My three-year-old client has a speech delay, Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD) and motor planning challenges. He is shown in the…
Figure-Ground Discrimination is a visual-perceptual skill that helps a child to interpret what she sees; it is the ability to…
I always thought that those orange holders at the Trader’s Joe store designed to clip onto the cart and hold…
Tying shoelaces may be one of the most challenging self-care dressing skills. I encourage caregivers to explore alternatives so that…
If your child has been manipulating buttons on oversized dress-up clothing and bags, he may be prepared to button his…
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…
Some parents and even professionals may not realize how important crawling is to child development. Babies typically begin to crawl…