Just as a baby gradually develops more mature grasps (such as the pincer) to hold and manipulate objects, her grasp…
A fetus’s nervous system enables her to kick, push and reposition while still snug inside the womb. After birth, the…
What is a Collage? I have always loved making collages… since the first time I squirted glue on a smaller…
Many years ago, I worked at a day program training adults with developmental disabilities and noticed that some of them…
What are Bilateral Hand Skills? Bilateral means both sides. Between 3 and 6 months of age babies develop the abilities…
Tummy time has prepared the baby’s forearms and hands to play with toys and crawl, and it also has strengthened…
Dyspraxia is one of the 6 subtypes of Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD) Many children have more than one of the…
There are several advantages to attaching toys, creating games, and even writing on vertical or angled surfaces as opposed to…
Excerpt from: From Flapping to Function: A Parent’s Guide to Autism and Hand Skills When I hear the word autism…