Six Tips to Help Prevent Wandering and Wandering-Related Tragedies From AWAARE: Autism Wandering Awareness Alerts Response Education Coalition 1. Secure Your Home Consider contacting a professional locksmith, security company or

The Most Common Side Effect: ANXIETY Three reasons why anxiety is almost always a factor, especially for those who over-register and demonstrate sensory sensitivities and sensory defensiveness: The brain switches

The word is out about Sensory Processing Disorders. Or at least it’s starting to be. The news, Internet, and social media are buzzing with information and articles about Sensory Processing Disorders (SPD) and

Since I began working with children more than 20 years ago, the number of children with learning challenges and learning disabilities has not only increased, but the issues they face

Do children in a keyboard world need to learn old-fashioned handwriting? There is a tendency to dismiss handwriting as a nonessential skill, even though researchers have warned that learning to write may

Airports are crowded, busy and noisy. This constant bombarding of the senses can make your child anxious. Even if they are not visibly stressed, all of the stimulation does challenge

This is a touchy subject. While it’s literally about touch, it’s also an open letter with my heart in my hands to try explain my childhood to all those who didn’t

  Many autistic people think visually. As a young child who thought visually I was often thought to be stubborn and insisting upon my own way when in reality I

History                              In 1917, the occupational therapy profession began with the founding of the Society for the

I was reminded by a wise OT and SLP this week that my boy processes the world in his own unique way. In school, noises in the hallway compete for his