What's in my pediatric occupational therapy toolbox?

[karenveronica11]

im an OT student named Karen too!

[awakened2ug]

Are there any tools or toys that you know of that incorportates the tactile sense of detecting heat and cold? Do you find that the temperature detection would help in your experience with sensory integration? Thanks

[awakened2ug]

Thanks for the low down of the materials you're using with your ped's fieldwork. I'm currently in the O.T. program and these vids have been very useful in formulating ideas when I begin my fieldworlk.  keep em' coming!

[cl3angetaway]

thanks so much for all these videos. im thinking of becoming an OT & these vids will help give me a better idea of what OT involves :D

[courtneygray27]

How do you keep the toys sanitized? Do you clean them between visits, or does each child have his or her own toys?

[OTStudentKaren]

@courtneygray27 You take them with you - just one set - and clean the toys you use between each visit so that you sanitize every time. :)

[jesperhoney]

are you qualified now? i work with mostly down syndrome shildren and am an ot have been for the past 16 years!!!

[XTReporting]

I used to do that and I understand well the utility of bringing your own toys to a client but it's important to remember that the key to home based therapy is carryover by family members. If the treatment modality leaves with the therapist then the point of family education can of get lost. Therefore I believe it is best to find ways to provide service using materials that are readily available on site or if the caregivers have the means they should purchase specific toys outright.

[Raych1974]

My son has autism and we've used a lot of similar items. The bolster(?) is great for doing wheelbarrow type walking. My son has very little upper body strength. He loves the rain stick too. He can't hold a pencil so we use a handy writer. Crayons are really too short for it, so we use the longer twistable crayons.