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FOR DEAR PARENTS

  Hope this tips provide you mindful wisdom on your path of bringing up your child's daily routines: 1.Maintain daily log will help to stay organized & know happening prospectively.(note childcare,medications,therapies, schedule etc) 2.Find & Explore leisure ,can involve the child also ( book reading,gardening,keeping fish bowl,music,hangout,connect with friend etc) 3.Involve in spirituality practice,mindfulness,yoga &mediation you can take help of downloadable audios, save it on phone & use it on the go. 4.work-life-childcare balance,Seek Family centred education about child's condition & behaviour. 5.Get forum membership/involve in community (self educate about disability,stay abreast , Advocate,guide other parents etc.) 6.Get disabilty certification for child done  as per professional advice  7.Consult professional person to get Insurance and finances lined up ,Budgeting app are available on Google play to note the daily expenses. 8.Regular Pediatr...

CHECKLIST-LEARNING DIFFICULTY/DIFFERENCES

Learning Difficulty/Difference Checklist As you read through the following list of characteristics, keep in mind that everyone experiences some of the characteristics some of the time. In thinking about a person that may have a learning difference or dyslexia, look through this list and check the ones that occur often or most of the time. What Should I Look For? Cognitive ___ Poor memory (difficulty remembering what was heard, seen, or read) ___ Difficulty in organizing ideas and information Language ___ Difficulty retrieving the appropriate word ___ Limited range of vocabulary Perceptual Motor ___ Reversals of letters and numbers ___ Difficulties hearing differences between similar sounding words ___ Difficulties reading a map Written Language ___ Trouble getting ideas on paper ___ Many errors in using grammar Reading ___ Difficulty sounding words out ___ Slower reading rate than others ___ Difficulties understanding what is read Spelling ___ Reversing words like “saw” for “was” ___ L...

SITTING POSTURE & FUNCTION-GENERAL

Components and sub components of  upper body in siting position SITTING POSTURE IS GROSS MOTOR SKILL Ingredients of siting posture- head control Proximal stability hand function  trunk control HEAD CONTROL -      reflex integration (physical development -creeping ,crawling so on) vision normal visual function efficiently  ear normal hearing function efficiently PROXIMAL STABILITY - shoulder range of motion (helps in reaching forward / backward) shoulder strength (pushups ,retracting object from overhead) dissociation ( wrist and hand dissociation allows writing smoothly) TRUNK CONTROL - spine (sitting erecting,bending twisting movements) core muscles strength (siting erect in chair) movement to sides and bending ( when siting in chair  picking up an object bending sideways ) HAND FUNCTION - grasp (Holding ball) grip ( opening closing a clip) in hand manipulation ( handling too many coins in a hand) BILATERAL INTEGRATION - (eg.catching ball & stab...

Link -EMPOWERING LEARNING DISABILITIES

Copy below link    This story is from June 24, 2019 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/education/news/empowering-children-with-learning-disabilities/amp_articleshow/69925749.cms

Play- Teach- Learn! for parents

Teach your young child educational concepts with fun and facilitate acedemic readiness 🧩🧩 Colourful straw:Facilitate fine motor and Eye hand coordination  Colourful blocks:Facilitate perceptual skill, Make block designs and ask child to imitate the design Flashcard:Facilitate recognition & language, Talk about the picture Flash cards:Facilitate recognition & association  Clay & Alphabets:Facilitate alphabet recognition, memory & sensory processing  Alphabet:Facilitate recognition & letter form\shape

ACADEMIC WELLNESS TIPS FOR STUDENTS Grade 4+

  Find below suggestions on study tips, planning,writing ,reading , vocabulary,mindfulness ,positive mindset , avoid in diet for Academic wellness Drink plenty of water to keep your brain and body hydrate. Avoid consuming sugary and items with preservatives. Eat fresh fruits. Eight hours of night sleep .Day time small nap is sufficient. Wakeup early and hit the book for better understanding. Be aware of your learning style (visual,auditory & kinesthic) for better performance Prepare a study schedule .Decide on same time -same place to sit and study daily ,this will help with wandering mind to settle (mindful).Avoid procrastination, develop habit of reviewing lesson & homework after school. Take breaks in between study to rejuvenate .set alarm as reminder. Have a exclusive time of day allotted for study purpose. Keep away from phone & tab during study. Study in quiet place, free of distractions. Daily do physical exercise, meditation & mindfulness  to develop en...

KIDS COGNITIVE SKILLS -OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

       Child with learning disability shows difficulty with cognitive skills. Typically cognitive skills helps to participate  &  complete the task . Cognitive skill is mental process and learning style.It includes Attention,Memory, language processing & arithmetic processing. They are crucial component in learning process.When cognitive skills are not well develop it will lead difficulty in completing a task due to easily getting distracted or boredom. Such can hamper the progress in studies and community living skills in children .  Usually child get cognitively exhausted by engaging in thinking games,outdoor play, challenging task,excessive screen time,illness,chronic medication,stress ,anxiety,prolong task performances and so on these should not be of any concern unless they impact child's daily routine activities.  Intrinsic motivation & enviornment plays role in shaping and extending the child's cognitive development. If child sh...

SUPPORT LEARNING SKILL IN KIDS

      Kids are always engage in learning new skills through academic or extracurricular activities. this new skill makes them feel accomplished and rewarded. Every kid has potentiality to learn . Learning attitude differs among kids. Few kids are quick learner due to strong neural connections in brain so their brain can process the information efficiently. Some kids learn differently rather than traditional classroom learning because processing of information and response takes time. these are the kids who need support for enhancing learning ability.  Old method to help these kids is by providing them more time to process and respond or modify the learning into small chunks. these strategies does not help in cognitive enhancement. To learn effectively kids can be taught to strengthen their  cognitive-skills  . One such cognitive skill is Executive function. Executive Function (EF)should be encouraged by giving opportunities to child through numerous pla...

DECODING THE FUNCTIONAL WRITING SKILLS FOR A STUDENT-A VIEW

            Studies have shown that an individual's handwriting can reveal what type of person they are . Handwriting is expression, it can leave lasting impression on any person. A few student have gifted ability of good handwriting. Some needs to go extra mile to develop their handwriting. In education, Learning to write is a process of advancement , that every child take ups for expression in life. Here is the brief understanding about the process of handwriting in students . This complex process begins with scribblings. Watch a baby with pen it makes those mundane marks ,circular marks and becoming curious about its pen art on paper or wall that really brings a joy around .For a preschooler handwriting start with learning Prewriting skills by practicing patterns at preschool .  Pic:PREWRITING PATTERNS Pre-writings are dots : , strokes III--- and wavy pattern /\/\/\ UUU ,they are foundation to functional writing and part of pre ac...

PROPRIOCEPTIVE BASE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY FOR CHILDREN TO ENHANCE LEARNING

  O ccupational therapy supports and plays a crucial role in enhancing the lives of children with learning disabilities. PROPRIOCEPTION is one of the eight sensory systems.It play role in sensory processing. It contributes in motor planning (preparation of movement) for a task.Proprioception dysfunction can lead to hyporesponsiveness to sensory stimuli.It's receptors are present in muscle spindle &joints .   This sense get stimulated when there is pressure,pull or push .Proprioception sensation provides awareness of body.  Proprioceptive base activities are key in improving various aspects such as muscle tone, self-regulation, writing skills, endurance, and more. These activities help channelize energy towards productivity while enhancing comprehension, perceptual motor skills, emotion & self regulation, cognition, and mindfulness. Pediatric occupational therapy professionals focus on implementing evidence-based, fun, play, and sensory motor activities to promot...

(GLANCE AT)PERCEPTUAL PROCESSING FOR LEARNING

    AT times do you wonder why some student despite normal vision and hearing they are not able to study efficiently. They need alternative ways to understand the concepts and practice a lot to be able to reproduce it. There could be multiple reason one within the student or the environmental so in this view let us know about perception processing as we can definitely do something about it. Perception skill in general is to make a sense of incoming information (sensory stimuli). This information could be visual, auditory ,smell ,touch or taste.  These information travels to cerebral cortex of brain constantly by nerves for decoding thus it would be correct to say that Perception is gateway to interpretation by brain  .When you see a car your brain make the interpretation that it's a car. When you smell flower scent in a garden your brain interpret that it's a rose. The whole process of brain taking in the different information from our senses ,filtering them , o...