Personal Space Bubbles, Highly Sensitive Kids & School Refusal

This week Michael is joined by our Parkside Clinical Lead, Edie! We dive into your questions about how to teach your young person about personal space, supporting highly sensitive kids, and discuss tips to manage school refusal. Resources:Nell Harris - Social Storybooks https://nellharris.com/mybooks Dr. Becky School Refusal: https://www.schoolcantaustralia.com.au/ Disclaimer: We are not affiliated with, nor do we earn any commission from, any of the services or products mentioned. Our aim is to provide useful information to help you find the fun in raising the young people in your lives.  If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends,  family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!  If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email [email protected] 

Michael and Eleanor unpack a few questions from our parents like why do children with auditory sensitivities tend to make a lot of noise themselves, what the difference between sensory vs attention difficulties are, and how to manage a conversation with your young person if they're not liking therapy. If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends,  family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!   If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email [email protected] 

Back to regular programming this week with Eleanor and Michael tackling a few questions asked by our parents in our OT sessions. We delve into why teeth grinding could mean you need oral regulation, go through some core control activities that your young person won't even know they're working and how to work towards choosing the right school for your young person. If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends,  family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!   If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email [email protected] 

This special episode sees Dr Susanne Smith Roley host a Q&A session at our Parkside Clinic. Susanne is an occupational therapist with more than 30 years of experience in paediatrics. She obtained her BS in OT at Indiana University, her MS in Allied Health Sciences at Boston University and her OTD at University of Southern California. She is in private practice in Orange County in Southern California and co-founder of the Collaborative for Leadership in Ayres Sensory Integration (CLASI). She is an internationally recognised author and lecturer on the theory and application of sensory integration and managed to generously donate her time to feild some questions from our staff. Here she covers everything from managing burnout, the future of Sensory Integration, ASI® & autism, testing Adults using the EASI assessment and so much more. So grab a pen and paper (or keyboard/computer), and get ready to take notes from insights from one of the pioneers of ASI®.If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends,  family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!   If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email [email protected] 

Michael and Eleanor run through your questions about early intervention criteria, managing challenges at school, and how to use a body sock to regulate your young person.If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends,  family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!   If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email [email protected] 

The Integration Station continues its Q&A format. We take your questions, share some knowledge and try to find the fun in what we are learning.In this episode Michael is joined by OTFC Clinical Director, Eleanor, to unpack all things  ISIC, drill down on handwriting assessments, and what to say when managing big emotions after a young person comes home from school.References: Effectiveness of paediatric occupational therapy for children with disabilities: A systematic review https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1440-1630.12573 If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends,  family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!  If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email [email protected] 

The Integration Station continues its Q&A format. We take your questions, share some knowledge and try to find the fun in what we are learning.In this episode Michael is joined by OTFC Director, Eleanor, to unpack all things Global Developmental Delay, Fidget Toys and, High School Transitions.   If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends,  family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!  If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email [email protected] 

The Integration Station continues its Q&A format. We take your questions, share some knowledge and try to find the fun in what we are learning.In this episode Michael and Eleanor discuss what really is Dyspraxia and what works to support it, how to explore picky eating in a supported manner and what is w-sitting and what does it mean?  If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends,  family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!  If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email [email protected] 

The Integration Station continues its Q&A format. We take your questions, share some knowledge and try to find the fun in what we are learning.In this episode Michael and Eleanor discuss the pros and cons of certain classroom sensory tools and items, including the beloved Disc-O-Seat! They also spend time outlining what are some ways that children can obtain needed regulation during a school day during the primary and high school years. If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends,  family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!  If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email [email protected] 

The Integration Station continues its Q&A format. We take your questions, share some knowledge and try to find the fun in what we are learning.In this episode Michael and  Eleanor briefly discuss thoughts on why OTs are often asked to work on handwriting and the importance of foundation skills in effective handwriting, how to think through a situation where your child has different sensory needs to your own and why big feelings may occur at a drop off to early learning and school, and what to do to support.  If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends,  family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the better!  If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email [email protected]