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Easy Oral Motor Exercises to Try - Today!(Post)
Oral motor therapy works on the oral skills necessary for proper speech and feeding development. These skills include: awareness, strength, coordination, movement, and endurance of the lips, cheeks,
10 Fine Motor Exercises with Putty & Play Dough(Post)Putty, play dough, and other hand manipulatives are classic occupational therapy tools for fine motor work and sensory play. Not only are they fun, but they can also be used to work on a whole hos
DIY Noodle Snake & Fun Activities for Bilateral Coordination(Post)Simply put, bilateral coordination is the ability to use both sides of your body together in an organized, coordinated manner. Most children pick up this skill naturally, but sometimes there can b
26 Birthday-Themed Oral Motor and Feeding Activities(Post)ARK turns 26 this month! In celebration, here are 26 fun oral motor and feeding activities, all built around things you'd find at a birthday party - candles, frosting, sprinkles, party blowers, cake
Sensory Benefits of Heavy Work Activities(Post)Heavy work activities are any type of action that pushes or pulls against the body. This could be tension created by something pushing/pulling against your body (like swimming where the water push
Beefing Up Muscle Memory with the Tran-Quill Vibrating Pencil(Post)This fantastic guest post comes to us from Jenn Choi. . One of the most enjoyable parts of my job is that I have the privilege of trying out new gadgets that help kids in school. We certainly
Sensory Tools for a Calmer Classroom(Post)Do bite mark indentations on every pencil sound familiar? Fingernails that are bitten down and potentially bleeding? Sleeves or shirt collars with holes in them? This is very common! Why? There could
Button Pull Lip Closure Activity(Post)Lip closure - being able to create and maintain a seal with your lips - is a fundamental oral motor skill for successful speech and feeding development. For feeding, it's how we do things such
“Think Outside the Plate” Feeding Therapy Techniques(Post)Kids naturally like to discover and learn new things - that’s why they break things, take them apart, get into trouble, etc. - it’s all a part of the learning experience. But when it comes to fee
Navigating Sensory Sensitivities at the Dentist(Post)Living with a child with autism means that you get used to making compromises or, just downright giving up on things all together - because for most situations, nothing matters as much as their mental
How to Stop Chewing on Toys, Shirts, Pencils, Remotes, Etc.(Post)Do chewed up barbie hands or toy car tires sound familiar? Stretched out shirt collars? Is it hard to find a pencil or straw or bottle cap without bite marks on it? . You're not alone! Chewin
How a Weighted Pencil Improves Handwriting(Post)If you walk into any Kindergarten classroom, you’ll likely find students learning how to write their letters. In pre-school years, children may have started practicing drawing shapes and how to write
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