by Lizette Alexander OT Reg. (Ont), Director of Operations The vestibular system and propioception are “senses” not generally taught in elementary school. Both these systems are not included in our stories of the five senses. Yet these two senses are crucial to...
by Stacy Kramer OT Reg. (Ont) & Lizette Alexander OT Reg. (Ont) As children we were all taught about the five senses of our body – taste, smell, hearing, vision, and touch. These senses give us information from the outside world in order to help us navigate our...
by Stacy Kramer, OT Reg. (Ont), Clinical Director at Toronto Children’s Therapy Center The connection between how we receive and process sensory information, such as touch, and how we perform a physical act, such as handwriting, is not always easy to understand....
Written by: Stacy Kramer, OT Reg. (Ont), Clinical Director at Toronto Children’s Therapy Center & Behnaz Afrakhte, OT Reg. (Ont), Occupational Therapist Sensory processing refers to the neurological process of how we interpret and integrate information...
Written by: Stacy Kramer, OT Reg. (Ont) Occupational Therapist & Clinical Director at Toronto Children’s Therapy Center Ahhh – the beauty of freshly fallen snow. From a child’s point of view, snow provides the ultimate play opportunity. From sledding to...
