Greetings from The Recycling Occupational Therapist! Now that I am a senior citizen ( 67 years young), I occasionally share…
Simulated Buckles Opening buckles is relatively easy- involving a series of bilateral pulling motions. However, closing buckles is a trickier…
If your child has been manipulating buttons on oversized dress-up clothing and bags, he may be prepared to button his…
I made the following video decades ago. It explains what low vision is and the role of occupational therapy in…
Donning a bra causes shoulder pain! I am a 67 year old retired Recycling Occupational Therapist with a history of…
Dressing skills develop substantially during the 2nd year of life. They are wonderful bilateral activities! Repetitive, button manipulation activities will…
What is Executive Functioning? An excerpt from From Flapping to Function: A Parent’s Guide to Autism and Hand Skills. The…
As an occupational therapist working with children and adults with developmental, sensory and/or learning disabilities for over 40 years, I…
I have a fascination with James Baldwin The brilliant ” writer and playwright James Baldwin was born on August 2,…
I have had hypermobile joints all my life! Of course, I didn’t know what that was 67 years ago, when…