Each week I will give you an easy to do "strategy for success". These are sensory based, and will help individuals of all ages. Hope you Enjoy!
Sarah
Strategy for Success #1:“I can do it”!...are common words a person hears as a child with typically developing skills works on dressing.
What if dressing skills are delayed? It is important to identify why those delays happen.
Sensory sensitivity may present and the child’s system may not be able to tolerate input, especially when sensitive areas are involved, like when washing their face, brushing their teeth or hair. Vibration may help these kids.
Some kids seemingly can’t dress in than an hour…EEK! Often, the issue is difficulty focusing, and music for concentration helps. Sometimes the issue is organization and sequencing, and metronomes or drum music may help.
Muscle can have poor endurance, and the hand can have poor touch discrimination, making it difficult to use fasteners. Wake-up hands by clapping and rubbing fingers. Then try for fun by dressing dolls, putting on costumes with fasteners, or playing with toys that work on dressing skills.
Sensory sensitivity may present and the child’s system may not be able to tolerate input, especially when sensitive areas are involved, like when washing their face, brushing their teeth or hair. Vibration may help these kids.
Some kids seemingly can’t dress in than an hour…EEK! Often, the issue is difficulty focusing, and music for concentration helps. Sometimes the issue is organization and sequencing, and metronomes or drum music may help.
Muscle can have poor endurance, and the hand can have poor touch discrimination, making it difficult to use fasteners. Wake-up hands by clapping and rubbing fingers. Then try for fun by dressing dolls, putting on costumes with fasteners, or playing with toys that work on dressing skills.
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