by Britt Collins, OTR/L It’s the New Year and everyone is trying to set their New Year’s Resolution and try to figure out how to stick with it. They are also trying to recover from the holidays and the shopping, lights and toys. Your child is probably playing with all their new toys, or at [...]
Sensory Suggestions for the Holiday Season
December 18, 2011 By
by Britt Collins, OTR/L It’s getting closer and closer to that time! YAY Christmas or Hanukah or whatever holiday your family celebrates. The children begin to get excited about presents, Santa, Lighting the Lights and waiting for a present each night of Hanukah. Now the question is “what do I get my child with sensory [...]
Thankfulness Challenge Acknowledging Your Child’s Strengths
November 18, 2011 By
Five Fundamental Facts about SPD
October 25, 2011 By
by Britt Collins, OTR/L So many children that are on the autism spectrum have sensory issues and many people are not as familiar with what Sensory Integration (SI) is. Many Occupational Therapists (OT’s) are trained in SI work and use this in their treatment when working with all types of diagnosis but especially when working [...]
How to Help with Tactile Defensiveness
September 18, 2011 By
by Britt Collins, M.S., OTR/L When children are defensive to certain tactile input it can really affect their ability to function. Some children are sensitive to tags in their shirts, touching sticky or gooey things (like glue or finger paint), walking barefoot in grass or light touch. Others may crave touch with a desire to [...]
Summer Sensory Fun
June 18, 2011 By
Meet The OJTA Contributors
October 5, 2010 By
Lori Ciccarelli, Warrior MamaBio | Blog | <p>Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: <a href=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/ourjourneythruautism/LoriC”></a> Dr. Joni Redlich, Physical Therapy Bio | Blog | <p>Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: <a href=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/ourjourneythruautism/JoniR”></a><br/>Powered by FeedBurner</p> Chynna Laird, Sensory Processing Disorder Bio | Blog | <p>Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: <a href=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/ourjourneythruautism/ChynnaL”></a><br/>Powered by FeedBurner</p> Joanna Keating-Velasco, [...]
