ADHD

Games for children with ADHD

25 September, 2017

Examples of games that reduce muscle tension and improve concentration: Pantomime – divide the participants into two groups – actors and audience. The former improvise a selected fairy-tale with their moves, the latter guess the title. Mechanic toys – you tell the child that it will have to play the role of a wind-up toy […]

Weighted collar – always ready to help

28 August, 2017 ,

How does the weighted collar help? Weighted collars are used for people with psychophysical disorders. Most often they are used by people that are: autistic, With sensory integration disorders, with anxiety disorder with obsessive-compulsive disorder, with depression or similar mental disorders, with posttraumatic stress syndrome. When do we use a weighted collar? The design of […]

Fine motor skill activities

16 June, 2017 , ,

How to recognize that a child has problems with fine motor skills? Parents can monitor their child’s progress with their hands during daily activities (checklist below). Bear in mind that although poor motor development may be a result of sensory integration disorders, this is not always the case. Sometimes the child develops acquired skills a […]

Weighted blanket and child – 6 ways for home therapy

13 June, 2017

Action blanket weighted blanket Usually, we can unmistakably feel when we arrange our body in different positions. We are aware of our position, even when we lock eyes. Let us take a moment, close your eyes and try to touch the tip of your nose with your finger tip…each of us has tried this before. […]

Proprioceptive system dysfunctions – how to recognize them?

12 June, 2017

What is a proprioceptive system? Proprioceptive receptors are located in muscles, tendons, joints and ligaments. They read information related to muscle compression, muscle stretching, bending and straightening of joints, body alignment, body movement. The proprioceptive system allows the child to control his or her body position and movement. The child can plan and execute planned […]

Let yourself relax

07 June, 2017

How to relax? Deep relaxation is possible with silent thoughts and lowering muscle tension. This is equivalent to getting rid of accumulated stress in the body. Purification of thought can be achieved by focusing on any object or activity of one’s own body, such as breathing. Controlling your breath or observing something in the environment, […]