Upper body strength and postural control generally do not come easily for children who have Sensory Processing Disorders. These are skills needed for maintaining an erect sitting posture so that fine motor skills can emerge efficiently. Strength and postural control is also needed for success when participating in childhood sport activities from which concepts of self esteem often emerge. For children who have SPD,
The main idea of this Motor Maze for a child with motor planning deficits is to entice the child to integrate using visual perceptual skills with language to guide motor output. An age appropriate task card has been selected and therapeutic listening is being used to assist with attention. The first step for this youngster will be to speak up to say: The names
The fabric of the hammock was silky and didn’t cling to the skin like the Lycra swing. So we didn’t use it primarily to enhance body awareness in the same way we used the Lycra swing. Instead, we found ourselves using it for pushing and pulling, climbing and rolling movement patterns. These coordinated types of movement patterns are the same ones required for daily