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Playing Pretend with our Imagination in Occupational Therapy
Overheard in Occupational Therapy: Playing Pretend Using Our Imagination Using their imagination allows a child to explore their problem-solving skills. Whether they're building a space ship, exploring Antarctica, or practicing their doctor skills--encouraging a child...
Methods for Treating ADHD
Every child with ADHD deserves an individualized plan of care. Whether that plan looks like a 504 at school, a prescription from a doctor, counseling, or even a nerve stimulation medical device--there is no one-size-fits-all solution. At an increasing rate over the...
Orthographic Mapping
Overheard in Speech Therapy: Orthographic Mapping Put (kinda-sorta) plainly, orthographic mapping is how the brain memorizes and links the spelling of words to their pronunciations and their meanings. Orthographic mapping is a strategy for learning new sight-words in...
Conversational Mirroring
Mirroring in a conversation is an easy way to teach your child to become involved in and add to a conversation without a lot of pressure put on them to come up with something unique to say.
The use of ADLs & IADLs
Are your children able to complete their age appropriate ADLs and IADLs independently?
How to Start Pediatric Therapy
Who doesn’t love a good old-fashioned decision tree? Use this one to learn how to start pediatric therapy.