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Sensory Strategies Improve Learning

Coping Strategies, Environmental Adaptations, FAB Strategies, Positive Behavioral Support, Sensory Integration, Sensory Modulation, Triggers /

Classroom environmental adaptations can enhance behavior and learning.  However, effectively using adaptive equipment and techniques involves more than handing out adaptive equipment.  To improve learning and avoid causing additional classroom management problems it is important to specifically consider how sensory strategies can improve an individual student’s behavior for enhanced learning. Sensory Integration and Positive Behavioral […]

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Behavioral & Occupational Therapists Working Together

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Combining sensory processing and behavioral strategies is useful for students with complex behavior, developmental and sensory processing challenges.  Integrating sensory processing and behavioral strategies is underutilized because of the theoretical rigidity of many behavioral and occupational therapists.  However, I was lucky enough to work with a behavioral therapist who respected occupational therapists, and by working

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Individualizing Coping Strategies to Improve Behavior

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The use of coping strategies is an evidence-based intervention that improves behavior.  It is commonly used in school positive behavioral support programs and mental health interventions to improve functional skills.  Coping strategies enable individuals to manage their strong feelings of sadness, anger, or anxiety with out violence or other functional difficulties.  Coping strategies are a

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Strategies to Improve Body Awareness & Mental Health

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Intervention strategies promoting body awareness can improve learning and behavior in children and adolescents with sensory processing, trauma history, sensory processing, developmental, and mental health challenges.  Improving youngster’s body awareness is particularly important for children and adolescents because it provides the foundation for self-control and learning.  Many children with internalizing behavioral challenges including depression and

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Possible implications of New DSM-5 PDD Diagnosis for OT, PT, and ST

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Given the DSM-5 diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder “ASD” as a single diagnosis with differing degrees of severity and a subcategory of restricted repetitive behaviors occupational, speech-language, and physical therapists are uniquely qualified to offer important diagnostic input. ASD is categorized as Level 1 requiring support, Level 2 requiring substantial support, and Level 3 requiring very substantial

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