Occupational therapy
Sensory processing, motor skills, mealtimes and everyday self-care — the practical business of getting through a day more comfortably.
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3yr-10yr Link pendingSensory Processing Disorder: Occupational Therapy Demonstration
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
A children's hospital occupational therapy team showing how sensory difficulties are assessed and supported, with the therapist explaining what she is doing and why as she goes.
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3yr-10yr Link pendingSensory Play at Home: Proprioceptive Games
SensoryFun! Toolkit
Proprioceptive games you can set up with ordinary things already in the house — the pushing, pulling and squeezing input a lot of children reach for when they need to feel settled.
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3yr-12yr Link pendingSensory Seekers: 5 Powerful Activities That Really Help
Harkla - Parenting & Child Development Tips
Two certified occupational therapy assistants (COTAs) demonstrating heavy-work and proprioceptive activities — pushing, pulling, carrying — that many children use to regulate. Most need no equipment beyond what is already in the house.
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4yr-10yr Link pending10 Brain, Hands & Fingers Warm Up Exercises
OT Closet
Ten short hand and finger warm-ups that build the strength and control sitting behind writing, doing up buttons and using cutlery. Short enough to run through before a table activity.
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3yr-12yr Link pendingIdeas for Heavy Work for Small Spaces
The Sensory Channel
Heavy-work activities meant for flats and small rooms — for when a child needs strong physical input and there is no garden or hallway to run in.