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Writing Connection

April 20, 2024 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Writing Connection

One of my kids who does not like to write and feels particularly threatened by writing, really does like to have some kind of transition object to hold in the hallway while we walk from […]

Autism

New Space in Your Brain

January 12, 2024 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on New Space in Your Brain

I want you to imagine for a moment that…everything is really good right now. Imagine that all the things on your to-do list that feel like “have to”s (instead of “get to”s) are taken care […]

Autism

In Pursuit of Diagnosis

October 7, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on In Pursuit of Diagnosis

If you are pursuing diagnosis for your neurodivergent child, it’s okay to take your neuro-affirming lens back “off” in order to talk to the doctor about your child. What I mean is that you are […]

Autism

Fluctuating Skills (AA23)

April 26, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Fluctuating Skills (AA23)

Many neurodivergent people (not just Autistic people, but including Autistic people) have skills that fluctuate from day to day. This comes up so often in IEP meetings that I’m sitting in. People will say of […]

Humor

“Air-Conditioner Escaping Disorder”

April 26, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on “Air-Conditioner Escaping Disorder”

Let me tell you a fable. Once upon a time, an expert doctor was studying a child who ran away from rooms that had air-conditioners in them. Air-conditioners had only recently been invented, and it […]

Autism

Co-Occurring Conditions (AA23)

April 21, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Co-Occurring Conditions (AA23)

Autism and ADHD. Autism and OCD. Autism and anxiety. Autism and Tourette’s. Autism and trauma. Autism (as a diagnosis) very commonly accompanies other diagnoses as well, which typically fall into different categories: some of them […]

Autism

Sensory Processing, Explained (AA23)

April 8, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Sensory Processing, Explained (AA23)

“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, […]

Autism

Explaining Neurodivergence with Phones

March 6, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Explaining Neurodivergence with Phones

One way that I sometimes explain the concept of neurodivergence — that autism, or ADHD* are different wirings of the brain, without being something “wrong” with the brain — to children (or sometimes to their […]

At School

Low Attention

February 5, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Low Attention

Low attention is not a moral failure. The picture I got from talking to the teacher about the boy was very different from the picture I got when I worked with him. “He leaves things […]

Autism

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, […]

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