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Child Development

Speaking and Silence

August 2, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Speaking and Silence

There are probably a hundred things I love about the sisterly relationship between Bluey and Bingo. The show does such an incredible job at honoring their different personalities as well as their different stages of […]

At Home

Say What You See

July 28, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Say What You See

[Image description: There is a title at the top of the meme that reads “Verbal Referencing: Say What You See”. Three images of toddlers are shown, with captions beneath them. The first child is smiling […]

Autism

Because Cats Aren’t Dogs [AA23]

April 22, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Because Cats Aren’t Dogs [AA23]

This post by NeuroWild does an incredibly concise job of showing the harm that the “medical model” can perpetuate in describing autism — specifically, in the way that it describes Autistic people solely by comparing […]

Philosophy

Compliance isn’t Respect

March 31, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Compliance isn’t Respect

“Compliance isn’t respect, and noncompliance isn’t a lack of respect” is a big lesson for adults to learn. One thing that has continually blown me away as I’ve learned and grown on this journey of […]

At School

Bo-ring…

December 15, 2022 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Bo-ring…

I have a child on my caseload who is Autistic and a “gestalt language learner” — a descriptive term for children who learn to speak in phrases or scripts (as opposed to learning to speak […]

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