by Stacy Kramer OT Reg. (Ont) Imagine that you are making your way through an unfamiliar crowded restaurant. Your body would probably be at high alert, all senses working together to navigate through obstacles such as tables, chairs, and plants, without bumping into...
by Stacy Kramer OT Reg. (Ont) & Lizette Alexander OT Reg. (Ont) Vision is a strong sense that provides input to the brain, at times; this sense can even impact other areas of development such as posture and mobility. For example, with your eyes closed, standing...
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....
by Lizette Alexander OT Reg. (Ont) A parent e-mailed us a link to a very good article from the Los Angeles Times about the benefits of writing over keyboarding. The article states that there are a significant number of benefits to good writing with a pen or pencil...
