Practice owner and Occupational Therapist, Dr. Michael Coldiron, sat down with Dr. Brynn Dombroski, a Neuroscientist and Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, to discuss the role of Occupational Therapy in the life of a person with Autism Spectrum Disorder. ...
Being a parent of a child with special needs is a rewarding adventure, but brings a whole new aspect to the parenting learning curve. You may feel alone and overwhelmed with questions about what’s best for your child and are unsure about where to turn. To ease...
Toys…tools for therapy…or both? To the naked eye, toys are toys. Take a look at the shelf in our therapy rooms at Total Pediatrics and you’ll wonder how, exactly, so many “toys” are used for “therapy”. Consider the dozens of aisles at your local big box store are...
Developmental Delay Developmental milestones are defined by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention as “skills such as taking a first step, smiling for the first time, and waving “bye-bye”. The CDC adds that children achieve these milestones as they play, learn,...
"Get Yourself Dressed!" How often have we frantically shouted those words to our children as we rush to get out the door in the morning? What seems to the parent to be a simple instruction to put on your clothes may seem to the child like an instruction manual written...
Sensory Processing...Huh? “Sensory Processing” is a popular term with a mysterious definition. We have had children run up to us and exclaim “I’m here to work on my sensory!” I always enjoy asking those children where, exactly, their “sensory” is. It’s a (really...
