My Most Used Apps in OT
Truth be told, I’m not the biggest fan of using apps (or tablets for that matter) during my OT sessions, they can sometimes be a distraction. I try to limit using them, if only for the fact that many kids […]
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How To Start a Back-To-School Routine
School may or may not have already started for your little ones, and it’s important to get them back into the swing of things with a routine. Not only will it help them establish a sense of independence, learn responsibility, […]
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Technology: Friend or Foe?
I’m a millennial, the last generation to experience life before the internet, but that doesn’t mean we’re immune to technology addiction, and neither are our parents, grandparents, and children. Technology has become a normal part of our daily lives. All […]
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Why Are Home Programs Important in Occupational Therapy?
Now that summer is here, everyone’s got vacation on the mind. But how do us therapists make sure that progress we made doesn’t plateau or regress during the summer months? We use home programs! Home programs are a series of […]
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What Is a Sensory Diet and How Do I Use One?
Contrary to what it may sound like, a sensory diet doesn’t have to do with eating. The term “sensory diet” was coined by Patricia Wilbarger, MA, OTR. It’s a program of specific sensory activities put into a schedule according to […]
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Why Don’t More Police Know About Autism?
In today’s world, we’ve (finally) begun to have in-depth conversations about the realities of police brutality and racism. We’ve become flooded with information, from history lessons we never knew to personal stories in real-time. You can’t scroll down a social […]
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The Benefits of Flexible Seating
Let’s face it, it’s much harder to focus when your body isn’t ready. If you can’t sit still in a chair, or if the chair isn’t the right size for you, it makes it so much more difficult to pay […]
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Person-First or Identity-First?
One of the very first things we learned when I was in my first semester of OTA school was to use “person-first” language rather than “identity-first” when referring to our patients. We were told that to use “identity-first” (identifying a […]
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5 Resources for Special Needs Teens and Young Adults in San Diego
When I type in a quick google search for “local special needs resources”, I get loads of hits for little ones. However, when I search for resources for teens and adults, the results are scarce. It seems like people forget […]
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The Importance of Generalization
Let’s say one day you decide you want to become physically healthier. So you get a personal trainer, but every time you get home you eat nothing but junk food. Would you expect to see or feel any results? It’s […]
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