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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 […]

Philosophy

Describing Without Judging

January 12, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Describing Without Judging

If I could get everybody in the world to learn one concept about the way they interact with children…well, actually, I have about a bazillion that I might choose from. I’m pretty bad at choosing. […]

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 […]

Humor

Restaurant Review

January 8, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Restaurant Review

This morning my kids invited me to a restaurant. Let’s start with the positive. The owners are clearly passionate about this restaurant, and even about personalizing it to their customers—as soon as I stepped up […]

Autism

Social Skills for Neurotypicals

January 8, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Social Skills for Neurotypicals

When you start to frame autism, ADHD, or other neurodivergences as really and truly just a difference instead of a disorder… It leaves space for realizing things like how the “social skills” that we teach […]

At School

“Make” Them Write

January 8, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on “Make” Them Write

I said this a few days ago as part of a larger post, and I liked it so much I decided it needed its own post. 😉 Some kids are interested in “writing” when they’re […]

Autism

Autism Self-Diagnosis is Valid

January 8, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Autism Self-Diagnosis is Valid

In the Autistic community, self-diagnosis is accepted as a valid journey to diagnosis. There might be reasons to pursue medical diagnosis, which could include the affirmation of hearing it from an external provider/professional; needing medical […]

At Home

Choices Are Hard

January 8, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Choices Are Hard

It’s “trendy” to offer your kid choices. 😉 It’s one of the easy, catchy, go-to parenting “tips and tricks” that I guarantee you’d see on almost any advice article, book, or even just talking to […]

At School

Love & Worksheets

January 8, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Love & Worksheets

This made me laugh out loud. When kids love something, they’ll explore it in every facet of their play if you don’t get in their way! You don’t have to turn it into worksheets. (Yes, […]

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