Holiday Tips #7

Summer holidays are about to come to an end, routine returns to our days, and a new school year begins. During this last week of vacation, on the Holiday Tips post, we will cover the olfactory and gustatory sensory systems, which are closely related to each other. The olfactory system is responsible for processing smell, […]

Holiday Tips #6

Another week of summer holidays… and this week is focused on the auditory sensory system. Located in the inner ear, it supports communication by helping us to communicate our needs, but also allowing us to socialise with other people and know how to function as part of society,… and it has a protective function, as […]

Holiday Tips #5

This is a new week for holiday tips. This week will focus on the visual sensory system. In earlier weeks of Holiday Tips, we explored other sensory systems. Since all games engage multiple senses rather than just one, the visual system has already played a significant role in several of the activities mentioned before. The […]

Holiday tips #4

This week in Holiday tips, we will focus on interoception… one of the hidden senses. According to Craig (2002)… “Interoception is how one experiences bodily feelings, such as hunger, thirst, and pain and includes internal sensations from the entire body, including pulse rate, heart rate, temperature, breathing rate, and urge to urinate or defecate”. Interoception […]

Holiday tips #3

This is week 3 of Holiday tips, and we will focus on the vestibular system. The vestibular system provides the brain with information about where the body is in space and how it moves. It contributes to the development of postural control, muscle tone, and bilateral coordination and interferes with the level of arousal, attention, […]

Holiday tips #2

Summer days can be very long when no activities are planned and we are at home… What to do on a summer day when the kids are at home all day? This week, our Holiday tips will be related to our propioceptive system. Propioception is responsible for the body’s ability to sense its position, movement, […]

Therapy Resources: DIY Moon Sand for school, home and ASI clinic spaces. 

Not only is making moon sand cheaper, it is an activity in itself…whether you make it before or in the clinic session, lots of fun can be had getting the ingredients together and mixing them up…then playing with what you have created… If you have great videos and ideas send them to us via our email and […]

Coffee and Chat: The ABC’s of Sleep with Jan Jenner

Invited to Coffee and Chat by popular demand, Jan Jenner, Sleep Consultant from Hunrosa, will be discussing the ABCs of Sleep | 3 Top Tips to support Sleep. This topic is very relevant to both therapists and parents alike. There has been lots of social media traffic this week about sleep difficulties being experienced by some children and […]

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