A child’s primary occupation is play. Children use play to develop strength and coordination, sensory modulation, emotional regulation, and socialization …

With more time spent working from home, attending school from home, or exercising at home, chances are you’ve heard about …

“Praxis” is our ability to think about how to do something we want to do. Kids use praxis when they …

School has begun for many, and it has taken on many different forms. We are very much thinking of all …

The purpose of this article is to provide and explain a relaxation strategy, in order to lower our stress and increase our relaxation.

In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, more families are staying in to watch movies together, such as the Harry Potter film series. (Thankfully, many...

Insight on how COVID-19 may impact our children's sensory systems and helpful strategies addressing specific sensory systems.

If your family is like my family, this is the time of the year we like to be spontaneous, get …

In addition to the important role of our touch (or tactile) system previously discussed under tactile perception, another critical aspect …

The sense of touch begins to develop very early during pregnancy and becomes quite active long before a baby is born. Like the other senses,...

Visual perception is one of the most familiar and commonly understood. Visual perception refers to the meaning that our brains give to the information that...

Most children learn that we have five senses: sight, sound, taste, touch and smell. However, there are other very important senses not included on this...

Of all the sensory systems that we talk about in sensory integration theory and treatment, the one that may be the most basic, yet the...

Many are already familiar with the five senses: Taste, Sight, Touch, Smell, and Sound Did you know there are two more senses? These two additional...

Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) describes the condition where sensory integration is not adequately processed in order to provide appropriate responses to the demands of the...

It's never easy to come up with fresh new fun ideas for occupational therapy activities. We don't want to use the same activities over and...

The Pyramid of Learning is an illustration that depicts a general idea of our children’s foundational skills, and what other skills build upon those. This...

Proprioception refers to compression (weight-bearing or pushing, etc.) and traction which stimulates proprioceptive nerves in the joints where muscles attach. This gives the body very...

Regulations are used to protect consumers in a state or jurisdiction. These regulations protect from unqualified, unscrupulous, or unethical OT practitioners.

An occupational therapist (OT) is one who assists a multitude of different people in finding independence or “normalcy” in their everyday lives. The types of...