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Make A Plan, Write It Down

November 14, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Make A Plan, Write It Down

I mentioned this idea almost offhandedly in a training recently and it was profoundly exciting to the people in the training— so I’m making it into its own post! Here’s the idea in brief: ask […]

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Big Pile of Pillows

November 6, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Big Pile of Pillows

It was 45 minutes until bedtime and my kids (6 and 4) were super amped up and high energy. Some days I have the energy to start playing goofily with them in a way that […]

At School

Clumsy Self-Advocacy

November 3, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Clumsy Self-Advocacy

Recently I had an OT session with a child who I’ve known for many years. They were unusually irritable and on-edge, and at one point they were so frustrated with what they were trying to […]

At School

Feeling Left Out is the Point

November 3, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Feeling Left Out is the Point

I spoke to my child’s school to tell them that I wanted to opt my child out of their new behavioural manipulation system to the greatest extent possible without singling my child out. They were […]

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Pirate Adventures

November 3, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Pirate Adventures

The child saw a giant cardboard box and suggested it was a pirate ship. Even if pirate fiction wasn’t one of my own special interests, I would have been on board immediately (ha ha, pun […]

At Home

Writing Because of Music

October 20, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Writing Because of Music

My son (6) wanted to listen to music. He loved the music, the way it felt in his body, so he danced. He loved the music, the way it sang in his mind, so he […]

At Home

Processing Scary Things

October 13, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Processing Scary Things

There’s an episode of Bluey called Space. In it, three little boys are playing together at their kindergarten. They’re playing pretend space explorers. As they navigate who is going to play what role in the […]

At Home

Talking About Self-Advocacy

October 9, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Talking About Self-Advocacy

Sometimes when I tell parents that it’s okay to wear earplugs in order to cope with their own sensory sensitivity/avoidance, they worry that they’re going to hurt their children or implicitly be telling their children […]

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Grad School

October 8, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Grad School

I was very surprised how difficult I found OT school. I am the type of person for whom school has always come easily, at least in terms of getting decent grades easily and so on. […]

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The Scariest Possible Wizard Spell

October 6, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on The Scariest Possible Wizard Spell

I have “old paper” in my OT room (white paper stained brown with tea or coffee, crumpled up, etc) and sometimes the kids will get interested in making wizard scrolls or pirate maps or whatever. […]

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