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 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...
Google Eye Slime!

Google Eye Slime!

by | Oct 19, 2021 | activities, clinic, coordination, craft, create, eight senses, fine motor activities, following directions, for OTs, fun activities, fun ideas, occupational therapy, OT, play, play to learn, recipes, school therapy, senses, sensory, sensory processing, Slime, special needs, therapy

Please share: Everyone LOVES slime! Slime is great for sensory, especially the tactile or touch sense. Kids all over enjoy making and playing with slime. We know that following a recipe and planning the outcome helps children to develop executive function skills. What...
What is Interoception?

What is Interoception?

by | Mar 23, 2020 | Aspergers, autism, behavior, children, eight senses, emotion, empathy, feeding, GI, GJ Tube, interoception, mindfulness, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, OT, pediatric, potty, potty training, processing emotions, school therapy, senses, sensory, sensory processing, sensory processing disorder, special education, special needs, supporting special needs, teaching successfully, therapist, therapy, toilet, toilet training, toileting

Please share: Interoception is known as the eighth sense. What is this ‘new’ word and how does it affect me or my child with autism?Here’s a section from an article in Frontiers of Psychology:”While interoception is a term that has gained and...

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