Tag Archives: occupational therapy

Brainwaves, Issue 27, Sometimes movement just makes it worse?!!

Brainwaves is a monthly newsletter designed to create some “brainwaves” within my community of colleagues, friends and clients. “More movement” … a common sensory strategy I frequently read or hear strategies that encourage caregivers or teachers to add more movement into their child’s day.  These are often aimed at helping the individual who has strong… Read More »

Brainwaves Issue 26, Deep Pressure Touch

Brainwaves Issue 26, Another “go to” OT strategy…deep pressure touch! Which one is NOT deep pressure touch? (see page 2) 1) Lying on your stomach on a carpet 2) Wearing a weighted vest 3) Crawling through a tight space ie) behind a couch 4) Being wrapped up in a blanket 5) A big bear hug… Read More »

Brainwaves, Issue 20, Seeing is Believing! Visual Referencing and Memory

Issue 20, See is Believing!  Visual Referencing and Memory In the last issue, I wrote about eye contact and relationships, describing how important visual referencing is to building social thinking and feeling.  This issue will continue with the theme of vision but focus on how we build memory using our eyes. Brainwaves is a monthly… Read More »

Issue 17, Something doesn’t make sense here…

In the last issue, I wrote about a Canadian book entitled “Calm, Alert and Learning: Classroom Strategies for Self-Regulation” by Dr. Stuart Shanker (2013).   This issue will link self-regulation information to the Canadian perspective, the Manitoba perspective and a Winnipeg perspective.  Brainwaves is a monthly newsletter designed to create some “brainwaves” within my community of… Read More »