Twister is a good game to work on motor planning and gross motor skills. My nephew is autistic and he is very motivated by words and writing so we incorporated words into a game of twister to work on his motor planning skills. Put a strip of packing tape on each color on the twister[Read More]
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Tea Party
A tea party is fun for both young and old. It is even more fun when you use a nice china tea set and fancy linens. It can be really fun and motivating when real food and real drink is used. Preparation and clean-up is of course a big part of the activity, and can really target[Read More]
Quick Tip; Stickers
Put stickers on the client’s forearms to encourage supination when finding the stickers to take them off.
Things I like about being a Therapist
I don’t have to wear business clothes to work I wear comfortable shoes to work I get to play with kids I use my creativity in my job I get to make and invent things, such as adaptive equipment, splints, corner chairs I work on the floor a lot (yeah, I really do like[Read More]
Mancala
Where has this game been all my life. Actually, I played this game as a kid, and I have played it as therapy in the past, but I just re-discovered it as a therapy activity. It is a perfect game for in hand manipulation skills or for fine motor in general. You could also work[Read More]