The Recycling Occupational Therapist

 Gather up your beads, buttons, bottle caps, spare change, Bingo Chips, Monopoly tokens, dice, Dominoes and other extra game pieces. Fi...

When I hear the word autism the image that pops into my mind is 4-year-old Gary. He is lining up cars, end to end, while children aroun...

Its always exciting to find an inexpensive product that can be used when creating or adapting new activities. My clients love to try new a...

Someone had put a broken toddler  toy on my desk at work. The child is supposed to put a ball in the top, it rolls down a short distance and...

 HOW TO RESIST WITH PULLING, PUSHING AND SQUEEZING Many children and adults with autism and other developmental disabilities  have poo...

The sleeves of my sweatshirt are filled with bags of sand. Many children enjoy feeling the weight of the sleeves slung over their shoulde...

There are many strategies described in my book FROM FLAPPING TO FUNCTION:  A PARENT'S GUIDE TO AUTISM AND HAND SKILLS that help child...