Children learn and develop through play. A child’s job is to have fun and develop basic self care, motor and developmental skills. Therapeutic play for special kids Occupational therapy is a fun, ...

What is occupational therapy? An expert answers this important question — and shares how OT can help your child with autism. When parents seek out support for their child with autism, sometimes ...

What looks to be an indoor playground is actually a place for children to heal, grow and succeed. Angel's Play, LLC, an occupational therapy sensory gym, opened its doors in November. Gina Hutto, an ...

In addition, there are some students in the general education setting that can benefit from physical or occupational therapy, the two programs that use the sensory gym. Anna Nasci, an occupational ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- "Finally a place where you never have to say you're sorry," is the slogan for We Rock the Spectrum Children's Gym. The first of it's kind on Staten Island, We Rock the Spectrum ...

The staff at newly opened Sensory Systems Clinic West, 118 W. Maple St. in Wayland, believes occupational therapy techniques could be life changing. Peggy McCourry, MS, OTRL, a registered and licensed ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL)–A Kingsport physical therapist inspired her team at Ballad Health to build a sensory playground for children seeking therapy at Indian Path Community Hospital. Pediatric ...

The symptoms seem like normal toddler or preschool behaviors: picky eating, tantrums over what clothes to wear and clumsiness. But for some children extreme sensitivity to certain things can be ...

After completing occupational therapy, Meagan Mohr’s son, who is on the autism spectrum, is starting kindergarten. But her son will have more to work on in the future, Mohr said. The gym she works at ...

SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — A new indoor kids gym aimed at creating a safe sensory environment for children on the spectrum is coming to Sioux Falls. We Rock the Spectrum kid’s gym is an international ...