As a neurodiverse affirming occupational therapist, I work very hard to meet my clients where they are at and to honour their needs and autonomy. I come to you with a blog title in the format of declarative language, one form of communication that is helpful for folks with PDA. Declarative language is a communication styleContinue reading “I wonder if you’re curious about Pathological Demand Avoidance?”
Tag Archives: Autism
How to build a morning or evening routine
As the new year begins, people are often jumping into setting big goals and making intentions for big changes. Often times if you have finished off the previous year in a less than energetic emotional state, this may seem way to optimistic and peppy. This year let’s try things that are a little smaller andContinue reading “How to build a morning or evening routine”
Quote of the day
Today’s quote comes from author Cherie Carter-Scott, a quote I discovered in a course I just recently took: I recently took a course by Moira Pena (Check her out here! https://moirapena.com/) , who is an occupational therapist with 20+ years of experience, and an international speaker who has dedicated her career to working with andContinue reading “Quote of the day”
Building a OT busy board
One of my favourite things about the place that I work is that anything is a possibility and I get to say yes to my colleagues all the time! I work as an Occupational Therapist (OT) in a day program with children, teens and adults who have a variety of different diagnoses, MOST of themContinue reading “Building a OT busy board”
Occupational therapy want to read list for January
What books do you want to read? I haven’t written my January blog posts over the last couple weeks because they didn’t really inspire me. I don’t want to write just to write, but to share information that I think others will find valuable. Today’s prompt is about books I want to read and IContinue reading “Occupational therapy want to read list for January”
Autism Parenting Summit – FREE resource
This is going to be a shorter blog post than usual, as I just wanted to share a couple resources that I have come across recently that I think are super beneficial for parents with autistic children! Of course, if you usually read my blog coming from more of a professional side where you areContinue reading “Autism Parenting Summit – FREE resource”
Day 3 of my self care challenge
Today’s self care post comes from a different space. Yesterday’s post above was about working through challenges to do nice things; my neon green manicure is still bringing me so much joy today 🙂 Today’s overall theme was giving myself grace. This morning I woke up and needed extra time than I had planned toContinue reading “Day 3 of my self care challenge”
Children and the patterns between sensory processing needs and leisure preferences – OT Journal Club
A while ago I had the idea to start a little OT Journal Club where I would read an open access article, summarize it briefly and share my insight. My first one was something I was super proud of (read here) but then I fell off the wagon and haven’t been able to finish anotherContinue reading “Children and the patterns between sensory processing needs and leisure preferences – OT Journal Club”
Be Your Own Sunshine 