Written By Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist Using Visuals In The Classroom In Mainstream Settings … A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words As professionals, we all know that within our classroom there will be students with a very wide range of different abilities. Each one of the young people in our classroom is unique. It
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As an adult, finding ways to help your child with learning difficulties deal with anxiety is a vital part of enabling them to feel safe, secure and loved. Young people who have learning difficulties need help, understanding and respect to allow them to thrive in their world. How can you find out if your child is
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With Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist Amy McGarry is an inspirational teacher at one of our local schools – the Forster Holy Name Catholic School, who has recently won an award for her amazing and innovative classroom environment. I’m also very passionate (if you hadn’t noticed) about creating best practice learning environments in classrooms, and I
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Written By Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist Anxiety can show up in a myriad of ways and many children slip under the radar, go untreated, and are often misunderstood by their parents, teachers and peers. Often children’s anxiety symptoms are misunderstood as “behavioural” issues. Being clingy, complaining, vigilant, or reacting or hitting peers on the playground
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Written By Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist Alternate seating in the classroom to improve concentration and attention The impact of the environment on kids being able to concentrate and attend to learning are becoming much more accepted. Gone are the days when kids had to sit in rows, be silent and never speak until spoken to.
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Written By Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist Do you struggle in supporting emotional well being at home for your ASD child? As parents, we all want our kids to be happy, well adjusted and enjoying life. Kids with ASD respond to using visuals to understand routines, transitions and expectations of them. In the school environment, ASD
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Written by Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist Are you a professional who is teaching kids with autism? Are you struggling to teach them about emotions and self-regulation? At LifeSkills4Kids, we have experience of teaching kids with autism and our aim is to share our strategies to help you, as a professional, achieve the most with every
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Written by Deb Hopper, Occupational Therapist How To Recognise Your Child Is Anxious We all want ‘Just Right Kids’. We want our kids to be well-adjusted, happy, relaxed and enjoying their lives. Kids can find life stressful and this article looks at the extent of anxiety that might be impacting your child’s happiness. What Is
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Your classroom sensory environment – why bother about it? Okay, before we get into the nitty gritty, let’s take a minute to think about our favourite relaxation place. Is it On the beach? At your favourite restaurant? Curled up in bed or on the couch reading a book? What sensory environment is perfect for work
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As adults, we all imagine that kids are carefree and have nothing to worry about. Helping kids with anxiety is a really important tool to have in your parenting toolbox. Some kids have a constant level of anxiety and others experience situational anxiety. Check out this article on anxiety in kids. Sometimes we can have
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