Magenta Occupational Therapy - Children & Young adults

04/05/2024

https://specialkids.company/collections/all-childrens-clothes?grid_list=grid-view

Our​ ​adaptive​ ​clothing​ ​has​ ​been​ ​created​ ​especially​ ​for​ ​younger​ ​and​ ​older children​ ​with​ ​special​ ​needs.​ ​Shop​ ​all​ ​adaptive​ ​clothing​ ​online​ ​now!

25/04/2024

The most favourite bit of my office ... all my lovely thank you cards ❤️

19/04/2024

17/04/2024

This sort of support for families is really needed

Remember, you are never alone. Visit newboldhope.com for more information or join our closed family support group here on Facebook if you are living with a child who displays violent challenging behaviour.

17/04/2024

What a fantastic opportunity for schools to get extra funding to support mental health in schools for autistic young people

The Sheila Coates Foundation rapid response fund offers awards of £1,000 or £5,000 to support autistic young people in mainstream secondary schools and colleges.

The foundation wants to fund practical short-term solutions for mental health and wellbeing issues facing autistic young people.

In previous funding rounds, 97% of schools report a positive impact after only 5 months.

For more info & to find out how to apply click here ➡️bit.ly/4aUir0Z

Open from 17th April for applications, with a deadline of 7th May 2024.

15/04/2024

The power of Occupational Therapy to change lives :)

Occupational therapists are health and social care professionals who are specifically and uniquely trained to address the relationship between occupation, p...

11/04/2024

Autism, Alexithymia and Emotions

Alexithymia refers to a difficulty recognising and accurately labelling different emotions and body sensations. A person with alexithymia can tell if they are feeling a “good” emotion or a “bad” emotion but could not necessarily tell you what they are feeling more accurately.

Alexithymia is a separate condition to autism, depression, and anxiety, but research indicates that if you are autistic, you are more likely to have alexithymia, and if you have alexithymia, you are more likely to develop a mental health condition, whether you are autistic or not.

Approximately 50% of autistic people also have alexithymia, and this group may experience poorer mental health than autistic people who do not have alexithymia.

11/04/2024

“Research shows that in the 1970s, the average age of girls starting their first diet was 14 years of age. By the 1990s, this figure was only 8, and today, a quarter of 7-year-olds have dieted. While young girls may be carefree, enjoying play and moving their bodies for nothing more than the joy it brings to them, by the time they have their seventh birthday, things start to change, with 39% of 7-year-olds saying they are unhappy with how they look. This trend only gets worse as girls get older. Studies show that a staggering 80% of 10-year-olds are scared of being fat.”

Read my latest article for GoodtoKnow here:

https://www.goodto.com/family/why-does-girls-body-confidence-plummet

03/04/2024

Short Lives Can’t Wait ⏰ – a new report from our friends at Together for Short Lives has uncovered significant issues across children’s palliative care.

Families with seriously ill children aren’t getting the children’s palliative and end of life care they need because of where they live. Care that is clearly set out in standards, guidance and even the law. Care that every single seriously ill child should have access to, regardless of where they live.

Together for Short Lives is calling on the UK’s governments, the NHS and others to act now, because time is short for seriously ill children and their families. They cannot wait any longer.

We are delighted to support their campaign for change – and you can lend them your voice here: https://buff.ly/4a7aR36

26/03/2024

TOP TIPS to teach using a spoon, fork and knife.

Use a bowl with high sides when practicing to use a fork or spoon.

Practicescooping using big spoons, measuring cups and containers during sensory play.

Hold fork in non-dominant hand and practice stabbing through food.

Roll playdough or putty sausages and get them to practice stabbing with the fork in their non-dominant hand and sawing back and forth with the knife in their dominant hand.

Practice with soft foods first (such as bananas, cooked potatoes) before progressing to harder foods.

21/03/2024

Lovely Ramadan box of goodies from a lovely family ❤️