by Kelly Beins | Feb 23, 2021 | Sensory Processing Disorder
My thoughts about sensory diets have shifted gradually over the last many years. My initial “a-ha” moment happened a couple of years ago, when I was working with a 7 year old boy who had been referred to me by the STAR Institute. He had global sensory...
by Kelly Beins | Jan 19, 2021 | Sensory Processing Disorder
This picture was sent to me by a parent, after a treatment session this past summer. You can see my car driving away, far off in the distance. I wasn’t sure how to feel about this picture when I received it. Aside from his cuteness, I was left wondering. Looking...
by Kelly Beins | Jan 16, 2021 | Sensory Processing Disorder
I arrived at a client’s home today ready to start a session, and as I walked up the front steps I could hear what sounded like crying or an upset child. Sigh. It was my client, no doubt. Poor thing. Poor mom. I rang the doorbell, hoping that might incite some...
by Kelly Beins | May 18, 2020 | Sensory Processing Disorder
“Sensory is the bridge between physical and mental health.” – Virginia Spielman, Executive Director STAR Institute (Denver, CO). In my private practice with clients, in workshops with parents and when I mentor other OT’s, the most frequent question and area of...
by Kelly Beins | May 11, 2020 | Sensory Processing Disorder
“I just don’t think this is working.” Said my client’s mother, mid-session (a difficult session) and then she started to cry. I realized at that point that I had to change something, for her. While I knew that “it” wasn’t working for a large number of reasons, I was...
by Kelly Beins | Mar 10, 2020 | Sensory Processing Disorder
“Transition” refers to a period of time when a person stops or is required to stop one activity and to begin another. It may also refer to a prolonged period of time (days, weeks, months), when something in a person’s daily routine changes in a significant way. Young...
