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Month: June 2023

Stencil on White Board Activity

June 30, 2023 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

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Posted in: child development, Developmental disabilities, Make a craft or adaptation, occupational therapy, Sensory Processing Disorders Filed under: reaching activities, stencil activities, upper extremity strengthening, working on vertical surface

Hoola Hoop Fine-Motor Activity

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Posted in: Developmental disabilities, Make a craft or adaptation, occupational therapy Filed under: bilateral control strategy, eye hand eye coordination, reaching activities

Matching Colors Insertion Activity

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Posted in: Developmental disabilities, Make a craft or adaptation, occupational therapy Filed under: literacy strategies, matching colors

Matching Magnetic Words to Wall Board

June 29, 2023 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

Do you have incomplete magnetic puzzle boards and don’t know what to do with them? Photocopy the remaining puzzle pieces…

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Posted in: Developmental disabilities, Learning disabilities, Make a craft or adaptation, occupational therapy Filed under: magnetic puzzles, magnetic white board, reaching activities, reading skills

Decrease Tactile Defensiveness to Water

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Posted in: Autism, Developmental disabilities, Make a craft or adaptation, occupational therapy, Sensory Processing Disorders Filed under: decreasing tactile defensiveness, tactile defensive, tactile defensiveness

Adapted Ring Stack Activity to Promote Bilateral Hand Use and Reaching

June 28, 2023 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

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Posted in: Developmental disabilities, Make a craft or adaptation, occupational therapy Filed under: adapted rings, bilateral hand skills, bilateral hand use, hemiplegia adaptations

Lollipop Shapes for Insertion/Removal Fine-Motor Tasks

June 27, 2023 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

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Posted in: Developmental disabilities, Make a craft or adaptation, occupational therapy Filed under: insertion tasks, lollipop shapes, reaching tasks, visual attention

Fine-Motor Money Activities for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum

June 26, 2023 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

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Posted in: Developmental disabilities, Make a craft or adaptation, occupational therapy Filed under: coin values, identifying coins, money skills

Squeeze Pins, Visual Stimulation and Autism Spectrum Disorder

June 25, 2023 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

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Posted in: child development, Developmental disabilities, Make a craft or adaptation, occupational therapy, Sensory Processing Disorders Filed under: hand strengthening, low muscle tone, sensory processing disorders strategies, squeezing clothespins

Light Box Insertion Activity for Low Vision Clients

June 24, 2023 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

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Posted in: Autism, Developmental disabilities, Make a craft or adaptation, occupational therapy Filed under: light adaptation, light box, low vision

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