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Sensory Profiles

January 12, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Sensory Profiles

“Sensory” is one of those buzzwords these days in parenting groups, on Pinterest, and in relation to different diagnoses. I’ve seen people use it to mean pretty much everything. When I talk about sensory processing, […]

Philosophy

AAC Babbling & Repeated Noise

January 12, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on AAC Babbling & Repeated Noise

In my recent experiment with consulting with a few people via email, I received this lovely question! The asker was asking about their child specifically, and their child is a young adult. However, the specifics […]

Activities

Wizard Scrolls

January 11, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Wizard Scrolls

A multi-week activity: a student and I have been working on making “wizard scrolls”. First we used teabags, coffee grounds, and brown markers to test which would make the best “aged paper” by staining them […]

Activities

Dinosaur Dig

January 11, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Dinosaur Dig

One of the stations in my therapy gym right now is a dinosaur dig. I have had this idea in my mind for a long time and finally had time to construct it during the […]

Personal

Crunchy Needs

January 5, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Crunchy Needs

I noticed that I was struggling with eating the food that I had available for myself for lunch. When I thought about needing to get up and get my lunch, I would think of excuses […]

At Home

Wet Mess vs Dry Mess

December 31, 2022 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Wet Mess vs Dry Mess

If you’re someone who would say “Oh, I can’t handle letting my kids make a mess! It stresses me out too much!” …Well, first step, let’s differentiate between “wet mess” and “dry mess”. These aren’t […]

At School

Choosing the Right Sensory Tools

December 29, 2022 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Choosing the Right Sensory Tools

I can understand why some fidgets get labeled as “toys” — or worse, “distractions” — and taken away from kids who need them. It’s because they’re sold in bulk and trendy and seem like fun […]

At Home

Everything is Sensory

December 29, 2022 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Everything is Sensory

PSA: Everything is “sensory”! (And, again, like I mentioned yesterday…”sensory” is actually an adjective, not a noun…that’s me being pedantic, but it is something that really indicates to me whether I’m talking to somebody who […]

At Home

Everyone is Sensory

December 28, 2022 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Everyone is Sensory

PSA: Everyone is “sensory”. 😊 (A second, more pedantic, more pet-peevy PSA: “sensory” is an adjective, not a noun!) Everyone in the world has a sensory system. Everyone interacts with the world around them through […]

Activities

An Appley Adventure

October 19, 2022 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on An Appley Adventure

Inspired by Busy Toddler’s “Playing Preschool” — but a way more informal version of it — I sat down with the book “Ten Apples Up On Top” from the library and began reading. I didn’t call […]

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