by Marie Pabica | Apr 12, 2023 | Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy Ideas, Parenting, Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Pediatric Therapy, Sensory Processing, Special Education
Occupational Therapists work with children and adults to help them better understand their sensory systems and learn how various sensory inputs can positively or negatively affect the person. Sensory inputs come from the world and can affect each person very...
by Jennifer Davis | Nov 15, 2022 | Developmental Delay, Fine Motor Activities, Occupational Therapy Ideas
Occupational therapy may help individuals with ADHD in multiple ways. It can help a person identify barriers to success, develop strategies for tackling those areas, practice new skills or refine old ones, and brainstorm solutions when things do not go as planned....
by Jennifer Davis | Jun 28, 2022 | Communication, Developmental Delay, Fine Motor Activities, Occupational Therapy Ideas, Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Pediatric Therapy, Special Education, visual perceptual skills
Motor skills are important for baby’s physical strength and movement. Motor skills are used every day throughout our lives. They help us move and do everything from lifting heavy items to typing on a keyboard. Motor skills and motor control begin developing...
by Jennifer Davis | Dec 14, 2020 | Fine Motor Activities, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy Ideas, Pediatric Therapy
A few days back, we did a post on social media on how to select an appropriate toy for your child. With Christmas approaching, we thought this would be a good topic to explore and help parents choose the most developmental toy for their child. At JLD therapy, we...
by Jennifer Davis | Oct 25, 2020 | Developmental Delay, Occupational Therapy Ideas
Fall is here, and so it Halloween. Halloween is such a fun time of the year. Kids are excited and when kids are excited, they are more open to exploring and trying out different activities. Below are some great ways to channel their excitement and energy into...
by Jennifer Davis | Jan 31, 2018 | Developmental Delay, Feeding, Fine Motor Activities, Manipulation, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy Ideas, Parenting, Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Pediatric Therapy, Sensory Processing, Special Education, visual perceptual skills
If you have a picky eater with autism, please know that you are not alone. Do you struggle to get them to eat the food you cook? Do you find yourself getting frustrated at the approaches you take that don’t seem to be helping? Food aversion is very common. It’s...
