Dynamic Occupational Therapy

24/12/2022

A very happy and restful Christmas time to all!! Many parents will laugh at the ‘restful’ comment 🤣 It has been an absolute pleasure and privilege to work with all our clients this past year, and we can’t wait to see what 2023 has in store for 🙏 thank you 🙏

17/11/2022

For anyone in the North East hoping for sun today ☀️ you will be disappointed! Use this brightening breathing strategy 🌈 to calm and ground yourself!

10/11/2022

Let them be little, let them play in puddles, throw leaves everywhere and make beautiful mess with all their toys! Free play builds confidence, problem solving, creativity and imaginative play skills—all these build and grow to help children in their everyday activities in the home and at school.

30/10/2022

Breaking down the preconceived 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼

symptoms of ADHD come in many ways, from oversensitivity to criticism/rejection, to intense focus for reading books, to poor task initiation, to a constant need to be on the go.

When more is understood, then more change can be created to ensure every single person gains the understanding and support required, and the opportunity to live and love the life they have ❤️👍🏻

What do you most wish the neurotypical world understood and respected about ADHD? ADDitude readers open up for

👉 https://www.additudemag.com/living-with-adhd-facts/

30/10/2022

Halloween can be challenging- be kind and accepting of difference, not all will find the day/evening as easy as others ❤️ Above all else, be kind ❤️

28/10/2022

Some helpful advice from Wee Sleepers to help with the pending clock change this weekend 👍🏻

⏰ Fall Back....... 🍂

Options on how to deal with the clocks falling back an hour! 💤

1. Starting TONIGHT make bedtime 15 minutes later, making sure to also adjust any wake up clocks by 15 mins for the next morning.....adjust bed time / wake up time for 4 consecutive nights / mornings til we have transitioned through the full hour! Make sure to adjust naps in accordance with the new wake up time for the rest of the day. This gradual approach is great for sensitive children and for little ones aged 3 years and under 😴

2. If you have a child who is older and bedtimes not a problem, putting them to bed 30 mins later on Saturday and repeating this on Sunday should cause no problem 😊

Tag a friend who might need some clock change advice 🍂 ⏰

27/10/2022

Why do I do what I do?

Today is World Occupational Therapy Day- a day to heighten the visibility of the profession and to celebrate all that OT is and can be!

This photo is me looking out on the world from Lochnagar. Little did I show to everyone else but I was feeling lost in so many aspects of my life, yet on that day I decided to reach higher. To dream bigger. To learn more. To create the life I want.

Fast forward 10months and I took a leap away from my lecturing role at RGU, to create DynamicOT. My drive and passion is to grow positive change, educate and support understanding so that no one goes through their life feeling like they, or their loved one, could have been capable of more.

Always look forward. Always believe in more. Through Occupational Therapy I will always work for this

14/10/2022

As I embark on Module 4 with to become an advanced practitioner I revel in the opportunity to buy MORE books!!! 😂😂😂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I don’t even pretend not to enjoy this 😉

07/10/2022

What motivates a child?
Play…fun…enjoyment…success! 👍🏻 If these components are missing for whatever reason then taking part can be hard👎🏼

Put your detective hat on—are they avoiding it because it’s hard for them? Can you make it easier or break it down into more manageable steps? Think about the skills required—gross and fine motor skills, core stability, sensory processing, executive functioning skills. How can the task be made more fun whilst still encouraging them to build skills and want to take part?

Motivation is complex-we have our internal motivation and the external motivators. Each individual is motivated differently, and impact to motivation can come from many places.

05/10/2022

Some great resources being created for a whole school approach to understanding and supporting sensory behaviours

02/10/2022

Screen posture - get kids on their tummies with a cozy pillow. Lying in this position helps build strength in the back, neck and shoulders, leading to upright posture crucial for everyday activities 👍🏻

01/10/2022

Emotional Twister went down a treat today!!