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We are all about the “getting ready” for our children with sensory processing needs. That is, our focus is front-loaded. As therapists, while prepping our sessions, we have ready what each child needs in order to be at an optimal place for learning. As parents, we have learned what works for our child to be [...]
When natural disasters or personal crises leave us in a lurch, it can be hard to keep a sensory diet going. Favored sensory diet tools may be lost or just not on-hand. Creativity has to be re-directed towards survival mode. Found items may be the only things available to help you regulate, teach and entertain [...]
Social stories are used to teach social skills to children with autism. A social story is a simple description of an everyday social situation, written from a child’s perspective. Social stories can be used in different situations. For example, social stories can help a child prepare for upcoming changes in routine, or learn appropriate social [...]
Getting our children to sleep at night can be a monumental challenge. It is one of THE most talked about topics on various forums and message boards. When our children do not sleep, we do not sleep and thus we are not functioning at our optimum. 1. Oral Supplements Many parents suggest solutions that include [...]
May is Better Speech and Hearing month and I want to give a shout out to all the Speech Language Pathologist’s (SLP) out there who help our children with so many different issues with expressive and receptive language, pragmatics, swallowing, articulation and more. I have worked with many SLP’s over the years and I really [...]
One thing all parents know is that babies don’t come with instructions. While most of us strive to be the most educated, well rounded parents possible, we are limited by the time we have and the knowledge we currently possess. I was about three months pregnant with our third son when our oldest son was [...]
Eyegames: Easy and Fun Visual Exercises: An OT and Optometrist Offer Activities to Enhance Vision! was co-authored by Lois Hickman and Rebecca Hutchins, an occupational therapist and an optometrist, and is a must read. This is a three part series based on this book, following our recent review, Eyegames: Easy and Fun Visual Exercises. In Eyegames, [...]
Eyegames: Easy and Fun Visual Exercises: An OT and Optometrist Offer Activities to Enhance Vision! was co-authored by Lois Hickman and Rebecca Hutchins, an occupational therapist and an optometrist, and is a must read. This is a three part series based on this book, following our recent review, Eyegames: Easy and Fun Visual Exercises. In Eyegames, [...]
Do you know a child who tells too much information? Goes on and on and on (and on)? Goes off topic? One who doesn’t ask questions of their peers? Can’t put events in order? Can’t create simple stories? Well we know lots of kids that struggle with these skills, and we have developed a tool [...]
As we move through Better Speech and Hearing Month, I think about how many children with articulation challenges also face sensory ones. While both of these issues can be worked in isolation, they can also be targeted in tandem to add therapeutic interest and fun to a child’s day. Today, let’s put on our Sensory [...]
