by Megan Greenaway, MS, LOTR | Oct 9, 2021 | Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy
What is Self-Regulation? Self-regulation is essentially our ability to be in control and manage our arousal level, emotions, and behaviors. Self-regulation relies on many different skills, such as impulse control, working memory, and self-awareness. We find ourselves...
by Serena Saake, MS, OTR/L | Oct 9, 2021 | Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy
When we think about the skills needed to eat or self-feed, the first things that come to mind are usually related to our mouth and tongue. We might even think about our hands for holding a utensil or bringing food to our mouth. But what we don’t often realize is that...
by Serena Saake, MS, OTR/L | Jan 20, 2021 | Occupational Therapy
What are pre-writing skills? Just like children need to learn to walk before they can run, they need to master pre-writing skills before they achieve legible and efficient handwriting. Working on pre-writing skills supports children to develop many of the underlying...
