Bryce Staverman was born without a portion of his cerebellum, which plays an important role in gross and fine motor skills. In this heartwarming video, Kris Staverman, Bryce’s mother, shares her son’s story and the positive influence he has had on her family. #FeelGoodFriday #SpecialNeeds #CP #CerebralPalsy
Monthly Archives: February 2020
‘Mock flights’ for Kids with Autism
‘Mock flights’ at the Nashville airport are helping kids with autism and developmental disabilities practice and prepare for real flight experiences. ✈️ #Autism #AutismAwareness #Airplane #MockFlights
How to Teach and Promote Self Control Skills
Kids are expected to exhibit self control at school; however, we don’t always spend enough time teaching what it means and how to use it in the classroom. This blog post from The Calming Corner offers useful tips for teaching and promoting self-control skills. #SelfControl
Melt & Pour Dinosaur Soap
As a school-based OT who is working your way through flu season, you may be looking for new ways to encourage your students to wash their hands. Try this fun activity, making melt and pour dinosaur soap, from The Pocket Occupational Therapist. 🦖 #OTTipTuesday #FluSeason #WashYourHands #OT #OccupationalTherapy
How to Teach ‘WH’ Questions
Nicole Allison, Speech Peeps LLC blog has a new series on how to teach reading comprehension. Check out the first post of the series, which covers how to teach ‘WH’ questions. #SLPeeps #SLPLife #WHQuestions #ReadingComprehension
Christine Sun Kim’s ASL Performance of the National Anthem
Check out Christine Sun Kim’s incredible performance of the National Anthem in sign language at the Super Bowl LIV in Miami on February 2, 2020! #AmericanSignLanguage #ASL #SuperBowlLIV #WithCaptions
What is Occupational Therapy?
Many people wonder what exactly occupational therapy is? This article from Pittsburgh Parent breaks it down in a quick and easy to understand way. #OT #OccupationalTherapy
Blaze the Speech Dood
Blaze the Speech Dood is an amazing 5 year old golden doodle speech therapy dog!! His Instagram account will warm your heart! #SLPeeps #SLPLife #GoldenDoodle
DIY Sensory Motor Path
Physical Activity & Motor Development for Kids by Pink Oatmeal shares tips on creating a budget friendly sensory motor path using materials such as painter’s tape, chalk and printables! #OTTipTuesday #SensoryMotorPath
“What is Autism” Puzzle
Check out this “What is Autism” puzzle to help neurotypical peers empathize with and understand peers with autism from Hands in Autism. #AutismAwareness #ASD #Autism