July 2010
3 posts
Help regulate your child’s summer stress
Summer vacations are great, and no one appreciates them more than the kids, but the change in routine and lack of structure can be a challenge for children. Self-regulating behavior and anxiety become more of a challenge, as structure, proper transitioning, and day-to-day consistency is often lost over the breaks. It goes without saying that all children need downtime over school breaks, but...
Occupational Therapy: a definition
What is Occupational Therapy!?
“The therapeutic use of work, self-care, and play activities to increase development and prevent disability. It may include adaptation of task or environment to achieve maximum independence and to enhance the quality of life.” - AOTA
Now that sounds complicated! Lets simplify it a bit…
Lets start with the word “occupation”. An occupation to a person is ...
Time Magazine: Autistic Kids at the Movies: Where...
Friday, Apr. 02, 2010 By Amy Lennard Goehner
On April 10, thousands of children with autism will be able to do something that for many of them was impossible until recently: go to the movies. They’ll see How to Train Your Dragon at one of 93 “sensory-friendly” screenings in 47 cities across 30 states. The lights will dim but remain on, the volume will be lowered, the...
