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Homesensory processing

sensory processing

Philosophy

“Just” Toddler Behavior?

September 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on “Just” Toddler Behavior?

Somebody asked, “How can I tell if my child’s reaction to some sensory input is ‘just toddler behavior’ or a sign of some sensory processing difference?” That’s a very good question. And to some extent, […]

Child Development

Tail-Wagging Interoception

August 2, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Tail-Wagging Interoception

In the infamous “Duck Cake” episode of Bluey (season 2, ep 44), it’s little sister Bingo’s birthday and she is looking through a cake book for which cake she would like to have for her […]

At Home

Sensory Mismatch & Bedtime Routines

June 23, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Sensory Mismatch & Bedtime Routines

A challenging thing about having children with vastly different sensory processing styles, or about having a very different sensory processing style yourself than your child, can be finding solutions in your family that meet both […]

At School

Is it sensory, or is it behavior?

June 12, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Is it sensory, or is it behavior?

I had the opportunity to speak to a group at one of the schools where I work on the topic of discerning whether kids’ “behavior” could be motivated by sensory processing, or whether it’s just […]

At Home

They’re Not Playing Dangerously

May 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on They’re Not Playing Dangerously

“They’re actually not playing dangerously.” I tell this to my own body. My own nervous system. My own fight-or-flight response. Because of the way the noise feels. It pounds against my ears. It sends jolts […]

At School

What Sensory Self-Regulation Is

April 18, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on What Sensory Self-Regulation Is

The transcription of the whiteboard can be found at my intro post for this series: What the Therapy Gym Is. When I set out to write this as a helpful reminder for the adults who […]

At School

What the Therapy Gym Is

April 18, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on What the Therapy Gym Is

Last year, I had the opportunity to train some of the staff at one of the schools I work at about how to use the therapy gym as a place for some of the children […]

Autism

Interoception (AA23)

April 15, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Interoception (AA23)

Interoception may not even be a word you’ve ever heard before, let alone know what it means. At its most basic, interoception is “inner body sense”. On top of the five senses that we all […]

Kids' Shows

“Just Do It”

April 11, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on “Just Do It”

The only reason I’m writing this post about this show is because it’s a show my child is obsessed with right now, so I’ve watched the episode 41,392 times. It’s not because I think the […]

At School

Sensory Processing “Case Studies”

April 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Sensory Processing “Case Studies”

After my post about the very basics of the 4-quadrant sensory processing model, a lot of people asked me more questions about “sensory missers” (in specific) and just the “passive” side of the axis in […]

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