Exploring Our Actions:  Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)

Exploring Our Actions: Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)

Written by: Timothy Spadzinski, OT Student Intern Edited by: Lizette Alexander, OT Reg. (Ont) with appreciation As adults, we may have moments where we feel a little bit clumsy, whether that be having a cup slip from your hand and onto the floor or stumbling over a...

W-Sitting

As Occupational Therapists we see children W-sitting frequently.  Children who w-sit tend to have extremely flexible hip joints, and in many situations, have weak tummy and back muscles.  Sitting in this manner provides them with stability when they sit and play on...

Hypotonia: Strategies for success at home and school

Written by: Lizette Alexander, OT Reg. (Ont), Co-Founder & Director of Operations at Toronto Children’s Therapy Center & Stacy Kramer, OT Reg. (Ont), Occupational Therapist & Clinical Director at Toronto Children’s Therapy Center Hypotonia...