A few moons ago I went to Bikrams yoga for 2 years with my friend over at Autism Service Provider and Beyond. I remember one day another friend asking, “Did you go to yoga today?” She went on to say that I was extraordinarily calm. It interests me when I learn something about myself and then … [Read more…]
The holidays are approaching! I don’t know about you but when I start looking for others I start buying for myself! I just emailed my mom and sister a couple of more ideas and bought myself two items yesterday while shopping for others! So, who needs ideas for their kids?! I cannot tell you how … [Read more…]
Sometimes when I take a look around I feel like an old lady with these young therapists cropping up! But, I tell you us older folks need young therapists to show us new tricks, to remind us of forgotten tricks and to help keep our spirit young. I met Kaitlyn Vokaty (Occupational Therapist) about 6 … [Read more…]
Please welcome Lorna d’Entremont as my first guest post! Lorna has been so kind to share my blog with others. I hope you enjoy the story behind Kidcompanion’s chewelry and the efforts put into creating a quality product. Lorna wears many hats as you will see below and is an asset to children and … [Read more…]
I was thinking about my post for this week’s blog and a recurring thought kept coming to mind… The more I know the less I know! Recently, I have been branching out into the oral motor and feeding arena and I tell you for every article I read there are 100s more to consider. I … [Read more…]
Container play taken to a whole new level! Put the child in the basket. Yes, we are putting kids in laundry baskets, large Rubbermaid containers, large circular tubs! Why? Because we become friends with our OTs and learn new tricks. Not only are we going to talk laundry baskets we are going to think about … [Read more…]
This week I wanted to discuss coinciding topics that I have observed often in the past couple of years: low tone and reflux. (Take a gander at my two other posts touching on our “low tone” kiddos: Low Tone: It Is Not Just a Speech Thing and Kiddos Who Overstuff at Mealtimes.) A colleague and I were … [Read more…]
One of the consistent challenges I encounter in my practice is getting others on board with the idea that the child who is not verbally communicating his/her needs might benefit from other therapies. I often hear that “my only concern is speech; he is not talking.” Many times that same child is running through the house, is … [Read more…]
Food! Great topic for this week’s post! I love going to the grocery store and thinking about food that some of my kiddos may eat. For today, the focus will not be so much on picky eaters but my “mouth stuffers”; the kiddos that like a lot of food in their mouth at once. These … [Read more…]
I feel the same way about gas pumps as some of the battery operated toys that keep going and going and going… Do you have those toys at home that go off haphazardly in the middle of night? My garage has one wall lined with toys and inevitably the rooster from an animal puzzle crows when … [Read more…]