by Jennifer Davis | Oct 3, 2018 | Parenting
A few years ago I was invited to attend a Mary Kay party by a parent of one of the kids I see in my clinic, so I decided to go. I had a fun time at the party and really liked the products that I was able to try so I made a big purchase. During the party the women...
by Jennifer Davis | Feb 11, 2018 | Books, Communication, Parenting, Pediatric Therapy, Sensory Processing, Whole Body Listening
Do you find yourself frustrated when trying to get your child with autism to listen to you? Whole body listening is a key tool that parents like you can use to help your child learn the basic expectations for appropriate communication behaviors. The book Whole Body...
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...
by JLDTHERAPY | Nov 15, 2017 | Developmental Delay, Fine Motor Activities, Handwriting, Manipulation, Occupational Therapy Ideas, Parenting, Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Pediatric Therapy, Sensory Processing, Special Education, visual perceptual skills
Therapeutic putty is such a great relaxing tool for children and even adults of all ages. It’s a stiff like putty that can be squished, shaped, and makes sounds. This therapeutic putty gets your child’s hand muscles to work helping with fine motor skills, handwriting...
by Jennifer Davis | Oct 18, 2017 | Parenting
It’s Halloween time again! With other parents you watch a crowd of little monsters, mermaids, and pirates running from porch to porch yelling, “Trick-or-treat!” and collecting sweets. But Halloween brings a problem that you didn’t know you had: Trick or treating can...
by JLDTHERAPY | Oct 4, 2017 | Feeding, Parenting, Pediatric Therapy
The American Academy of Pediatrics states is safer to start preparing for solids at around six months of age. For the first six months babies only want to have milk, but after around the sixth-month mark, they naturally get the desire to eat solid foods. In the first...
