by Cara | Sep 14, 2018 | accommodations, bilateral integration, both hands, caregiver tips, clinic, coordination, crossing midline, dominant hand, downloads, fine motor, fine motor activities, fine motor coordination, for OTs, FREE, freebies, function, grasp, grasp development, handouts, hands, handwriting, helper hand, homeschool, Left-handed, motor skills, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, OT, printables, resources, School OT, school therapy, special education, special needs, supporting, supporting special needs, switching hands, teacher, teachers, teaching, teaching successfully, therapist information, therapy, therapy tools, tips, writing
Many students with special needs have difficulty using both hands together. This skill is called BILATERAL INTEGRATION and is required for tasks like cutting paper and getting dressed. One hand is the ‘doer’ and the other hand is the ‘helper.’ ...
by Cara | Feb 7, 2017 | bilateral integration, both hands, crafts, cutting, fine motor coordination, hands, handwriting, helper hand, scissors use, switching hands, together
Let’s talk about one of those critical skills that we often overlook….using the ‘helper’ hand. Most of us have one hand that’s dominant and the other is designed to partner up and be the super assistant! His job is no less important since...
by Cara | Jul 21, 2016 | activities, ADD, ADHD, autism, coordination, crossing midline, cutting, development, dominant hand, fine motor, gross motor, midline, occupational therapy, OT, Reading, switching hands, writing
It’s nearing the back to school time and I’d like to give you some tips to help your child with common school-related tasks. Read our earlier blog post giving tips to use your helper hand. For today—- let’s talk about crossing the midline....
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