A Dad asked me today if it was okay that his almost 2 year-old was walking on her tiptoes. His 5 year-old daughter also walks on her toes, but she has cerebral palsy, and has gone through years of botox injections and wearing orthotics to help her to stand on flat feet and to maintain […]
The past several months I spent every extra moment I had studying. I took an exam on Saturday to obtain the credential Pediatric Certified Specialist. During every patient cancellation, after my daughter went to bed, and another other time I could grab was put towards learning everything I could about the field that I have […]
Re-posted from OUR Journey Thru Autism “I’m doing it! I’m doing it!” yells an exuberant 8 year-old boy as he rides away from me on his bike. This young boy has a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder and dyspraxia and was so frightened to just sit on his bike with training wheels 4 months ago […]
For many of us who have a loved one with autism or work with children with autism, the vaccine debate is not something new. It is one that has been on my mind more over the last couple of years as I have done research to help me make decisions about how and when to vaccinate my daughter. […]
Reposted from Our Journey Thru Autism Children with autism spectrum disorders often have movement as a strength. Perhaps the child cannot talk or doesn’t know how to initiate play with a peer, but they can typically walk down the block and climb the monkey bars. We’re not talking about the quality, variety, or skill level […]
Playdough can be a great tool to strengthen the hands and for imaginary play. It can also be a great tool for increasing sensory awareness of the feet. It can also be used to challenge balance in standing like in this video, or it can be done in sitting too. Have fun trying it out!
Its been 3 work days since I came back from the TMR course. I’ve been trialing it out with many of my kiddos. Its definitely taking less time to do the assessment of the 7 positions and to determine which is the hard vs. easy side for each motion. I do get consistent improvement in […]
I just came back from 2 long days at a course called TMR (total motion release) for TOTs. I have been looking into the TMR program since last year around this time, but had only read about it for adults. The creator is a marketing guru if you ask me. I wasn’t too attracted to […]
Check out this fantastic Fireman driving his Fire Truck! Complete with flashing lights, a siren, and important tools in the truck. Please share with me other creative Halloween costumes you made or saw this year!
As promised here are some of my go-to strategies during therapy sessions. This carries over to home activities as well as any time a child is learning something new or facing a challenge. None of these strategies have anything to do with physical therapy, movement, or motor development, but without them I wouldn’t be able […]