When someone says your child has a visual motor problem, there are often some underlying elements that contribute to the presentation of the visual motor deficit. Visual motor issues may not just be from difficulties with visual perception or integrating vision with motor demands. In this article, I will discuss different reasons your child may…
Holiday Food Art for Picky Eaters and Building Fine Motor Skills
If you are looking for fun ways to increase exposure to fruits and veggies this holiday season, check out these four simple food art ideas. All you will need is: A red pepper, cucumber, banana, a clementine, raspberries, and olives. Grab a knife, a long skewer, scissors, and a toothpick as well. These ideas are…
Sensational Seating Ideas for Distance Learning
Whether you are grabbing a few more gifts to put under the tree or actively planning out updates to your child’s Distance Learning classroom, seating is an important element to consider. Seating not only depends on the activity your are doing and its demands but also your child’s sensory needs to remain alert and engaged….
Indoor Sensory Motor Holiday Obstacle Course
On this COVID Holiday season, take the opportunity to continue to build new memories to cherish with your children for a lifetime. While it’s fun for some to spend the holidays with extended family and cousins galore, for others it’s sensory overload. Instead, enjoy the holiday season with some fun activities that get kids off…
Restore Exercise to Calm Down from Holiday Excitement
Rhythm, pressure, and respiration are the key ingredients for promoting calming and destressing. While for some kids a hug will do, for others with sensory differences, anxiety, and emotional dysregulation, they need more frequent opportunities to engage in supportive movement exercises. Exercises like the one below provide restorative input, slow down the heart rate, and…
Holiday Cloud Dough for Kids with Tactile Defensiveness
Making cookies can be a great holiday tradition. But for children with tactile defensiveness to sticky, messy, and unpredictable textures, this holiday tradition might not be at the top of your child’s “Fun Activities” list. If your child doesn’t want to participate but you love cookie-baking, you can still include him/her in the holiday tradition…
The Role of Sensory Integration in Learning: When and Why a child might need a sensory-based occupational therapy evaluation
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Upgrading Sensory Diet Activities for a Digital Generation
I am going to make a bold statement. The Sensory Diets of the 90’s and early 2000’s are outdated. What worked for the Millennial generation is not the same as what will work for Gen Z. The biggest reason: technology. Let me explain. The iPhone was released in 2007. By 2017, the number of Apps…
Occupational therapy in school is more than just a related service
Occupational therapy in schools is not just a related service. As an occupational therapist trained in sensory integration, you can have a powerful influence on support a school team’s ability to create cohesive intervention plans that reflect the value of movement, breathing, and integration of the senses for learning and self-regulation. I encourage both school…
Hidden Binder Fidget Holder
Description: A convenient way for teens and tweens to store fidgets for use in the classroom Supplies: 4- 8 Small flat fidgets A 3 ring binder that the student is already using at school 1 or 2 “ Four Pocket Binder Photo Pages” Benefits: Allows for discrete retrieval and storage of fidgets to be used…
