This week’s App of the Week comes from our Feeding Therapy Team. The app is called: Smash Your Food! Smash a real burger, crush a real milkshake, explode a real soda, and pound a real pizza. This app allows children to smash food without...
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The magic of dips- Some kids with feeding difficulties will eat anything as long as it is dipped in something familiar. As a feeding therapist, I fondly remember a client that ate everything from strawberries to broccoli as long as it was dipped...
MoreApp of the Week: Dexteria Jr. – Fine Motor Skill Development for Toddlers & Preschoolers
This week’s App of the Week is brought to you by our Occupational Therapy Team. The selected App of the Week is: Dexteria Jr. – Fine Motor Skill Development for Toddlers and Preschoolers. This app has 3 activities, each with successive...
MoreTransitioning Back to School with Ideas from an Occupational Therapist
Transitioning Back to School with Ideas from an Occupational Therapist Although it is still July, parents are starting to gear up mentally about their kids going back to school. For some children, whether they have special needs or not, starting...
MoreApp of the Week: Kids Yogaverse
This week’s app of the week comes from: http://www.kidsyogaverse.com/. This group was the winner of the U.S. SURGEON GENERAL’S HEALTHY APPS CHALLENGE FOR KIDS FITNESS! I have used the apps for my own kids who enjoy learning yoga...
MoreWeb Browser for Autism Spectrum Disorder
With summer in full swing and the temperatures rising, children and parents might be looking for a fun family alternative to outdoor activities that are educational and indoors! Zac Browser, an internet browser that was developed for children...
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Water Play: Developmental Ways to Beat the Heat Here in Arizona it can be easy to feel trapped inside, especially when our low temperatures rival the high temperatures elsewhere. But there is a great way to play outside (or inside) and stay cool...
MoreApp of the Week: Peekaboo Barn
Peekaboo Barn: This app helps toddlers to learn animal sounds and associate them with the correct animal. Your child will knock on the doors of the barn and listen for the animal sounds. After hearing the animal sound they open up the barn to see...
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