Sensory Processing Disorder: Occupational Therapy Demonstration

For children with sensory processing disorders, processing and organizing sensation coming from the body and the environment can be difficult. Experts from Lurie Children's Occupational Therapy team demonstrate a series of activities that can help children maintain a calm, organized state throughout the day.

[annagitana]

It's amazing what humans have come up with to address different issues kids have. Brilliant.

[annehoskins]

I have had these problems all my life ie. awkwardness and clumsiness in doing tasks. Even though this method is geared for children, I would love having the same type of therapy. It seems to be more fun than adult style therapy. I am 62.

[geoffreysserwanga]

It's so amazing how these professionals apply their skills to the kids during early childhood, to make sure they live a life of normalized experiences. Thank u!

[indiegemsthatjam]

Looks like a tremendous total body workout ... with elements of fine and gross motor control - along with the demanding coordination, not to mention all that great vestibular / proprioception / kinesthetic action. Great job and thanks for sharing ...

[Rabiha]

I am really interested in this field. Such a noble job

[KirstenSuhr]

Thanks for posting this! Very nice explanation of the therapeutic purpose behind activities that may look like "just playing" to an outsider.

[jessicamae]

what a fun therapy session! Thanks for describing all of the functional elements of the "fun" activities

[crystalgilliam]

Thank you. I learmed more in the fes minutes watching this than months of therapy.

[NORIEDAYSONGAGARINOakilahneil]

DONE SUBSCRIBING
MY daughter has autism too. It is really hard and challenging raising a child with autism. But God choose us to be their parents to love accept and protect them always..

[Day-tmpb]

My son needs a Lot of therapy because of extreme prematurity, so I have been dealing with this issues for a while. However, I also see a lot of kids in therapy mainly because parents did not give then enough quality time while they were young. It does happen, reality is, a lot of problems could be fixed if parents actually played with kids more. It's about time, interaction and exposure to diferent sensory activities. A Lot of what you would do with your kids while playing with toys Will help them, but they need to see you doing it with them, not for them. One hour of therapy is simply not enough, include your kids, give time to share their activities, they will copy you much more than they would anyone else.

[vaishalikoshti]

Great job.. M also an occupational therapist from india. I like the ways u treat the child... Therapy session includes all the components which actually what autism child needs..

[hasnx]

Thank you for these ideas, I really want to try some of the moto skill intervention with one of the boys I work with who have ASD and behavior issues.

[mbafordoris]

Thank you, your video of Sophia was insightful

[Bangladeshicanadianmom]

Thank you so much for this informative video ❤

[kerstin_eryel]

thank you so much for this video. i decided to study occupational therapy but due to covid i can't send out requests to do some shadowing for occupational therapists in my city. this video is really helpful and in a way serves as a virtual alternative to observing OT sessions.

[spike]

I have sensory issues from prematurity. I had OT as a child. I still cant handle tags in my shirts. Very annoying.

[Eyerusalem_]

This place is the best ever. Wish you guys are in my town

[F-yy]

I believe a lot of this challenging tasks that many children have will outgrow as they get older.

[itise]

I going to this every few days when I was young, this was so nostalgic :D

[jo]

this right here is why i wanna be an occupational therapist