Friday share with a lycra swing, hemiplegia technique, using straws, and a matching game

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Home made lycra swing from Starfish Therapies. Go check it out.

Next, here is a simple way to promote the use of the more affected arm in a child with hemiplegia. Abby from Notes from a pediatric occupational therapist, simply uses a safety pin to hold the unaffected arm close to the body. Check out her post about using a safety pin.

Next, we have 10 Fun Ways to Use Straws from Embrace Your Chaos.

Straws are a household object that can have many uses for developing motor and sensory skills. Go check out the top ten ways to use them in therapy.

And finally we have Dots and Numbers from Autism and More by Ashley.

Help your child develop number concept. This activity is great for a child with autism because it is short and structured. She has some cards to print out with numbers and dots on them to match.