Friday, October 27, 2017

Spider and Web Fine-Motor Activity

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This activity gives lots of sensory stimulation as children or older clients move the heavy ball around, tie or untie the knots and push ...
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Friday, October 13, 2017

Fun Activities for people with Memory Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease or other Dementias

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When my mom developed Alzheimer's disease I created activities that were easy for her to use and met her individual needs. I describe th...
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

How do Fine-Motor Activities Help to Develop Handwriting?

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Babies begin learning about the spatial relationships between what they see, reach for, grasp and manipulate during the first year of life. ...
Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Do-It-Yourself Waterproof Cast Cover

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After hand surgery my hubby needed a waterproof cast cover so that he could shower and go boating. This video shows how he made an inexpensi...
Friday, July 21, 2017

Strategies for Teaching Individuals with Autism or other Developmental Disabilities to Manipulate Fasteners

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Children and adults with disabilities typically require a lot of  REPETITION  to learn concepts and motor skills and they need to practice...
Friday, June 30, 2017

Hippotherapy Activities that Help Build Hand Skills

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Hippotherapy is a specialized treatment area used by occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech and language pathologists....
Friday, June 23, 2017

Sensory Processing Disorders: Pushing Objects Through Elastics to Increase Sensory Stimulation, Finger Strength and Body Awareness

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Pushing objects into openings between elastics or other stretchy materials is a fun way to provide resistance, proprioceptive stimulation t...