Reaching is an important motor skill that develops throughout a baby’s first year, but it’s not one you immediately think about. Typically we highlight the big 4: rolling, sitting up, crawling, and walking. Reaching allows the baby to engage with their world through play, feeding, and social connection with others. It also helps develop fine […]
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It’s that time of year where OTs are getting lots of referrals for handwriting concerns. Handwriting is a skill that starts to develop at birth. Seriously! The child might not start writing letters until they are 5 or 6 but there are so many pre-requisite skills that develop prior. When there are handwriting concerns, we
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Flexible (also alternative or adaptive) seating options in schools have become a hot topic and for good reason. Seating matters. Long ago are the days where classrooms are filled with 28 chairs pushed into each desk. Today, there are multiple options to support postural stability, help children focus, and promote optimal arousal level but if
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When interacting with kids, connection always comes before compliance. It doesn’t matter if they are developmentally on target or have developmental delays. It doesn’t matter if they have a diagnosis or not. It doesn’t matter if you’re interacting with them at home or at school. Connection comes first. Before they let us in. Before we
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Before you ask for a Sensory Diet, ask your OT how you can learn to read your child’s sensory signals. “Sensory Diet” is a huge buzz word these days. For those that aren’t sure what it means, it’s basically a plan of sensory activities done at prescribed times to ‘feed’ the nervous system with input
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Don’t know where to start when picking a course? We’ve all been there. As an Occupational Therapist, choosing which Continuing Education Courses to sign up for to earn those CEU’s can be overwhelming. There are so many options. So many courses. So many things to learn. In my previous post, I shared all about my
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The Road to becoming an Occupational Therapist can be long but is totally worth it. I share my grad school application journey and what my first 10 years in the field has looked like as a pediatric OT.
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