What is Reciprocal Play? Reciprocal play occurs when your child is engaged with another person and participating in some kind of back and forth action or exchange. A classic example of this is peek-a-boo! When your child covers their face and then pops out, you reciprocate with a surprised face and “peek-a-boo”! You initiate the...
In the Bay Area and Mountain View, there are a lot of choices of professionals to work with when your child has been diagnosed with autism. There are ABA behavior specialists, Speech therapists, Occupational Therapists- the list goes on and on. I have been an Occupational Therapist for over 25 years. This means that I...
As a parent with a child who has developmental differences you may feel overwhelmed. There are so many types of therapies out there and you only want the best for your child. You Google all sorts of key words and a litany of therapy choices is displayed. Where do you begin?
Well, we’re two months into Zoom school and kids are definitely feeling the stress! Lots of screen time, lots of sitting still and listening during classroom meetings. Plus dealing with all of the auditory interruptions during class when kids make noises or simply comment in the middle of it all. I am sure that all...
