Managing Behaviors

Written by Cathy Lynn Gonzales, M.S., OTR/L Has your child’s occupational therapist touted the magic that deep pressure input can bestow upon one’s body? Avid movie watchers may have seen the great effects of the [squeeze machine] depicted in Temple Grandin’s 2010 biography drama film Temple Grandin or the [magic blanket] in 2021 psychological thriller […]

Learn what heavy work is, why occupational therapists recommend it to help calm and regulate children and how you can incorporate it into your day.  If you’ve heard the term “heavy work” thrown around before, it might have conjured up an image of a pickaxe and a sweaty brow under a hardhat. But what does

  After months of distance learning,  your child now has the green light to go back to school for in-person learning. Maybe you’re thrilled, nervous, or both — and maybe your child is feeling a little bit of everything too. No matter where you’re located, it’s likely that things at school are going to look

How To Help Children With Sensory Sensitivities Tolerate Wearing A Mask by Thao Pham BS, COTA/L & Brittney Weinerth MS, OTR/L Note: The following information is not meant to diagnose or treat and should not take the place of personal consultation, as appropriate, with a qualified healthcare professional and/or occupational therapist. Recently the Centers for

Tone of voice can convey so much to the people you are communicating with. Tone of voice is not referring to what is being said, but is rather how something is being said. Tone conveys the emotion behind the statement. Many people know and talk about how our thoughts can often be “lost in translation”