Auditory Processing Disorder 101

Auditory Processing Disorder 101

by | Sep 9, 2021 | 504 plan, accommodations, ADHD, auditory processing disorder, auditory sensitivity, autism, behavior, building a child's confidence, education, following directions, function, IEP, independence, learning disabilities, learning disorders, life skills, modifications, occupational therapy, OT, preparation, processing, processing emotions, school, School OT, school therapy, sensory processing, sensory processing disorder, Sex and Puberty, SLP, SLP. speech therapy, social skills, special education, special needs, supporting special needs

Please share: Auditory processing disorders are often masked as other things. Sometimes, people think kids aren’t paying attention or are daydreaming. In fact, it can take the brain some extra time to process the information coming through the auditory system....
5 OT Tips for Boosting Productivity

5 OT Tips for Boosting Productivity

by | Jun 15, 2021 | activities, activity cards, book, books, career, clinic, for OTs, fun ideas, motor skills, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, OT, OT treatment, play, play to learn, products for therapists, School OT, supporting special needs, therapist, therapist information, therapy, therapy tools, treatment ideas

Please share: OT is BOOMING! We are in demand and are showing our unique value.  Occupational therapy is growing by leaps and bounds and it’s a beautiful thing! As an educator, I see how excited students are about entering OT. There’s also no shortage of...
5 Ways to Add Movement to Learning

5 Ways to Add Movement to Learning

by | Jul 18, 2021 | accommodations, Active kids, activities, activity cards, ADD, ADHD, ASD, Aspergers, autism, behavior, brain body connections, brain breaks, classroom movement, core muscle, development, education, fidgets, for OTs, fun activities, fun ideas, gross motor, hand eye coordination, interoception, kinesthetic learning, LD, movement, movement breaks, occupational therapy, OT, parenting, physical therapy, play, play to learn, proprioception, PT. COTA, recess, school, School OT, school therapy, sensory, sensory processing disorder, special education, special needs, supporting special needs, teaching, teaching successfully, therapy tools, vestibular

Please share: Sit Still and Pay Attention!How many times have we heard this in our lives? I know my generation was expected to sit without fidgeting or moving during learning activities. If we didn’t, there was punishment or reprimand. Unfortunately, things are...
What Are Pre Writing Skills?

What Are Pre Writing Skills?

by | Jun 17, 2021 | Active kids, activities, ADL, ADLs, Aspergers, autism, bilateral integration, both hands, brain body connections, building a child's confidence, buttoning, caregiver tips, caregivers, children, coloring, confidence, consequences, coordination, coordination disorder, crossing midline, development, dominant hand, fine motor, fine motor activities, fine motor coordination, fun activities, games, grasp, grasp development, hand eye coordination, hands, handwriting, helper hand, homeschool, kinesthetic learning, life skills, motor skills, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, OT, play, play to learn, preparation, School OT, school therapy, supporting special needs, switching hands, tactile, therapy, therapy tools, writing

Please share: What are pre-writing skills and why does my child need them?Babies are born with hands that are curled up and only reflexively grasp their caregiver’s finger. Through practice and play they quickly learn that their actions cause their toy to light...
Fingerprint Farm Animals

Fingerprint Farm Animals

by | Sep 2, 2020 | activities, fine motor, fine motor activities, following directions, fun activities, hands, OT treatment, play, play to learn, sensory, sensory processing, sensory processing disorder

Please share: Making fingerprints is not only a fun activity for little kids, but it also encourages the development of fine motor skills. Fingerprint farm animals are a fun way to teach children about animals, letters, and fine motor skills all at the same time! Kids...
5 Questions from My School-Based OT Conferences

5 Questions from My School-Based OT Conferences

by | Feb 9, 2020 | continuing education, executive function, for OTs, freebies, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, OT, OT treatment, school, School OT, school therapy

Please share: OT friends, you know how much I love traveling across our beautiful country delivering conferences to fellow therapists. Last week, I traversed to Albuquerque, NM, and Denver, CO. I can not begin to put the beauty of NM into words. The Sandia Mountains...
Puberty in Autism & Sensory Processing Disorder – 5 Tips for Teens

Puberty in Autism & Sensory Processing Disorder – 5 Tips for Teens

by | Jan 25, 2020 | ADL, autism, behavior, caregiver tips, daily living, eight senses, for OTs, interoception, life skills, occupational therapy, proprioception, self-care, self-stimulation, senses, sensory, sensory processing, sensory processing disorder, Sex and Puberty, special needs, supporting special needs, teenagers, teens, therapy, tips, touch

Please share: How Can I Help My Teenager with Autism or SPD To Learn About Sex, Masturbation, & Menstruation?This post comes from one of my readers. It’s a question I’m asked quite often.  The sense of interoception (our body’s eighth sensory...

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