IEP, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Pre-School, Special Needs Child
Do you have a difficult time engaging your young child in play? So much of the time as adults, we can find ourselves trying to get a child to engage in play the way we think it should be done. For example, a child bangs a spoon on a toy kitchen set instead of using...
Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Pre-School, School, Special Needs Child
Low Muscle Tone and Interventions Explained Low muscle tone, or hypotonia, refers to decreased tension in a muscle when it is at rest. You’re child might feel floppy or it may feel like you’re picking up a child who is sleeping even though they are awake. Children...
Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Pre-School, Sensory Processing Disorder
-Balloon fidget This is a great tool to make at home for your school aged child who wants something to fidget with their hands at their desk. It can increase attention in the classroom and it’s not noisy so it won’t disturb other students. Have your child help make it...
IEP, Occupational Therapy, Pre-School
The acronym “IEP” stands for “Individualized Education Plan.” Since I have two school-aged children on the Autism Spectrum, I have attended many IEP meetings. In Wake County, North Carolina, children receive an IEP when they age out of the Birth-to-Three program...
