Teaching requires an incredible amount of attention, decision-making, emotional regulation, flexibility, and problem solving. Teachers are expected to support students, manage the classroom, deliver instruction, respond to unexpected needs, communicate with families, document progress, and keep moving through the school day. That is a lot for one nervous system. Explore this free printable preventing teacher […]
It is important to nurture a healthy self-esteem in kids from an early age. A child with high self-esteem will be more confident, happier and better equipped to deal with the challenges of life. There are many things you can do as a teacher, parent or caregiver to help boost a child’s self-esteem. These self […]
Self-reflection helps you to analyze your professional and personal growth. By keeping a record of your ideas, reasons, actions, techniques, and assessments you can plan for your future and facilitate a positive outcome. Take a few minutes to look back on the past school year. Use these 10 open-ended questions to ask yourself at the […]
Recent research studied survey responses, interviews and basic self care assessments of basic daily tasks, such as bathing, brushing their teeth, cleaning and preparing meals, of 81 adults with moderate to severe autism. The results indicated the following: 1. only 45% were employed. 2. after taking into account symptom severity and communication ability, having good self-care […]
There is an OT, Kristin Roll, from Minnesota who is collecting information on a child’s ability to complete self-care and home/community related skills in order to create a standardized test. She hopes that this test will assist families in getting occupational therapy services covered for their children. She is self funding this study. Here is […]
Here is an informative hand out from Vanderbilt University entitled “Teaching Your Child to Become Independent with Daily Routines”. It includes what to expect from children at different age levels with regards to self care skills and tips on encouraging independence in children including those with special needs. You can view it at http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/documents/teaching_routines.pdf or […]