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Ideas and content I have found helpful in my career as an Occupational Therapist.
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Marti Smith, OTR
Indoor Jungle Gym – FarmHouse Minimalism
10 Interoception activities for kids. Sensory processing and interoception. #SPD #SensoryProcessing #SensoryProcessingDisorder #Interoception #ChildBehavior #ChildDevelopment #EmotionalRegulation #OccupationalTherapy
Create your own sensory room scene! Images:- empty room scene- sensory table/sensory bin- ball pit- seat disc cushion- chair with fidget foot band - tunnel- platform swing- cocoon swing- trampoline- exercise ball- stress ball- scooter board- crash pad- sensory bottle- putty- fidget toy- noise ...

Sensory Support Products

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45 vestibular activities that can calm, soothe, and improve attention in your child. Plus, get strategies for kids that seek or avoid vestibular input.
The vestibular system and it's affects on your child's behavior. | www.GoldenReflectionsBlog.com
Vertigo exercises

Vestibular

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What can you make with a pool noodle? | So cool!!!! Great ideas! I've den the obstacle course - works great!
Good for geriatrics and pediatrics. Rolled blankets work well also.

Environmental Modifications

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Giant Mermaid Fabric Sensory Board
On the Lighter Side: A Little OT Humor - pinned by @PediaStaff – Please Visit  ht.ly/63sNt for all our pediatric therapy pins
Davis gets his "Brushies and Squishies." Also known as Wilbarger Brushing Protocol. I really like this Mom's tutorial. I prefer to have the kid in my lap for a little more contact but I'm guessing that is harder when being filmed. ;) As she mentions, it is important to have an OT trained in the technique to help supervise and check off. But a great tutorial for reference.- Marti Smith, OTR

Tactile/Touch

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The Best Kid Yoga Videos - Preschool Inspirations
This book shows how to use yoga to bring calm and focus (and exercise!) to kids with special needs. Childhood is a time filled with new motor challenges and hurdles; and this is doubly true for kids with autism and other special needs. The motor challenges kids face require strength, coordination, and the ability to …
Yoga for better behavior- these poses are great for kids and each one has a different benefit. Bedtime soother, mood relaxer, calm down pose etc etc

Meditation and Mindfulness

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(2) TBRI® Animate: Toxic Stress & The Brain - YouTube
(2) TBRI® Animate: The IDEAL Response© - YouTube
Fostering Hope Austin’s Holiday Hoopla Part 1

Sensory Processing/Parent Education

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Sound and Auditory Sense - Episode 5 of the Trauma Tips Series
8 Headphones for children with Autism and Auditory Processing Disorder
$65 headphones. Not as good quality. But fits the specs for the Therapeutic Listening.

Auditory/Hearing

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Your 8 Senses | STAR Institute
ChildExperience
Sensory Tracts - Dorsal Column (Medial lemniscus) Pathway - YouTube

Nerdy Neuro Stuff

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CapeAble weighted products are designed with perfect weight distribution using SmartWeight™ Technology to provide the comfort, care, and rest you deserve.

Proprioception

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10 Interoception activities for kids. Sensory processing and interoception. #SPD #SensoryProcessing #SensoryProcessingDisorder #Interoception #ChildBehavior #ChildDevelopment #EmotionalRegulation #OccupationalTherapy via @growhandsonkids

Interoception

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30 Games and Activities for Self-Regulation - The Inspired Treehouse
Grab your free printable sensory diet printable! Plus tips and tools to set one up that is easy for your child!

Sensory Diet Helpers

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5 Powerful Ways to help your perfectionist child worry less and do more.
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Executive Functioning

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▶ Retained Moro Reflex "Starfish" integration exercise-Modifi - YouTube
Testing for retained STNR
ATNR - Masgutova Neurosensorimotor Reflex Integration - MNRI® - YouTube

reflex integration activities

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Lip closure (also known as lip seal) is the ability to close one's lips around a spoon, straw, cup, etc. It's also important in order to say certain speech sounds, such as /p/b/m/, and it's a factor in preventing drooling.
Nutrition - Episode 2 of the Trauma Tips Series
Lunch note jokes to stick in the kids' lunches.

Oral Motor/Feeding

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Games for learning breath control to improve a child's breath during their yoga practice :: yoga for kids with special needs, oral motor play, sensory processing disorder, low muscle tone, candoyoga.net
Eyegames: Easy and Fun Visual Exercises: An OT and Optometrist Offer Activities to Enhance Vision!:Amazon:Books
The Psychology of Color

Vision

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