29/08/2026
Our hearts are with all our TheraPathPH Olongapo, Zambales, and Bataan families as we continue to face the current weather situation. 🌧️💙
We also want to reassure our families that, as of our latest update, our Clinical Director, Miss Jonah; our Branch Manager, Teacher Cha; Miss Bianca; Teacher Bella; Ate Weng; our other affected employees; and the owners of TheraPathPH and their children are safe. Some members of our team may have limited connectivity or may be attending to their own families because of flooding and difficult road conditions, so we sincerely appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding.
Our priority right now is simple: everyone’s safety comes first.
For children with autism, ADHD, developmental delays, communication challenges, sensory needs, and other developmental conditions, heavy rain, flooding, thunder, power interruptions, sudden changes in routine, and evacuation can be especially overwhelming.
💙 HOW TO HELP OUR CHILDREN DURING SEVERE WEATHER
1. Explain what is happening using simple, reassuring words.
“It is raining very hard. We are staying together so we can be safe.”
2. Tell them what will happen next.
Use a simple sequence:
“First we pack → then we leave → then we go somewhere safe.”
3. Prepare a special emergency bag for your child.
Include medicines and prescriptions, water and familiar food, extra clothes, hygiene supplies, diapers if needed, PWD ID and medical information, communication cards or AAC device, chargers or power banks, and favorite comfort or sensory items.
4. Expect changes in behavior.
Crying, covering their ears, repetitive movements, refusing food, becoming unusually quiet, trying to run away, or experiencing a meltdown may be their way of communicating fear, confusion, or sensory overload.
5. Maintain familiar routines when possible.
A familiar song, bedtime routine, favorite activity, preferred food, or comfort item can help your child feel more secure during an unfamiliar situation.
6. Keep your child close and identifiable.
Children who have difficulty communicating their name, address, or caregiver information should have an ID card, bracelet, or written emergency contact information with them.
🚨 WHEN SHOULD YOUR FAMILY EVACUATE?
Do not wait until conditions become dangerous. If your LGU, barangay, or disaster-response authorities instruct your area to evacuate, please follow their instructions immediately.
Consider moving to a safer location early when:
🌊 Floodwater is already rising or approaching your home
📢 Your LGU, barangay, or disaster-response team issues an evacuation order
🏠 Your home is in a flood-prone, coastal, riverside, low-lying, or landslide-prone area
🌧️ Heavy rain continues and nearby waterways, canals, or drainage systems are overflowing
⚡ There are electrical hazards, damaged structures, fallen trees, or other immediate dangers
⛰️ You notice possible landslide warning signs such as ground movement, cracks, falling rocks, or rapidly flowing muddy water
💊 Your child depends on medication, medical supplies, electricity-powered equipment, refrigerated medicines, or specialized food that may become unavailable during a prolonged outage
🚗 Roads remain safely passable and you can reach an evacuation center or another secure location
For families with children who have developmental needs, evacuating earlier may be easier and safer than waiting until the situation becomes urgent. Crowds, sirens, darkness, sudden transportation, unfamiliar surroundings, and rushed transitions can be particularly difficult for some children.
If you need to evacuate, keep your child with a trusted adult at all times, inform responders about their communication, behavioral, sensory, or medical needs, and bring familiar items whenever possible.
And to all our TheraPathPH families: please do not worry about therapy sessions, appointments, or schedules right now. These can be addressed once everyone is safe.
Therapy can be rescheduled.
Appointments can wait.
Work can wait.
Your family’s safety cannot. 🤍
To our children who may not completely understand what is happening around them, may they continue to feel safe knowing that Mommy, Daddy, their guardians, and the people who love and care for them are right beside them.
We continue to hope and pray for the safety of every family in Olongapo, Zambales, Bataan, and all communities affected by the severe weather.
Please stay safe, stay dry, look after one another, and continue following official local weather and evacuation advisories. 🌧️🌈🙏
With care,
TheraPathPH Therapy Center 💙
