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Handwriting is an incredibly complex skill. Many times, the difficulties might get overlooked. Here is a list of what an occupational therapist might observe or assess during a routine handwriting assessment.
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Counseling and Mental Health, Development

Most caregivers would tell you that their biggest goal is to raise happy and healthy children. Simple, right? In a world often filled with uncertainty…

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Feeding Therapy, Interoception, Sensory Diet

Written by: Chandon Hines, M.S.OTR/L Did you know that there are at least 32 steps to eating?! That makes feeding and eating THE MOST complex…

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Sensory Play

Make Your Own Sensory Bag Ellisa Baker, OTR/L Looking for some sensory suggestions “On the GO” this summer? Ms. Ellisa put together some great suggestions…

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Development, Language Development, Milestones, Occupational Therapy Blogs, Physical Therapy Blogs, Playing, Speech Therapy Blogs

With the recent release of the CDC’s new developmental milestones, there has been a lot of buzz about how to interpret and use these new…

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Memory, Occupational Therapy Blogs, Playing, Sensory Play

If you have been around OT for any period of time, you may have heard your child’s therapist talk about visual motor skills and include…

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Academic Tutoring, Language Development, Memory, Speech Therapy Blogs

Minimal pairs are words that differ by only 1 phoneme (sip dip).​ It is a quick way of helping your child break the habit of…

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Sensory Play

We are all waiting for the sunshine and warmer days ahead to give our kids the benefits of playing outside. Until then, you may be…

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COVID-19 Information

We created this social story to help families who have chosen to have their child vaccinated. This is not intended to imply what choice a…

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Feeding Therapy, Halloween, Language Development, Occupational Therapy Blogs, Playing, Self-Regulation

‘Tis the season for Fall festivals, class parties, fun costumes and trick or treating with friends and family! The air is filled with excited chatter…

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Counseling and Mental Health, Occupational Therapy Blogs, Playing, Speech Therapy Blogs

As we have all learned over the past year of social distancing, relationships with other people are incredibly important. This is even more true for…

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Occupational Therapy Blogs

Preparing children to return to school after a fun-filled summer is not always an easy task. The transition back to school can be really tough…

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Counseling and Mental Health

Children with ADHD often benefit from the structure that in-person school provides. Many children will likely continue to have online classes well into 2021. Children…

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