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...

A Child’s Occupation: PLAY & AUTISM

By  Samanta Rivas-Argueta, University of Toronto occupational therapy student Edited by Lizette Alexander OT Reg. (Ont) with appreciation   Play is, without a doubt, one of the most important occupations in childhood. It is crucial for brain development and skill...

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...

A CHILD’S OCCUPATIONS: I CAN DO IT!

By  Samanta Rivas-Argueta, University of Toronto occupational therapy student Edited by Lizette Alexander OT Reg. (Ont) with appreciation   Welcome to our new series titled: “A Child’s Occupations”. Over the next four weeks, we will be discussing various...

Challenging behaviours and Autism

This is a really good article that explains the possible ramifications of attempting to eliminate a behavior that may be sensory in nature and alternative approaches to addressing them.  It is a very thorough and well written explanation. We frequently have parents...