Sensational Strategies to Strengthen Sensory Skills 101 FUN sensory activities to do with your child Getting a move on In the previous post, we discussed activities to strengthen your child’s tactile processing efficiency. Today we’..
Continue ReadingSensational Strategies to Strengthen Sensory Skills 101 FUN sensory activities to do with your child Make sensory processing activities fun so your child will want to do them Your goal is to help your child build up his/her ability to use senso..
Continue ReadingIs it hard for your child to stay alert and engaged throughout the day? In the last post, we discussed calming activities for overstimulated children. But what about children who have an opposite set of issues: they have a hard time staying focuse..
Continue ReadingHow do I know when my child needs a calming activity? You’ll know! Maybe he had a morning of fun playing with a friend, but it’s time to go and your happy but over-stimulated child has a huge meltdown and can’t calm down. You nee..
Continue ReadingYour Son Is Not a Gingerbread Boy Why we don’t take a “cookie cutter” approach to SPD therapy: every child is unique and needs a unique strategy Part 3 of 3: Your Strategies, an Overview Your goal and process (a short review) ..
Continue ReadingYour Son Is Not a Gingerbread Boy Why we don’t take a “cookie cutter” approach to SPD therapy: every child is unique and needs a unique strategy Your goal (a short review) In the previous post we discussed why we need so man..
Continue ReadingYour Son Is Not a Gingerbread Boy Why we don’t take a “cookie cutter” approach to SPD therapy: every child is unique and needs a unique strategy Another look at the library: many types of SPD means many strategies are needed ..
Continue ReadingWalking the World In My Child’s Shoes Understanding SPD from the inside It’s too much for me. The room is too bright, the lights stab knives in my eyes and hum like a thousand bees; whichever way I spin there is more light and more ..
Continue ReadingThe Occupational Therapist: Your Very Own Private Detective A Parent’s Guide to What OT Is and How it Can Help Your Child How does the occupational therapy process work? At the conclusion of the evaluation, the therapist made targ..
Continue ReadingThe OT as Private Investigator: A Guide to What Occupational Therapy Is and How it Can Help Your Child The clues to success Occupational therapy (OT) helps children with disabilities increase their independence. The occupational therapist pla..
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