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Promoting Healthy Sleep in Children with Sensory Processing Deficits(Post)
Good sleep is considered one of the five pillars of health and essential for participation in all other life activities. Unfortunately, 25% of typical children and more than 50% of children wit ...
Southpaw OBIE Pro: Sensory Engagement with No Limits(Post)At Southpaw, we're always seeking to combine and elevate the powers of multisensory experience and sensory integration therapy. But can you give your clients the benefits of these revolutionary tr ...
How Do I Know If My Child Has Sensory Processing Disorder?(Post)Sensory processing is used to describe how the nervous system receives information from the body’s senses and then turns that information into a response. When discussing Sensory Processing Disor ...
Why We Share a Sensory Gym - Prioritizing Togetherness and Finding the Just-Right Challenge(Post)Providing sensory integration therapy in the clinic requires lots of attention to the physical design of the space. This includes safety, hardware for hooks, options for suspension, play equipmen ...
Tranquility Rooms, Multi-Sensory Environments and Aging(Post)The Aging face many issues and losses when they have to move into a Skilled Nursing Home. They may exhibit feelings of displacement from daily roles, anxiety and stress associated with the loss of ...
From the Gym to the Table: A Whole-Body Approach to Feeding Therapy(Post)Feeding is a sensory experience. It involves tactile input as the hands touch food and grasp utensils. It involves visual input, since the way a food appears can shape our willingness to try it&mdash ...
Enhancing Future Occupational Therapists’ Competencies with Southpaw Pediatric Equipment(Post)At Huntington University Arizona, we are committed to preparing the next generation of occupational therapists with the highest standard of education and practical experience. Central to our appr ...
Use of Sensation in the OT Classroom(Post)Sensory integration is defined as “the neurological process that organizes sensation from one’s own body and from the environment and makes it possible to use the body effectively within the en ...
From Meltdown to Mastery: Building Proprioceptive Skills with Southpaw Tools(Post)While practicing as an OT in any setting, there is much value in regulating a child’s state for occupational engagement. Dysregulation can hinder a child’s ability to maintain a calm stat ...
Working Together to Improve the Learning Experience(Post)Rock Creek School in Walkersville, Maryland, provides individualized special education programs for students aged 3 to 21 with a wide range of severe disabilities. The school was very interested ...
The Benefits of Classroom as a Clinic(Post)Contributors: Carole Dinan, OTD, OTR/L, Assistant Professor, Heidi Robertson, OTD, OTR/L, Associate Professor, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, and alumni: Megan Gatsogiannis, M ...
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