OT4life LLC

08/06/2024

Both humming and singing are effective ways to deal with anxiety, and self regulate.

Add humming to your list of coping tools! https://www.theottoolbox.com/sensory-coping-strategies-for-kids/

01/27/2024

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01/16/2024

Handwriting- printing and cursive is good for your brain and new learning!

In 2020, a team of researchers studied seventh graders while they handwrote, drew, and typed words, and concluded that handwriting and drawing produced tellt...

01/15/2024

Is it important to know when you can intervene in which interventions work depending on which portion of the brain they are functioning in.

This is a nice explanation for an overview of the escalation cycle, how the brain functions during different emotional states, and evidence-based de-escalation strategies that are used in non-violent crisis intervention to defuse meltdowns and outbursts.

https://hes-extraordinary.com/de-escalation-techniques

08/18/2021

08/18/2021

This is Jeannie Dunn my mentor and Irlen diagnostician. We met with a college student this morning who is getting great results from her Irlen spectrum filters. Before her Irlen lenses she was reacting to print on white screens and white paper which causes the letters
to move and making it very difficult to study. She’s now on the Deans list. Success!!

05/25/2021

Irlen Syndrome
If you suffer from high contrast sensitivity (black and white print on screens, have trouble reading documents, get headaches, have difficulty concentrating, etc. ) This is a link to instructions to help with overlay and color changes with technology:

10/20/2020

Irlen Symdrome Impact and Tools

05/18/2019

This 8-minute video gives an in-depth explanation of Irlen Syndrome and the Irlen Method, and offers interviews with Irlen Spectral Filters wearers, Helen Ir...

03/13/2019

I am now a certified Irlen Screener! My clients are reading better, driving with ease, and seeing more clearly without headaches or eye strain. www.irlen.com