Here is an interesting sitting gadget for children with and without special needs called the Nada Chair. The Nada Chair is a sling that you wrap around the child’s back (or adults) and knees. The knees are used as a helper to stabilize the back. There are also stretch straps that you can purchase to […]
Here is a great news story about an innovative summer program idea. They raise the money to provide therapy services over the summer for free for children with special needs. Heard about this from @AdvanceforOT on Twitter.
Recent research in the Journal of Pediatrics reports on ADHD and enuresis (bedwetting). Enuresis in children with ADHD occurs at a higher rate but the cause for this is unknown. The researchers studied 344 children with ADHD ages 6-12 years old. Out of the 344 children, 16.9% had nocturnal enuresis. The 16.9% had more inattentive […]
The Journal of Pediatrics published research on children with ADHD (Type C) and sensory organization. The sensory organization of standing balance of 43 children with ADHD-C was compared to typically developing children. The children with ADHD-C scored significantly lower equilibrium scores, somatosensory, vestibular and visual ratios on the Sensory Organization Test(SOT). The largest difference was […]
Pediatric therapists, parents and teachers use sensory recipes daily. Here is a collection of fun ones from the Internet to explore. 1. Recipes for Sensory Fun: This is a nice 5 page download created by a therapy company to hand out to parents. 2. Fun and Messy Dough Recipes: This has all the favorites plus […]
Heard about this website from @otadvantage on Twitter – Ian’s Shoelace site. This man has created an entire website dedicated to tying shoes. He provides an extensive amount of information on shoe tying. He compares knots, rates knots and demonstrates knots. He writes about shoe lacing tips for children, people with disabilities, adults and everyone. […]
A Northwestern University study researched how children processed three sounds with background noise present in the room. The three sounds, “ba”, “ga” and “da” were difficult for children to interpret. The researchers used a new technology that is sensitive enough to measure how the nervous system represents differences in sounds in each person. This study […]
The journal entitled Nature Neuroscience recently published research on how autistic children use proprioceptive information and visual information. The researchers concluded that autistic children relied much more on the proprioceptive information to learn new movement patterns rather than external visual cues when compared to typically developing peers. In addition, they found that the children who […]
We are very excited to announce a new handwriting program that we are offering on our website. Handwriting on the Wall© and the W.I.N. TM (Write Incredibly Now TM)program has been developed by Susan N. Orloff OTR/L. Susan N. Orloff, OTR/L has been an occupational therapist since 1971. She has had extensive experience both in […]
Just a quick, brief commentary on some recent observations… Why do we have child sized spoons, forks, knives, cups and scissors but most children use full sized pencils when learning how to write? Why do children have to learn to write their names at age 3? Please tell me how this is a functional skill […]