Did you ever read a “choose your own adventure book”? I loved these as a child. Make a decision and jump to a certain page number. Find out the consequences. Re-read the book and make some different choices. Life is a “choose your own adventure book” at times. We face a series of problems. Decisions….
Forgive me if I’m still walking on a cloud after April! What an amazing month! As you know, I had the priviledge of travelling to the US to attend the AOTA conference in Philadelphia. I have to admit feeling intimidated by the sheer number of people attending the conference (I was told 10 000 people). I was…
Finger isolation is the ability to use each of our fingers individually. It emerges as skill with babies at 9 months and progresses to pointing. It is closely related to the separation of the two sides of the hand when we focus on the use of the index finger working in isolation from the rest of…
While many of my OT sessions are child-led and based on a child’s interests, there are times when I bring activities to prompt goal attainment. Sometimes the toys or equipment I bring to sessions are “invitations to play”. At other times, I have more structured activities. The more fluid OT sessions that are child-led are…
There is a misconception that we should never intervene with Autistic play. Honouring Autistic play and neurodiversity …… and intervention are not mutally exclusive. We can be respectful and neuro-affirming, yet help our Autistic children by exposing them to new experiences, encouraging skills rather than forcing them, taking their lead with interests and motivations, addressing…