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Author(s): Cara Koscinski
ISBN(s): 9781849059329, 1849059322
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 2.26 MB
Year: 2012
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 1849059322 
ISBN 13: 9781849059329
Author: Cara Koscinski

If you are unsure about what occupational therapy (OT) is and how it can help your child, this accessible overview is for you. Answering all of the common questions about the issues an occupational therapist might address with a child with special needs, including core muscle strength, feeding, fine motor skills, sensory sensitivities, transitions and life-skills, this book also offers simple activities to practice at home that are inexpensive, fun and, most-importantly, OT-approved. This will be an illuminating and essential guide for parents and carers of children with physical and developmental disabilities or parents of children in rehabilitation from illness or injury. Professionals who want to learn more about the principles and practicalities of occupational therapy will also find it useful.

The Pocket Occupational Therapist for Families of Children With Special Needs 1st Table of contents:

Chapter 1 What Is Occupational Therapy? My Child Doesn’t Work!
What is occupational therapy and what training does an OT have?
What do all of those initials mean after my OT’s name?
What is ADL?
What makes an OT different from other therapists?
Activity: Write the Letter “A”
How do I choose the right OT for my child?
What does “SIPT certified” or “SIPT certification” mean?
Out of the POCKET Activity
What is in an occupational therapy report and should I ask to see my child’s report?
Chapter 2 What Are Core Muscles and Why Are They Important to My Child’s Function?
What is a core muscle?
What should my therapist look for to assess core muscles?
Out of the POCKET Activity
What does handwriting have to do with core muscle weakness?
What is “W” sitting?
Out of the POCKET Activity
Why is tummy time so important to my child?
Why is crawling so important?
Out of the POCKET Activity
What does positioning mean?
Out of the POCKET Activity
Chapter 3 Feeding and Oral-Motor (Muscles of the Mouth)
What does food aversion mean?
Why does my child eat only one or two foods?
Out of the POCKET Activity
How can I tell if my child is having difficulty with eating?
Who should be involved in the “feeding team”?
Why do sweet, sour, and salty foods matter? What is the texture of a food?
Out of the POCKET Activity
Someone told me that I have to force-feed my child. Is that true?
Is it true that you have to exercise mouth/oral muscles before eating?
Out of the POCKET Activity
Why does my older child drool?
Out of the POCKET Activity
How do I help my child to strengthen her mouth/oral muscles?
Out of the POCKET Activity
Why isn’t my child chewing his food?
What does my child’s positioning have to do with his eating?
Out of the POCKET Activity
What does touching different textures with the hands have to do with eating?
Out of the POCKET Activity
Ways to work on holding feeding utensils and scooping up food
Out of the POCKET Activity
Chapter 4 Handwriting and the Upper Extremity (Arm)
What are fine motor skills?
How do grasp and hand use develop?
What are intrinsic muscles? What is “in-hand” manipulation?
Out of the POCKET Activity
How can I help my child to button, zip, and snap? Why is my child not able to use a tripod grasp?
Out of the POCKET Activity
Is it OK to use grippers on my child’s pencil?
What can I do to help my child to develop hand dominance?
Out of the POCKET Activity
How can I work on cutting/scissoring skills with my child?
Out of the POCKET Activity
What is bilateral integration?
Out of the POCKET Activity
What does it mean to cross the midline?
Out of the POCKET Activity
My child has weak arms. What can we do at home?
Out of the POCKET Activity
Chapter 5 What Do You Mean, We Have More Than Five Senses?
What are the other senses?
What is modulation of our sensory system?
What does successful sensory processing/integration mean to my child and his abilities?
What does sensory processing dysfunction look like in a classroom setting from a child’s perspective?
Out of the POCKET Activity
Why does my child crash into people and furniture all of the time?
Out of the POCKET Activity
Why is my child chewing on his shirt, pencil, or other items which are not appropriate? Why is my child gagging and stuffing food into his mouth?
Out of the POCKET Activity
Why is my child not getting dressed? Why does my child hate tags and logos on his clothes?
Out of the POCKET Activity
Why is my child dizzy all of the time? Why is my child falling down so much?
Out of the POCKET Activity
Why does my daughter hate to have her hair washed and her teeth brushed?
Out of the POCKET Activity
Why does my child hate loud or unexpected noises?
Out of the POCKET Activity
What is a sensory diet?
Chapter 6 Behavior and Transitions During Daily Activities
What is behavior?
Why is giving a child choices SO important?
What is a transition?
Out of the POCKET Activity
Out of the POCKET Tips for Everyday Activities
Write a letter to the doctor, stylist, or dentist prior to your visit
Expectations
Transition tools and resources—final thoughts
Chapter 7 OT in School vs. OT in an Outpatient Setting/Clinic
How are school OT and outpatient setting/clinic OT different?
How do I get my child’s outpatient/clinic OT paid for?
Who pays for school OT?
How and when does my child receive school OT?
What does “educationally relevant” mean?
When can the school OT discharge my child?
When can the outpatient/clinic OT discharge my child?
Pocket Occupational Therapist Developmental Checklists
Resource Area
Catalogs and websites for products for handwriting, vision workbooks, strengthening and sensory equipment, and swings
Sites and catalogs for clothing and weighted blankets
Websites with printables and other activities
Educational advocacy, information, and rights for children with disabilities
International occupational therapy organizations

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