Issue 14, Wasp season is upon us! In the last issue, I summarized some of the links from my Facebook page for those of you that don’t have access to Facebook. In this issue, I decided to touch on a common fear for many kids at this time of year….wasps! Brainwaves is a monthly… Read More: Brainwaves, Issue 14, Wasp Season is Upon Us! »
Issue 13, Interesting Links from my Facebook Page In the last issue, I talked about how sensory processing is a “bottom up” process and how regulating the bottom portions of the brain, including the sensory processing areas, is foundational for any kind of learning to occur. Please go to my website to read the entire… Read More: Brainwaves, Issue 13, Interesting Links from my Facebook Page »
In the last issue, I talked about pain, wondering if it is perceived like a “super-sensitivity”. This issue will focus on understanding sensory processing as a “bottom of the brain” function and how important this is when we are trying to change behaviors. Brainwaves is a monthly newsletter designed to create some “brainwaves” within my… Read More: Brainwaves, Issue 12, “Bottoms Up!” Sensations are Foundational »
In the last issue, I talked about body awareness, which includes receptors for pain. I began to think more about this and felt that pain deserved its’ own issue! So, this issue is dedicated to “nociceptors”! Brainwaves is a monthly newsletter designed to create some “brainwaves” within my community of colleagues, friends and clients. For… Read More: Brainwaves Issue 11, Is it super-sensitivity or is it pain? »
This issue covers the sense of body awareness which is really about a whole lot of different receptors in a whole lot of different places! These receptors monitor the environment on the inside and the outside of our body… and these days they are detecting a LOT of cold temperatures on the outside! Brainwaves is… Read More: Brainwaves, Issue 10, The “Ins and Outs” of Body Awareness »
Dedicated to the “chewers” amongst us! Last week the parents attending my sensory processing workshop had an interesting discussion about the needs their children had to chew or put things in their mouth. Some chewed on their shirts, their fingers, their pencils… This issue is dedicated to those of us who find that something… Read More: Brainwaves, Issue 8, Oral Motor Needs »
BRAINWAVES Issue 7, When seeing is deceiving… Visual Processing This weekend, I began to clean out my garden! The cucumber plants have frozen and the pumpkin (yes…just one) has been picked! For most of us, our visual system is delighted by the colors of fall that are all around us. Be sure to stop your… Read More: Brainwaves, Issue 7, Visual Processing »
In June, I met with several new families whose children struggle with constipation or withholding issues. There are many parts to this issue, including how little bodies react to stress. I wonder how many other children and parents struggle with this… It becomes a very emotional issue that also becomes closely tied to diet and… Read More: Childhood Constipation »
BRAINWAVES Issue 5, Movement Sensitivity (Part 1, Over-sensitive) With the Red River Exhibition just around the corner, I often think about the rides and the amazing ability of some folks to spin, tip, twirl, drop, swing and go upside down all day long! I used to be able to do that as a teenager…not anymore!!… Read More: Brainwaves, Issue 5, Movement Sensitivity, Part 1 Over-Sensitive »
Ahhh…the awakening smell of a fresh summer rain…the comforting smell of freshly baked bread…the alluring smell of the morning cup of coffee … the alarming smell of smoke… Our sense of smell is the only sensory system that is directly connected to our limbic system (our emotional brain), including direct pathways to the hippocampus (memory… Read More: Brainwaves, Issue 4, Smell »