Brief outline of different interventions for pediatric settings.
Working on feeding!
Picking stickers to work on fine motor skills!
Social Stories
Example of a dressing intervention:
Have the kid dress a doll or practice dressing a stick figure before making him or her dress.
Practice with zippers and buttons as a warm up activity.
Case-Smith, J. & O’Brien, J. C. (2015). Occupational therapy for children and adolescents. (7th ed). Elsevier
SOS Feeding protocol - this is on our school powerpoint. It helps children become more adjusted to different types of food and food textures.
Case-Smith, J. & O’Brien, J. C. (2015). Occupational therapy for children and adolescents. (7th ed). Elsevier
Universal Design helps all children learn.
Text-to-speech technology
Choice boards
Smart boards
word prediction
modified writing tools
word banks
Case-Smith, J. & O’Brien, J. C. (2015). Occupational therapy for children and adolescents. (7th ed). Elsevier
Children can either have low registration, sensation seeking, sensory sensitivity or sensation avoiding. It is important to figure out what is best for the child and do a sensory profile before progressing forward with sensory modifications.
Source: Case-Smith, J. & O’Brien, J. C. (2015). Occupational therapy for children and adolescents. (7th ed). Elsevier