By Vasiliki Siomos, University of Toronto Health Studies Student Edited by Lizette Alexander OT Reg. (Ont.) with appreciation! What is self-regulation and why is it important? Self-regulation (also known as emotional regulation) is an important concept that helps us...
Written by Jacquie Martin MSc.OT, OT Reg. (Ont.) The concept of neurodiversity allows us to understand how people experience the world in different ways. The idea that each of our brains are completely unique (like fingerprints) and therefore provide a unique...
by Tamara Kerr MSW RSW, MSc OT, Social Worker at the Toronto Children’s Therapy Centre Tantrums, crying, screaming, yelling, hitting, and throwing things…sound familiar? These behaviours happen in every home with kids, whether people talk about it or not. Even more...
By Samanta Rivas-Argueta, University of Toronto occupational therapy student Edited by Lizette Alexander OT Reg. (Ont) with appreciation Welcome to our new series titled: “A Child’s Occupations”. Over the next four weeks, we will be discussing various...
Written by: Timothy Spadzinski, Occupational Therapy Student Intern, University of Toronto Edited by: Lizette Alexander, OT Reg. (Ont) with appreciation In our first blog on Motor Learning, we introduced the question of why we DO things in certain ways. If you think...
Written by: Timothy Spadzinski, OT Student Intern Edited by: Lizette Alexander, OT Reg. (Ont) with appreciation As adults, we may have moments where we feel a little bit clumsy, whether that be having a cup slip from your hand and onto the floor or stumbling over a...
