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This informative guest blog comes to us occupational therapist Katie Zelinski from The Well Balanced OT. Prior to Occupational Therapy school I had no idea how powerful, and useful, vibration was. I knew when I held a drill, my hands felt all tingly after. I knew that brushing with a vibrating toothbrush was great for oral-health (and made my teeth feel super clean). The hand-tingl …

This guest post is the transcription from a podcast with Rachel and Jessica at The Sensory Project Show.   . Rachel:  Welcome back to The Sensory Project Show!  So this is episode 63 and we’re talking about ARK Therapeutic today. Jessica:  Woohoo! Rachel:  If you follow us on Instagram, you saw our unboxing of a giant box of products from them that they …

This introduction to sensory diets is courtesy of Kristen Cooper, MS, OTR/L aka OT Mamacita. The term “sensory diet” has become more popular in recent years, but the understanding of what it is, let alone how to develop one, may not be clear to parents and educators.  Contrary to its name, it is not a diet of food you eat, rather, it is like the concept of a diet wherein yo …

This wonderful guest post comes to us from Ashley Thurn, MS, OTR/L. As a mom of two kids under the age of five, I know first-hand how mess making during mealtime can really drive a type-A mama like myself to the brink of insanity.   (Over and over again, every day.)  But as a pediatric occupational therapist, who specializes in sensory related feeding issues and picky eating, …