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Stimming & Autism: What does it mean?
Our TCTC team is continuing to learn and grow as we provide neurodiversity affirming therapy services. One of the ways we do this is to learn from Autistic self-advocates who can teach us first-hand about the lived experiences of Autistic people. Below is an...
Neurodiversity and Neurodiversity-affirming Therapy: What does this mean?
Written by Jacquie Martin MSc.OT, OT Reg. (Ont.) The concept of neurodiversity allows us to understand how people experience the world in different ways. The idea that each of our brains are completely unique (like fingerprints) and therefore provide a unique...
MOVING FROM RED HOT RAGE TO THE ARMS OF A WARM HUG: Disruptive behaviours, emotion regulation, and caregiver response
by Tamara Kerr MSW RSW, MSc OT, Social Worker at the Toronto Children’s Therapy Centre Tantrums, crying, screaming, yelling, hitting, and throwing things…sound familiar? These behaviours happen in every home with kids, whether people talk about it or not. Even more...
Parenting is Hard! Let’s Talk About It.
Social Work in Child and Family Mental Health by Tamara Kerr MSW RSW, MSc OT, Social Worker at the Toronto Children's Therapy Centre HUFFPOST.com: I once sprained my ankle at the park. My daughter asked me to push her on the swing, and I was like, “I can’t...
A Child’s Occupation: PLAYING
By Samanta Rivas-Argueta, University of Toronto occupational therapy student Edited by Lizette Alexander OT Reg. (Ont) with appreciation It’s time to play! As parents, it is delightful to see our children laugh and have a good time. They jump and crawl, they hide and...