5 Questions from My School-Based OT Conferences

5 Questions from My School-Based OT Conferences

by | May 11, 2019 | 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...

Easter Activity Ideas plus FREE Lunchbox Notes

by | Apr 4, 2019 | Active kids, activities, craft, crafts, downloads, Easter, FREE, fun activities, fun ideas, occupational therapy, OT, sensory, sensory bins, sensory processing, sensory processing disorder

Please share: Easter is almost here! I always love this time of year because of Spring and new beginnings. I am filled with joy and excitement for things to come when Easter rolls around. It’s fun to bring color to therapeutic activities. Here are some of my...
Puberty in Autism & Sensory Processing Disorder – 5 Tips for Teens

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

by | Mar 25, 2019 | 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...
5 Ways to Assess Movement to Build Functional Outcomes

5 Ways to Assess Movement to Build Functional Outcomes

by | Feb 7, 2019 | Active kids, activities, bilateral integration, brain body connections, brain breaks, coordination, core muscle, crossing midline, for OTs, gross motor, movement, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, OT, pediatric, physical therapy, PT, PT. COTA, PTA, School OT, school therapy, therapist, therapist information, therapy

Please share: Therapists, looking for tips to assess your students’ movement for better functional outcomes? Me too! I have been doing a ton of research for improving functional outcomes. Some of the same activities over and over get boring for me and for my...
Movement and Sensory Pathway – How-To Create Your OWN….Video included

Movement and Sensory Pathway – How-To Create Your OWN….Video included

by | Jan 24, 2019 | Active kids, activities, ADD, ADHD, anxiety, Aspergers, autism, behavior, brain body connections, brain breaks, classroom movement, clinic, coordination, coordination disorder, for OTs, fun activities, fun ideas, gross motor, homeschool, kinesthetic learning, LD, learning disabilities, Math, motor skills, movement breaks, Movement pathways, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, OT, outdoors, physical therapy, play to learn, proprioception, PT, PT. COTA, PTA, recess, school, School OT, school therapy, self-stimulation, senses, sensory, sensory processing, sensory processing disorder, special education, special needs, supporting, supporting special needs, teacher, teachers, teaching, therapist, therapist information, therapy, therapy tools, treatment ideas

Please share: Movement and Sensory Pathways – How To Create Your OWN! I’m super excited to share this post with you. Why? You’ve seen them, cool movement paths stuck to the floors of schools and therapy clinics everywhere! Just where did they get the...
Move to Learn – Active Ways to Teach Your Kids

Move to Learn – Active Ways to Teach Your Kids

by | Jan 17, 2019 | Active kids, activities, ADD, ADHD, autism, classroom movement, downloads, Dyslexia, FREE, freebies, fun activities, fun ideas, homeschool, homework, kinesthetic learning, LD, learning disabilities, learning disorders, life skills, movement, movement breaks, outdoors, outside, play to learn, printables, Reading, school, School OT, school therapy, special education, special needs, teachers, teaching successfully

Please share: Move to Learn! Kinesthetic learning ideas for your kids.   Did you know we all have different learning styles? Many people with special needs learn much better when we provide visuals such as charts and pictures. Other children learn best when...
Paper Tree Craft for All Seasons

Paper Tree Craft for All Seasons

by | Jan 8, 2019 | both hands, coordination, craft, crafts, fine motor activities, fine motor coordination, for OTs, fun activities, homeschool, kinesthetic learning, Occupational therapists, OT, play to learn, seasons, teachers, therapy

Please share: Paper Tree Craft for All Seasons Kids Paper Craft  Kids of all ages can enjoy this awesome activity. It’s perfect for learning about the seasons and different colors in nature. Items for the craft are affordable and readily available. List of...

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