preparing Children for Repatriation

Repatriation can be more difficult than expatriation, especially for children. Everyone’s experiences with repatriation are different- some departures dates are locked in since arrival, others are completely unpredictable. Some people are returning to a country with family and friends, others feel they are leaving their support system behind in China. The same house, job, and […]