Make Your Own Bilateral Bat, Two-Handled Pull and Zoom Ball Activities

Advertisements The following bilateral sensory activities are easy to individualize, age appropriate for both children and adults and can be…

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Anti-Gravity Positions: Prone Extension and Supine Flexion

Advertisements Prone Extension Between 6 and 12 months of age a typically developing baby is so strong that when placed…

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Autism Spectrum Disorders and Handwriting

Advertisements Handwriting is arguably one of the most difficult fine-motor skills a young child is required to learn. Not every…

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From Patting to Pincer

Advertisements A fetus’s nervous system enables her to kick, push and reposition while still snug inside the womb. After birth,…

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Functional Vision Do-It-Yourself Activities

Advertisements What is Functional Vision? In my book From Flapping to Function: A Parent’s Guide to Autism and  Hand Skills,  I…

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How “Success-Only” Activities Promote Learning

Advertisements Many years ago, I worked at a day program training adults with developmental disabilities and noticed that some of…

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