Rainy Day Fun
Rainy days with a toddler can sometimes be challenging. You might find yourself not being as active as you are during sunnier months because the go-to favorite of the park… Read more »
Small Communication Changes, Great Results
Children diagnosed with receptive and expressive language delays frequently miss the subtle communication cues in their communication interactions with others. They often need additional support to take notice of those… Read more »
Having Fun with Sensory Integration Activities
From the womb into adulthood, our neurological systems are developing and processing an overwhelming amount of sensory information every day. Our system must then interpret this information and make it… Read more »
Turning the Terrible Twos into the Terrific Twos
Many parents of two-year-olds comment about the difficulty of having a two-year-old. The phrase the “Terrible Twos” is frequently used to qualify the feelings of parents about their frustration with… Read more »
The A-B-Cs of Behavior
Problem behaviors may be a common challenge for students, especially those with developmental and learning disabilities. Parents, educators, and family members may find problem behaviors in children a common source… Read more »
10 Ways to Help Your Resistant Eater
Eating is a complex multi-sensory process. While eating, we receive information from all our senses simultaneously; vision, touch, smell, taste, sound, proprioception, and balance. Additionally, eating is a complex motor… Read more »
Say what you mean, mean what you say (Autoclitic Verbal Operants)
What are autoclitic tacts? Simply put, autoclitic tacts indicate something about the strength of the response and the certainty, or not, of the speaker. This complex verbal operant was originally… Read more »
Messy Play
Tactile play offers endless learning opportunities and messy play is a crucial component of early education. There are many benefits of messy play. What are the benefits of messy play?… Read more »
Therapeutic Listening Blog
Using Music to Improve Sensory Processing Music is frequently used as a therapeutic tool to calm or organize children. However, does music have the potential for sensory organization? In 2007,… Read more »
Eight Ways to Support Your Child’s Early Development
Parents often wonder what they can do at home to support their child’s development. The short answer: Play with your child! But what does that play look like? Here are… Read more »