Just months ago, The American Occupational Therapy Association published the 4th edition of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF-4; AOTA, 2020). There is one modification I am particularly excited about……
Validation
Sensory Processing Checklist
“Sensory processing is the way the nervous system receives sensory messages and turns them into responses” Miller & roetenberg, 2014, p. 6) At every moment, our bodies are engaged in…
Making Sense, Episode Five
Vestibular sensory processing contributes to sense of self/embodiment Season One of Making Sense has flown by so fast (crazy, right!?). Today’s episode is the final episode of season one and…
Making Sense, Episode Four
Motor development and psychological development are dynamically intertwined in early childhood. Motor development is essentially psychological. In this conversation, Renee Allen and I discuss the idea that motor development informed…
Making Sense, Episode Three
How challenges with sensory processing and integration impact students’ learning and what we can do about it Sensory differences have a profound impact on learning. Colleen Whiting is STAR’s faculty…
Making Sense, Episode Two
Exploring the connection between sensation and emotion through the therapeutic medium of PLAY In the second episode, Michele Parkins and I discuss how the ways in which we play can…