Sensory integration, sensory diets, and supporting autistic clients.
17 articles
What heavy work is, why it calms and focuses kids, and 50 OT heavy work activities for home, classroom, outdoors, toddlers and bedtime, with a free printable.
OT goals for autistic children: how to write respectful, functional goals, plus 40+ examples for sensory, self-care, feeding, play and school.
Calming proprioceptive and heavy work activities to help kids wind down before bed, a sample bedtime routine and weighted blanket safety.
What self-regulation is, how it develops, co-regulation, the Zones of Regulation and Alert Program, and 35 OT self-regulation activities for toddlers to teens.
How a sensory diet can help kids with ADHD stay calm and focused: a sample school-day schedule, alerting and calming activities and a printable.
Interoception is how we feel hunger, thirst, toilet needs and emotions inside the body. Signs of interoception difficulties and OT activities that help.
What sensory overload is, common signs and triggers, why it happens in autism, ADHD, anxiety and PTSD, and practical OT strategies to calm it and prevent it.
Sensory processing disorder explained by an occupational therapist: the signs by age, the main types, SPD vs autism and ADHD, assessment and treatment.
Why some children crash, spin, chew and touch everything: signs of sensory seeking, how it differs from ADHD, and 25 OT activities to meet the need safely.
How to choose sensory toys by need: calming, alerting, touch, movement, oral and visual. OT-recommended ideas by age, plus key safety tips.
How occupational therapy helps autistic children: assessment, sensory and daily-living goals, a real session example, activities and home strategies from an OT.
How occupational therapy helps children with ADHD: assessment, sensory and organisation strategies, behaviour modification, classroom changes and parent tips.
An occupational therapist explains proprioception, signs a child is seeking it, and 50+ heavy work activities for babies, toddlers, school, home and adults.
An occupational therapist explains the vestibular system, gravitational insecurity and movement seeking, safety rules, and 30+ calming and alerting activities.
An occupational therapist explains the tactile system, signs of touch sensitivity or seeking, and 30+ tactile activities for home, school and therapy.
What a sensory diet is, how occupational therapists build one, calming and alerting activities, a sample day for school-age children, and tips that work.
An occupational therapist explains sensory integration: Ayres' theory, the 8 senses, how SI therapy works, what a session looks like and what research shows.
