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Why Your Child Does It at Therapy but Not at Home

Why Your Child Does It at Therapy but Not at Home

Leanne Page
Published on: 02/11/2026

Your child uses a skill at therapy or school but not at home? You're not doing it wrong. Here's why it happens and simple ways to help skills carry over.

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