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…
Between 12 and 18 months of age, babies develop greater visual-perceptual skills by using form boards, shape sorters, pegboards, nesting…
Sensory bags and sensory rings are super easy to make and a versatile therapeutic tool. It is also quite rewarding…
The following bilateral sensory activities are easy to individualize, age appropriate for both children and adults and can be used…
Prone Extension Between 6 and 12 months of age a typically developing baby is so strong that when placed on…
Squeeze, Push, Pull! Activities that involve squeezing, pushing or pulling provide proprioceptive sensory stimulation to the hand joints and muscles.…
I always thought that those orange holders at the Trader’s Joe store designed to clip onto the cart and hold…
Babies first interact with the world by wiggling their arms and legs with no apparent purpose other than enjoying movement.…
What is Behavior Modification? A basic principle in shaping or modifying behaviors is that people want to repeat an action…