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How Pretend Play Builds Social Skills

December 2, 2024 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

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Posted in: Autism, child development, Developmental disabilities, dyspraxia, Learning disabilities, Sensory Processing Disorders Filed under: pretend play, social skills

Squeeze the Bottle to Make the Whale Toy Squirt

July 21, 2024 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

Advertisements Some of the best toys can be made by cutting up bottles. I cut the blue whale shape out…

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Posted in: child development, Make a craft or adaptation Filed under: hand strengthening, pretend play, water play

Adding Sensory Components to Pretend Play

June 19, 2024 Barbara A. Smith, MS, OTR/L Leave a comment

Advertisements I am retired now from clinical practice, but I can’t stop looking at any activity and tweaking it to…

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Posted in: Autism, cause and effect relationships, child development, Developmental disabilities, Make a craft or adaptation Filed under: pretend play, proprioceptive hand activity, vestibular sensory stimulation

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