by Cara | Apr 28, 2018 | activities, Aspergers, autism, both hands, children, colors, coordination, craft, crafts, create, development, dominant hand, dough, Down Syndrome, executive function, fine motor, fine motor activities, fine motor coordination, following directions, for OTs, fun ideas, function, game night, grasp, grasp development, gross motor, hand eye coordination, hands, motor skills, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, play, play to learn, senses, sensory processing, therapy tools, Uncategorized
Please share: Usually, we spend a lot of time telling kids not to put things in their mouths. Time to take a break from that! Edible Fairy Princess Silly Putty allows your child dig in with their hands and their mouth! This activity is pretty easy to make, and its...
by Cara | Apr 22, 2018 | activities, activity cards, anxiety, ASD, Aspergers, autism, behavior, brain body connections, brain breaks, caregiver tips, caregivers, childhood stress, classroom movement, clinic, communication, Down Syndrome, downloads, emotion, executive function, fidgets, fight or flight, for OTs, function, gross motor, hearts, helping caregivers, homeschool, interoception, LD, learning disabilities, learning disorders, life skills, loud noises, mindfulness, movement, movement breaks, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, organizing, OT, OT treatment, parenting, pediatric, preparation, printables, processing emotions, products for therapists, PT, PT. COTA, resources, school, School OT, school therapy, self-care, senses, sensory, sensory bins, sensory processing, sensory processing disorder, social, social skills, SPD, SPD 101, special education, supporting special needs, teacher, teachers, teaching, teaching successfully, therapist, therapist information, therapy, therapy tools, treatment ideas, weighted, weighted blankets
Please share: Children show behavior when they are trying to communicate but either cannot find the words or do not understand the appropriate way to calm themselves. Simply saying, ‘Calm Down!’ is not helpful. I encourage you to consider how you might...
by Cara | Apr 5, 2018 | activity cards, ADD, ADHD, ASD, Aspergers, behavior, building a child's confidence, caregiver tips, children, communication, Down Syndrome, executive function, family, for OTs, fun activities, games, helping caregivers, LD, learning disabilities, learning disorders, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, OT, OT treatment, play to learn, SLP, SLP. speech therapy, social, social skills, special education, special needs, supporting special needs, teachers, teaching, therapist information, therapy, therapy tools, Uncategorized
Please share: Idioms or phrases that cannot be understood through their literal meaning can be rather confusing for students with language difficulties. Teaching children and students common idioms can help them navigate verbal communication with adults and peers as...
by Cara | Oct 7, 2016 | ADL, ADLs, autism, budgeting, daily living, Down Syndrome, life skills, Math, money, special education, special needs, supporting special needs
Please share: Making a Budget Budgeting is one of the most difficult life skills to both CREATE and FOLLOW. The face is, it seems as it should be the ONE thing that is easy for people to understand. However, the real truth is that budgeting is hard....
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