SPD Handout for family and friends.

This is a wonderful handout on Sensory Processing Disorder!

More fine motor fun!

This is our newest fine motor fun activity! We got 2 paint sample strips in 2 different colors. One we cut into little squares and glued to a clothespin, the other we left in tack. All the clothespins are taken off the strip and Carson has to match the color, squeeze the pin and hold both steady enough to pin it on, its a challenge but he can do it.

The entire thing costed 98 cents (and we still have clothespins for another activity) and only took about 5 minutes to assemble!

OT...what do we do?

Well I often get asked what we do in OT so I thought I would take some pics and post. This is just 2 days and doesnt include all the activities. Above Carson had to climb an unstable ladder to the top  and grab a pirate flag (clothespin) then jump down and pin it to my purse. This worked on multiple skills, such as, motor planning, balance, bilateral coordination, balance, core stabilization, fine motor skills, proprioceptive input and upper body strength. Usually Carson loves what we do in therapy but this task really pushed him and he struggled letting go of one hand at the top, we did this about 10 times and every time he would cry at the top, but he DID it!

We always do some swinging for vestibular input, Carson loves the lycra swing.

To give him some proprioception she hits him into the crash pad and he LOVES it!

We often do in air obstacle coarses, in this one he had to start on the tire swing or his pirate dingy, and get onto the square swing which was his ship.

He then had to get to the plank and try to grab the treasure off of the ground without falling and toss it into the treasure chest. As you can see it was EXTREMELY difficult for him to do because of his upper body weakness, poor coordination and poor balance.

He is not supposed to touch the ground or "water" because it is filled with sharks. This works on many skills as well, motor planning, bilateral coordination, upper body strength, body awarness, balance, ect... He really struggled with getting the treasure off the ground. His OT is Lori and she is GREAT! He is a pirate fan and she always has a pirate adventure waiting for him! Usually after 45 minutes of vestibular, proprioception, motor planning, heavy work type stuff he gets to do some fine motor skill work. OT makes him so organized, I wish I could build one of these rooms in my house haha!