The following is an excerpt from my book From Flapping to Function: A Parent’s Guide to Autism and Hand Skills.…
Figure-Ground Discrimination is a visual-perceptual skill that helps a child to interpret what she sees; it is the ability to…
This adaptation enables children and adults with decreased grasping skills to see and/or play with a balloon that they can…
Between 12 and 18 months of age, babies develop greater visual-perceptual skills by using form boards, shape sorters, pegboards, nesting…
I love using this jig with individuals who have difficulty grasping thin paint brushes due to weak hands or increased…
The following Heart themed activities to celebrate Valentine’s Day are simple to make and the recycled materials are readily available,…
A Take-Apart and Put Together manipulation box can work on many hand and cognitive skills such Visual attention Sequencing and…
Folding Paper The illustrations shown in this post are from my book The Recycling Occupational Therapist. Folding paper, stuffing envelopes…
There’s lots of great pom pom crafts to make all year long… I made the following adapted pom pom maker…
Sensory bags and sensory rings are super easy to make and a versatile therapeutic tool. It is also quite rewarding…