by admin | Oct 28, 2023 | Communication, Developmental Delay, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Pediatric Therapy, Special Education, Speech, Speech Therapy
What is AAC? AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative communication. AAC are methods that can add to or be an alternative to our use of speech/mouth-word communication. AAC could look like… No-tech: a smile to indicate we’re happy, a cringe to show dislike, or...
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 | 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 | Feb 12, 2021 | Special Education
Let’s face it, Shelter in Places are awful. But (sigh) it has become our new normal. It take a toll on everyone. Depression rates have tripled in the last year. For kids, and even adults, with ADHD this figure is alarming since ADHD often coexists with...
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...
