by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills
Buttoning and Zipping can be stressful and difficult to learn. Check out these OT tricks to adapt buttons and zippers for your kid! Busy parents on the go have their plate full in the morning. Breakfast, washing up, brushing teeth, and finding backpacks all help...
by Miss Jaime | Sensory Processing
5 Ways to Understand what Motivates a Child with Autism Spectrum Disorder Today we have a guest post from Occupational Therapist Hope Caracci. Hope specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Sensory Processing...
by Miss Jaime | Ask an OT, Babys and Toddlers, Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills
Baby shower gifts can be so dull and boring. Finally, a different personal baby shower gift that the new mom definitely didn’t register for, The Best Baby Shower Gift Ever! I have a confession: I hate baby showers. And bridal showers, too. I know it makes me a...
by Miss Jaime | Fine Motor & Bilateral Skills, Gross Motor Skills
Your child with special needs: How to conquer independent bathing 20 plus Occupational Therapy tips and strategies to facilitate independent showering and bathing for your child with special needs “I have no time to myself. Ever. My other kids were at least...
by Miss Jaime | Dysgraphia, Technology & Apps
Students who struggle with getting their thoughts on paper and HATE writing will LOVE this game-changing app called SnapType Pro. With two weeks left of school, the middle school was HOT and sticky. The smell of sweaty teenagers who just didn’t want to be in...
by Miss Jaime | Technology & Apps
*This post contains affiliate links INVENTING SNAPTYPE Amberlynn Slavin, a college student in an Occupational Therapy program, came up with this amazing idea and then brought it to fruition. I find myself brimming with ideas, but I’ve still never invented...