Q&A: Preschooler Eating His Feces?
Question: This is a first for me! I an occupational therapist working with a preschooler who is eating his feces. I have had students in the past who would smear or play in feces ...
Read more→Q&A: BrainWorks Effective for Nonverbal Students?
Question: I am wondering if BrainWorks is effective for nonverbal students. I’m an OT working in a school primarily for students with moderate to severe autism. Most of our students are nonverbal or only ...
Read more→Q&A: Where Is Your Sensory Symptoms Checklist for Parents?
Question: Several years ago, I took your advanced Sensory AND Behavior course and loved it! I have used it A LOT in my practice! I am working with a teenaged boy with a diagnosis ...
Read more→Q&A: Guidelines for Sensory Rooms and Breaks?
Question: I am an OT working in a middle school. Our team includes behavior coaches; however, we have differing views on the use of sensory rooms. They believe in teaching functional communication through free ...
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Q&A: Teenager with Autism and Skin Picking?
Question: I am working with an autistic teenager who has issues with skin picking. She is smart and talented. I have tried replacing the behavior with squeeze balls or giving her a visual prompt, ...
Read more→Q&A: Sensational Brain Controlled Research Study?
Question: You conducted a controlled research study in 2014 that provided guidelines on the frequency of short and longer movement breaks for students of different ages. Was that study ever published? If not, do ...
Read more→Q&A: Sensory Strategies without OT Oversight?
Question: Our administrator wants to implement classroom sensory strategies without OT oversight and asked me to develop a presentation. I am an occupational therapist working in a primary school. We have many students with ...
Read more→Q&A: Advanced-Level Courses for Experienced OTs?
Question: I have been an OT for 18 years. Do you offer advanced-level courses for experienced OTs? I have enjoyed your seminars and products in the past, and I’m looking for something new and ...
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Q&A: Autistic Student Seeking Deep Head Pressure?
Question: I have an autistic student seeking deep head pressure in a circular motion over the area covered by the temporalis musclulature. He requests staff to rub deeply. It would be preferable if I ...
Read more→Q&A: Reoccurring Sensory Issues in High Schooler?
Questions: I’m hoping you can shed some light on one of my ninth-grade, life skills students who has developed reoccurring sensory issues. Although he’s had a history of sensory issues, he learned to modulate himself ...
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