Q&A: Data Tracking for Spinning Behavior?
Question: How can the Data Tracking form be used with a 20 month old? For example, he is turning just about anything he can get his hands on into a spinner. This child is at home. ...
Read more→Q&A: Sensory Diet to Address Spinning?
QUESTION: I am working with a 20-month-old boy who scored with low registration on the Sensory Profile. He also loves to spin things and is starting to spin himself. According to your strategies, he would ...
Read more→Q&A: Why Does This Child Hate Hearing Singing?
QUESTION: I work with a 7-year-old female diagnosed with Autism. Mom reports that she does not like anyone to sing or hum or birds “squaking” as she will demonstrate a behavior that involves yelling, kicking, avoidance of ...
Read more→Q&A: Do Sensory Activities Reduce Extreme Sound Sensitivity?
QUESTION: I am working with a high functioning autistic student that is very sensitive to sounds. He avoids walking in the halls when the bells ring, avoids going to the bathroom in school to ...
Read more→Q&A: HELP! Child Smells EVERYTHING?
QUESTION: Our son is almost 8 and all of sudden he has been wanting to smell everything. I have never seen this before, and he says he can’t stop. I want to help him before ...
Read more→Q&A: Weighted Blanket Guidelines?
QUESTION: I am in the process of ordering a weighted blanket for a kiddo on my caseload as part of his sensory diet. He is currently 35 pounds. Mom and Dad prefer a twin ...
Read more→Q&A: Therapy Session Structure for Small Sensory Seeker?
QUESTION: I recently started working with 22-month-old child, who presents with the following: Jumps up and down and flaps his arms and hands when excited Is difficult to engage in purposeful play for more than a few ...
Read more→Q&A: Sensory Diet Helping Autistic Student Stop Pacing?
QUESTION: What can you do to help a ninth-grade autisic student to stop pacing? He has been doing this for years; however, it has become more intense. He is in a special education setting ...
Read more→Q&A: Getting Sensory Child from Bed to Breakfast Table?
QUESTION: Do you have any sensory diet suggestions on how to get my tactile-defensive and proprioceptive-seeking son out of bed and ready to actually eat breakfast in the mornings? GWEN’S ANSWER: Here are some ...
Read more→Q&A: Therapeutic Activities for Child with Poor Body Awareness and Handwriting Difficulties?
QUESTION: I recently attended your workshop and wanted to start by letting you know how much I enjoyed your presentation! I am an OT currently treating a 12-year-old girl for handwriting speed-and-legibility difficulties. Her ...
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