Autism (Autism Spectrum Disorder, or ASD) is a neurodevelopmental difference in one's way of being and experiencing the world. It...

I've recently learned about declarative language. Not that it wasn't something I hadn't used before, and it is a term that I probably had...

Through the OT lens, an occupation is anything you do that is meaningful or important to you. It could be your job. But it could also be...

Do you have a child that melts down over the smallest things? Who "loses it" and has extreme emotional reactions that seem...

Self regulation is your ability to monitor and manage your energy states and your reactions to your thoughts, emotions and sensations. It...

Proprioception is one of the main senses that I focus on in Occupational Therapy or any of my work with kids. It is your sense of where...

Grounding tools are activities or items which give some intense or distracting sensory input which brings a person back to the present...

"The experience of being human [of being conscious at all] is embedded in the sensory events of our every day lives". Begininng with the...

Interoception. One of those strange words an Occupational Therapist probably made up to explain another one of all the myriad of things...

Every parent has probably been there- you overestimated your super mom abilities and decided to pick up some quick groceries on the way...

The Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics,created by Bruce Perry, teaches that therapy needs to start at the place in brain development...

Does your child struggle with anxiety? With big emotions that make home routines a huge challenge? Does your child have extreme fears...

Here’s a list of grounding techniques to help calm yourself when anxious or stressed. Find one or two that work best for you. If focusing...

Children’s brains organize from bottom to top, starting from their brainstem and moving to cortical, ‘higher thinking’ areas last. Some...

Heavy work activities- using the body against resistance (also called proprioceptive input)- are regulating for most children, especially...

Generally, activities that are purposeful or goal directed are more calming than random movement activities such as running around,...