What is a sensory diet? A sensory diet is a set of strategic sensory activities implemented in a child’s day to proactively meet their sensory needs. The purpose of a sensory diet is to provide sensory input that organizes the central nervous system and regulates a child. What types of sensory activities are included in...

When exploring a new food with your picky eater, it is easy to fall into the trap of simply wanting your child to eat what is placed in front of them. This expectation can easily lead to frustration and negative feelings surrounding food and meal time for all involved. Let’s take the pressure off and...

What is a visual schedule? A visual schedule is a collection of pictures and/or materials that visually represent and break down tasks into a sequence of activities. What is the purpose of a visual schedule? Visual schedules serve as a least restrictive option for prompting. It helps guide learners to be more independent. It may...

Introducing new foods is fun and exciting; however; can be stressful when introducing known allergens! Begin introducing purees and baby foods at about 6 months old. Introducing low allergen foods early can assist in creating a wide range of foods and flavors your baby will accept. Introducing high allergen foods before 12 months old can...

Tummy time is the time that baby spends awake on their belly. It is an important position for baby to begin soon after birth! Start with smaller increments, around 5 minutes 4-5 times per day. Eventually, baby should be spending at least 60 cumulative minutes in tummy time each day. Break this time up in...

What is sensory processing and why is it important? Sensory processing is our brain’s ability to retrieve, organize, and process information from all of our senses and turn it into useful information necessary for proper development. Early exposure of sensory input to all sensory systems (tactile, auditory, visual, oral, olfactory, vestibular, and proprioceptive) allows the...

What is a concussion? A concussion is an unpredictable injury to any area of the brain, resulting in immediate or delayed changes in the brain’s chemistry and function. Concussions occur with rapid movement changes or when the head is directly hit. Often seen in playground accidents, falls, motor vehicle collisions (whiplash), and contact sports such...

Mealtime can be a dreaded time of day for many families. Parents, you make foods you know your child won’t touch, knowing the fight that is coming to try new foods, or the alternative, spending extra time to make your child a different meal you know they will eat. The stress that this causes both...

Stuttering Cluttering According to ASHA, stuttering is the disruption in the fluency of verbal expression characterized by involuntary, audible or silent, repetitions or prolongations of sounds of syllables. Types of Stuttering – Developmental- most common; occurs in young children while they are learning language – Neurogenic-caused by neurological disease or damage – Psychogenic- post-childhood following...

Does your child… Have a limited diet? Resist trying new foods? Gag at the site or smell of food? Get upset when presented with new foods? Gag or vomit while eating? Utilizing the SOS steps to eating may be a great tool to help your child with eating!   What are the SOS steps to...