Occupational Therapists (OTs) are uniquely positioned to address picky eating due to their training in analyzing activities and understanding how to facilitate lasting behavior change.
Neuroatypical or typical, picky eating is very common among little growing children. In the early formative years, underlying developmental issues could cause your child to reject certain
If you have a sensory kiddo (or adult) in your house who makes a ‘squash’ face (basically the 🤢 emoji), when cooked pumpkin or squash
Around 80% of autistic people with autism have bad sleep issues. If your child is one of them, chances are you’re not getting enough
Your child has newly received an autism diagnosis and you are most likely overwhelmed with all the early intervention – OT, PT, SLP, IEP, etc.
Does your child hold it together for most of the school day and then have a meltdown at home? As a pediatric therapist, I hear
In part 1, we discussed chewing, mouthing, or eating of inedible objects also known as Pica Syndrome and possible underlying nutritional deficiencies that can contribute
The diverse team of neurologists, behavior therapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists at KidsLink Neurobehavioral Center provide simple explanations on everything related to behavior issues (also referred to as autistic meltdowns or tantrums) in children with autism.
Your child has newly received an autism diagnosis and you are most likely overwhelmed with all the early intervention – OT, PT, SLP, IEP etc.
Sensory processing issues are common in kids with autism and refers to trouble managing information that comes in through the senses. I will be answering