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The proprioceptive sense: what is it & why is it important for learning? Learn what the proprioceptive sense is, how best to stimulate it and how important proprioception can be in aiding the learning process.

And kids like Dylan with irregular vestibular systems continue to need that proprioceptive input and find shoes very challenging.

Scientists Claim That Keeping Babies Barefoot For Longer Could Increase Their Intelligence If you've been looking for a good excuse to stop buying expensive baby shoes your little one will grow out of in a heartbeat, here it is. Dr. Kacie Flegal, a chiropractor who is accredited by t...

I can count on one hand the delightful social exchanges Dylan had when the other child was not put off by his atypical social responses. Although they were different the other child did not perceive them as lack of interest and persisted in finding ways to play. Once with a soccer ball, once playing chase on a playground, once playing with water, and once in a swimming pool. (Note child number three became a true friend and then there were many more delightful exchanges.)

Important new work on autism could change interventions A new paper is pushing back hard on the notion that people with autism are not interested in socializing.

Exercise-induced neuroplasticity: Balance training increases cortical thickness in visual and vestibular cortical regions. - PubMed - NCBI Neuroimage. 2018 Jun 26. pii: S1053-8119(18)30572-X. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2018.06.065. [Epub ahead of print]

My friends being interviewed about HANDLE.

Have you ever heard of HANDLE? - Tipp FM Have you ever heard of HANDLE AKA Holistic Approach to Neurodevelopment and Learning Efficiency? It’s an approach to neurodevelopmental irregularities that is simple, non-invasive, empowering, non-drug. It is an approach designed to enhance neurological systems that are causing learning or life di...

So worth reading.

Does autism arise because the brain is continually surprised? An emerging theory of autism suggests that people with it can't effectively "predict" the world around them

What Screen Time Does to Babies' and Children's Brains and Sensory Processing Abilities Two expert occupational therapists explain the functional and sensory processing issues they see in children exposed to screen time - and why it happens.

The decline of play in preschoolers — and the rise in sensory issues Here is a new post from pediatric occupational therapist Angela Hanscom, author of a number of popular posts on this blog, including “Why so many kids can’t sit still in school today,” as well as “The right — and surprisingly wrong — ways to get kids to sit still in class” and “How schools ruined […...

This is my favorite book for understanding why people - not just those labeled with autism - behave the way they do from a sensory rather than cognitive perspective. After reading it so many times, nearly every line is underlined with words in the margin, such as Kim, Dylan, useful for IEP…..

The Fabric of Autism: Weaving the Threads Into a Cogent Theory Check out this great listen on Audible.com. Infused with rare insights into the impetus behind autistic behaviors, The Fabric of Autism weaves the various threads of autism into a "makes-sense" theory, hard won through personal experience and decades of study. From neuroscientific research, expla...

I hope I fulfill these goals of having respect and connection be at the heart of supporting families.

The Therapist Shift: A Grassroots Shift to Authenticity in #Autism Treatment Jenny Palmiotto, a therapist and founder of the Love and Autism Conference, talks about bringing authenticity, relationship, love back into the therapy field. She speaks about the problems with traditional ABA therapy. She speaks about what she observed as a young therapist and how things must chang…