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Author: Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L

Reinforcing Fine-Motor Activity with Fan Switch

August 15, 2023 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

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Posted in: cause and effect relationships, Developmental disabilities, Make a craft or adaptation Filed under: bilateral hand skills, cause and effect switch, fine motor activities, fine motor strategies, reinforcing hand activities

Supine Stretch on Therapy Ball

August 14, 2023 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

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Posted in: Geriatrics, Make a craft or adaptation, occupational therapy Filed under: pinched nerve strategies, stretching on therapy ball, supine stretch

Make Your Own Motor Planning “Zoom Ball”!

August 13, 2023 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

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Posted in: child development, Developmental disabilities, dyspraxia, Make a craft or adaptation, Sensory Processing Disorders Filed under: eye hand coordination, forward pass, motor planning, rhythm, zoom ball

How to Make A Picture Puzzle Board for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

August 12, 2023 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

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Posted in: Autism, child development, Developmental disabilities, Make a craft or adaptation, occupational therapy, Uncategorized Filed under: make a puzzle, puzzle shape sorter, puzzle strategies

Love Trumps hate

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Posted in: Make a craft or adaptation Filed under: etch n sketch, love trumps hate

Resistive Hand Activity Using Pill Bottles and File Organizer

August 11, 2023 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

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Posted in: Developmental disabilities, Make a craft or adaptation, Sensory Processing Disorders Filed under: proprioceptive strategies, resistive hand activity, resistive materials, sensory modulation disorders, sensory stimulation

Make a Coloring/Erasing Activity out of Bottle Handle

August 9, 2023 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

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Posted in: child development, Developmental disabilities, hippotherapy, Make a craft or adaptation, writing skills Filed under: in-hand manipulation, motor control, pencil control, pencil rotation, translation hand activity

Resistive Sensory Ring Stack Made with Frisbees

August 8, 2023 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

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Posted in: Developmental disabilities, dyspraxia, Make a craft or adaptation, Sensory Processing Disorders Filed under: proprioceptive strategies, resistive hand activity, resistive materials, sensory ring stack, sensory strategies

Weaving Shapes or Photos with 2 Slits onto Spiral Cord

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Posted in: Developmental disabilities, Make a craft or adaptation Filed under: fine motor control, lacing cord, weaving strategies

How to Cut A Spiral Lacing/Weaving Cord out of A Bleach Bottle

August 7, 2023 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

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Posted in: Autism, Developmental disabilities, dyspraxia, Make a craft or adaptation, occupational therapy Filed under: cutting spiral shape, lacing shapes on cord, spiral cord, weaving shapes

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    Updated March 3, 2025 I have found that materials that vibrate often motivate babies, older children and adults with disabilities…
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     Updated March 3, 2025 The healing powers of horses have been recognized for thousands of years with the earliest recorded…
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    Updated march 16, 2025 Cutting with scissors is one of the most challenging fine motor skills! Providing the right scissors,…
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    Updated March 18, 2025 Types of Sensory Processing Disorders  Understanding Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD) is complex because there are three…
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    What is Self-Injurious Behavior? Updated March 15, 2025 Many children and adults with and without disabilities engage in what is…

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