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Homesensory processing

sensory processing

At School

Creating “Calming Sensory Spaces” in the Classroom

March 27, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist 0

  A recording of myself presenting on the topic, “Creating ‘Calming Sensory Spaces’ in the Classroom”. I presented this first to teachers at the school where I work, and then made minor adjustments and recorded […]

Personal

Self Awareness

February 16, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Self Awareness

I think there are most likely exactly zero of us who received explicit, overt, interoceptive (inner body sense) instruction growing up. Maybe there are a few of us who did actually receive good instruction, but […]

Personal

If The Sock Fits

February 5, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on If The Sock Fits

I went to get dressed yesterday. We were going to be out walking outdoors for a few hours of the day. I put on some socks that I haven’t worn in a few months, since […]

Personal

Biting Nails

February 3, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Biting Nails

A really common sensory question that I get is “How can I stop my kid from biting/picking their nails or skin around their nails?” or sometimes even, “How can I stop doing it?” Ever since […]

Recordings & Media

Once Upon An Upset – Podcast Interview

January 29, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Once Upon An Upset – Podcast Interview

About a year ago, I had the honor and delight of being on the podcast, Once Upon an Upset. We talked about several things in parenting and professional spheres, because when I speak out loud […]

At Home

“Destructive” Play

January 13, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on “Destructive” Play

“My child won’t play without being destructive. He is extremely smart, but he bounces off the walls and is destructive. We try redirecting him. We try positive reinforcement. We try using incentives. We use time-outs. […]

Philosophy

Sensory Profiles…in Cute Form

January 12, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Sensory Profiles…in Cute Form

This is SUCH a cute way of framing the four sensory profiles — in technical terms, and in order from left to right, top to bottom, they would be “low regulation”, “sensory seeking”, “sensory sensitive”, […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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