How “Success-Only” Activities Promote Learning

Advertisements Updated March 21, 2025 Many years ago, I worked at a day program training adults with developmental disabilities and…

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What is a Sensory Modulation Disorder?

Advertisements Updated March 18, 2025 Types of Sensory Processing Disorders  Understanding Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD) is complex because there are…

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Treating Individuals with Self-Injurious Behaviors

Advertisements What is Self-Injurious Behavior? Updated March 15, 2025 Many children and adults with and without disabilities engage in what…

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Seating Adaptations for Sensory Processing Disorders

Advertisements Benefits of Seating Adaptations Updated March 3, 2025 Seating adaptations are designed to promote safety, comfort and function. For…

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Promoting Figure-Ground Discrimination During Hand Activities

Advertisements Figure-Ground Discrimination is a visual-perceptual skill that helps a child to interpret what she sees; it is the ability…

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Autism Spectrum Disorders and Handwriting

Advertisements Handwriting is arguably one of the most difficult fine-motor skills a young child is required to learn. Not every…

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Functional Vision Do-It-Yourself Activities

Advertisements What is Functional Vision? In my book From Flapping to Function: A Parent’s Guide to Autism and  Hand Skills,  I…

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How to Promote Bilateral Hand Skills

Advertisements What are Bilateral Hand Skills? Bilateral means both sides. Between 3 and 6 months of age babies develop the…

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