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Fine Motor and Tactile Input Activity
Here is a new activity idea called Hunt and Find. This inexpensive activity can be created with objects from around the house or the therapy room. To view the directions on how to create and play the activity click on Hunt and Find. For more activities like this check out $ensory Motor Fun on a […]
Collecting Data in the School District, Clinic or Home
School based occupational and physical therapists are responsible to track a student’s progress with regards to the goals that pertain to their area of expertise. This is done my daily notes, monthly progress reports and annual reviews. Goals are created by the IEP team and in some cases by the therapists themselves depending upon the […]
Adapted Musical Instruments
I have recently come across several interesting websites regarding adapting musical instruments. School based occupational and physical therapists are frequently adapting tools in the classroom. Here are several websites for suggested adaptations: One Handed Woodwind Instruments A Day’s Work – This is a commercial website of items for sale. Although you can get some great […]
Homemade Assistive Devices
Workshop Solutions is jammed packed with information about homemade assistive devices for people with disabilities which I heard about from Barbara Boucher website Therextras. There is a full list of mobility and communication devices that two men have compiled. There are many photos to support the text which describes various pieces of mostly homemade equipment. […]
OT Home Programs Make a Difference!
I was so excited to find this recent research. Finally, some strong statistics supporting that occupational therapy home programs make a significant difference in a child’s life. Pediatrics published research on children with cerebral palsy who received occupational therapy home programs. There was 36 children in the study (mean age of 7.7 years old) with […]
Fine Motor Pumpkin Activity
Here is a fun, simple, step by step fine motor activity that encourages tactile input and bilateral coordination as well. This is a large file so it may take a little time to download.
AFO’s in Children with CP
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery published research on the use of a floor reaction ankle foot orthoses (AFO’s) on children with cerebral palsy (CP). Using gait analysis, the researchers determined that the AFO’s restricted sagittal plane motion (left to right motion)which results in improvements in knee extension. The best results were seen in […]
Outdoor Field Trips with the Family for Fall
Fall happens to be one of my favorite seasons. In upstate New York it is the calm before the storm. It begins to get chilly but we also have some great outdoor activities to enjoy. Plus, we try to take advantage of any nice days before the bitter cold of the winter sets in. To […]
This is fun!
This is a neat tool to try out for fun or for some unique visual games for children. All you have to do is upload a photo, hit the light bulb to turn out the light and then light up the picture with the match. Great fun to encourage visual perceptual skills. Check out the […]
Assistive Tech Tip: Computer Timers
Here are some free count down timers on the computer to keep children aware of the amount of time left for an activity or lesson. My favorite is the timer on classtools.net where you can actually see the time expiring instead of just numbers counting down. You can also add music to the timer at […]