by Cara | 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...
by Cara | Mar 16, 2020 | ASD, Aspergers, caregiver tips, caregivers, Coronavirus/COVID-19, education
Please share: Forced to Homeschool Due to School Closings and Social Distancing? Many of you know I homeschooled my own children from elementary through high school. I’ve learned many tips and have collected many helpful resources throughout the years. Here...
by Cara | 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...
by Cara | 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...
by Cara | Aug 27, 2019 | communication, conversation, downloads, FREE, freebies, fun activities, OT treatment, SLP. speech therapy
Please share: Many of our children struggle with communication. Anxiety, decreased awareness of body language (non-verbal communication), and trouble with pragmatic language (what we say and how we say it, tone, facial expressions) compound difficulties. How do we...
by Cara | Aug 2, 2019 | activities, fine motor activities, fine motor coordination, for OTs, FREE, Occupational therapists, SLP. speech therapy, special education, special needs, teacher, teachers, teaching, therapy tools
Please share: Friends, I’m SO excited to give you information that is easy to use and truly benefits your children and OT students. This week, I want to introduce you to Education.com Michelle, a retired special education teacher referred me to the...
by Cara | Jul 12, 2019 | activities, colors, FREE, play to learn, Spanish
Please share: Learning to identify and write the colors is important for all children. We are so excited about our new learn the colors pack in Spanish! Matching, writing, and identifying the colors are all included in the activity download. Here are some...
by Cara | Jun 24, 2019 | 4th of July, anxiety, caregiver tips, childhood stress, FREE, freebies, games
Please share: Does anyone know what holiday is coming up? BINGO! You’ve got it…..it’s the 4th of July. I’m so excited to offer my readers this fun free download! What a great way to bring family and friends together over the 4th of July...
by Cara | Jun 3, 2019 | ASD, Aspergers, autism, Autism Awareness, caregivers, children
Please share: If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you know I’m the mother to two children with autism spectrum disorders. My boys are nineteen and sixteen. Over the years, I have supported numerous advocacy groups and delivered...
by Cara | Apr 18, 2019 | continuing education, executive function, learning disabilities, Occupational therapists, therapy
Please share: Many adults and children with autism and other special needs have difficulty with executive function. Think of executive function as the chief executive officer (CEO) of the brain. It is responsible for planning, organizing, focusing, self-control, and...