by Miss Jaime | Sensory Processing
<If you’re searching for the perfect gift for a child with Autism, ADHD, or Sensory Processing Difficulties, check out the Twiddle®Nathan. This is a sponsored post and contains affiliate links for your convenience.> Woohoo! Another amazing find! You know...
by Miss Jaime | Ask an OT, Sensory Processing
A powerful sensory processing resource can change your life This post contains affiliate links. Do you remember when you first started using Pinterest? Really using it on a daily basis? I do. Discovering Pinterest literally changed my life. All of a sudden I was: A...
by Miss Jaime | Gross Motor Skills
Yoga is an exercise that incorporates balance, breathing, and coordination into smooth movements or poses that “flow”. Teaching yoga to children with special needs is tricky. But there are definitely some amazing tricks to get the job done. (This post...
by Miss Jaime | Ask an OT, Sensory Processing
The Twiddle® Sensory Toy is the answer you’ve been looking for! HOW TO USE THE TWIDDLE® SENSORY TOY I’m so excited to write about a new product I found called the Twiddle®. This is a sponsored post, which means I was compensated to write about the product. I...
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Handwriting & Visual Motor Skills
Many children use too much pressure when writing. Read on for OT tricks to conquer this problem! “He breaks pencils like crazy, and then wastes 5 minutes each time to go sharpen it! Why is he pressing so hard?” The teacher’s cheeks were pink with frustration. I could...
by Miss Jaime | Gross Motor Skills
Core strength affects everything from posture to balance to focus. As school-based occupational therapists, we see the impact of weak core strength daily in our students’ difficulties with handwriting, sitting upright during class, and participating in physical...