Choosing a gift for an aging patient or loved one can be a challenge when their wish list is short, or when you’ve run dry of unique and useful ideas. Seniors and aging family members are often … [Read more...]
Using Music to Unlock Learning Opportunities for Children with Autism
By: Cathy Bollinger, Board Certified Music Therapist According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 68 children has autism spectrum disorder (ASD). A new government survey of … [Read more...]
Why Fidget? 5 Benefits of Fidgets
By: Robyn Colley, OTR/L Fidget cubes, spinners, and the old-fashioned stress ball. Fidgeting is gaining hype these days. Teachers are begging to keep spinners out of their classrooms. The … [Read more...]
Autism & Social Skills
For an individual with Autism, socializing can be quite excruciating if not painful. Individuals with Autism can range across the spectrum in their ability to socialize and learn social skills. In … [Read more...]
Sensory Processing Across the Lifespan
In this post, we recap blogger Cecilia Cruse, MS, OTR/L on her personal journey from a few years ago regarding the importance of sensory tools. She writes: This week I have a little more personal … [Read more...]
Sensory Spaces – Touch-Pressure-Vibration
Hot, cold, bumpy, soft, hard, shaky? A good touch can be texture to our fingers like music is to our ears and it is at the foundation of our learning experiences. Young to senior, our fingers and our … [Read more...]
What’s in Your Therapy Bag?
If you have done any air travel the last few years you know that airlines often have an in-flight magazine on board. These usually have a feature where they interview some movie star, CEO or savvy … [Read more...]
Benefits of Swinging
Some of our fondest memories are often associated with swinging. When you think of a swing you might think of child’s play, but the benefits of swinging are truly therapeutic and transcend all ages. … [Read more...]
Snug Vest – A Fantastic Deep Pressure Solution
Sensory overload is something that we all experience to a degree, but those with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often also have sensory processing challenges. This means individuals with ASD tend to … [Read more...]
The Cost of Autism: Budget Friendly Tools that Work
Today’s economy continues to impact America’s middle class families, but families who have a child with autism are impacted more significantly by our current economy. Not only is having a child with … [Read more...]
