children with disabilities

Fine Motor Chalk Activity

One of my favorite things about my work of helping groups of teachers is learning about their favorite activities! This is an activity I lea

Toe Walking and Vestibular Development

Every time I am talking to a crowd and I ask if anyone knows a child that walks on their toes or toe walks, at least one person knows of ...

Sensory Bag: what to put in one

I remember peeling a bowl of grapes, putting them in a covered box with a side hole in it and calling the grapes eyeballs for one of my b...

Vestibular System and Child Development

Recently, I have been working with a boy in Early Start, who has Autism. I was called in to see how I could help him as he is just enteri...

Dressing Skills Enable Proprioception Development

For many of us, putting on socks in the morning is a common activity. We know exactly how to do it and it’s a common routine we perform w...

Hand-Over-Hand Assistance

Teachers love to help their students learn. I have seen teachers use hand-over-hand assistance when teaching children.There is a natural ...

Teaching Yoga for all abilities

I love when I get the chance to meet new people, and I’m excited to present something a little different to you today. I had the great pl...

Overcoming challenges and finding inspiration

I’m going to let all of you in on something a bit personal in my life. I’m overcoming challenges right now. I’m experiencing a large lear...

Sensory input in daily life

I did a training last week and I was asked by one of the participants “How does the sensory system get affected?” “What is it from?” I’ve...

The Power of Music in a Boy with Down syndrome

As many of you know, I traveled to Alaska for three years, 12 weeks each year. My assignment included 10 rural villages, and it was quite...

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