by emerge | Aug 14, 2018 | Autism, Fine motor activities, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, School, Sensory Processing/Integration, Uncategorized
Es esa época del año otra vez: el verano aún no ha terminado, pero es hora de que los niños obtengan sus útiles escolares y preparen sus mentes para el aprendizaje en el aula. Muchos niños en edad escolar luchan por mantener la atención durante el día escolar,...
by emerge | Aug 14, 2018 | Autism, Fine motor activities, Handwriting, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, School, Sensory Processing/Integration, Uncategorized
It’s that time of year again: Summer is not even over, but it’s time for the kids to get their school supplies and prepare their minds for classroom learning. Many school children struggle to sustain attention through the school day, organize their...
by emerge | Jul 31, 2018 | Autism, Emerge programs, General information, Occupational Therapy, School, Speech & Language
(Image Credit) Executive Functions: Executive functions are a cluster of cognitive skills that include the ability to anticipate consequences, generate novel ideas and solutions, initiate appropriate actions, and monitor ongoing success or failure. They allow us to...
by emerge | Jun 21, 2018 | Fine motor activities, Occupational Therapy, Play, Social Skills, Toys, Uncategorized
Does your child like marbles? If so, here are two games for you. These two nearly identical games work on a wide variety of skills, including turn taking, visual motor coordination, in-hand...
by emerge | Apr 6, 2018 | Occupational Therapy
April is Occupational Therapy Month! In celebration of Occupational Therapy, we present the following tribute to the profession, written by our Occupational Therapist, Andrew Klein, M.S., OTR/L. “The real cycle you are working on is a cycle called yourself....
by emerge | Nov 14, 2017 | Autism, Eating/Feeding skills, Emerge programs, Food and Drink, General information, Occupational Therapy, Speech & Language
Did you know that Emerge currently has FIVE therapists trained in the SOS Approach to Feeding? We have three speech-language pathologists and two occupational therapists who are now trained in this approach and this winter we will be offering two small groups that...
