Your proprioceptive system.
The code name for this in the OT world is “heavy work“, and a common phrase we use is “heavy work always works”. Receiving input to your joints and muscles has been shown to have an overwhelmingly high
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5 Ways to Cope with Changes in Routine
We all thrive off of routine in our lives. But what about when something unexpected happens and your plans have to *gasp!* CHANGE?!?? You can be as proactive as you want, and plan ahead all you want, but sometimes the universe just feels like throwing a wrench in your day.
How to Know if it’s a Meltdown or a Tantrum.
Think all those kids who kick and scream in public places are just being “bad”? It helps to understand the difference between a meltdown and a tantrum.
How to Calm Down by Coloring, and Why it Works
One of my favorite pastimes when I was younger, aside from continuously jumping off of the couch in an attempt to fly, was coloring. I had a tote bag filled just about to the top with crayons. There had to be over a hundred in there. Coloring books were my JAM.