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Activities

Big Kids Play Too

September 25, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Big Kids Play Too

This is another one of my “big kid” room setups as I lean heavily this year into trying to continue to practice child-led play-based therapy, even with older children (9-15ish). It’s easier for me to […]

Personal

An Interoception Observation

September 15, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on An Interoception Observation

I had an unusual moment recently that reminded me of a sensory feeling from my childhood that I’d completely forgotten about. For me, it was a good illustration of the way that interoception — or […]

At Home

Case Study: Sensory Mismatch in Play

September 13, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Case Study: Sensory Mismatch in Play

I’ve written before about “sensory mismatch”. It’s one of the hardest things for people with vastly different sensory profiles to be able to get along with each other in stressful circumstances. Let me tell you […]

Philosophy

“Just” Toddler Behavior?

September 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on “Just” Toddler Behavior?

Somebody asked, “How can I tell if my child’s reaction to some sensory input is ‘just toddler behavior’ or a sign of some sensory processing difference?” That’s a very good question. And to some extent, […]

Child Development

Tail-Wagging Interoception

August 2, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Tail-Wagging Interoception

In the infamous “Duck Cake” episode of Bluey (season 2, ep 44), it’s little sister Bingo’s birthday and she is looking through a cake book for which cake she would like to have for her […]

Personal

Eating (A Personal Reflection)

August 1, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Eating (A Personal Reflection)

(this post comes with a content warning for mention of physical abuse, as well as disordered eating, eating aversion, internalized fatphobia, sensory difficulties with eating…basically if there’s anything that feels triggery to you about food, […]

Activities

Ice, Ice Baby

July 31, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Ice, Ice Baby

I hoped for a warm day to do an ice-themed camp invitation*, but in England all we had were moderate days and chilly days. The kids seemed completely unfazed by this fact and the ice […]

Activities

Make Your Own Potions

July 19, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Make Your Own Potions

The single play invitation that I was most excited for in all of Camp Creativity* was set for Thursday: the “make your own potion” station. This could totally have been anywhere from really simple to […]

Activities

Camp Creativity – From Vision to Invitation

July 18, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Camp Creativity – From Vision to Invitation

The space that I had available for camp was the open outdoor area between the building I work in and the next building over. It has parking lots on either side, so I knew we […]

Activities

Camp Creativity Whiteboards

July 18, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Camp Creativity Whiteboards

I’m going to start out today by just showing you guys the list of literally everything that I had planned for camp on each day, because I think that’ll give me a touchpoint to go […]

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