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...
by Laura Hillman | Oct 5, 2018 | Sensory Processing Disorder
Hammock Swings = Vestibular Input! Hammock swings are ubiquitous in sensory clinics, and are often the first piece of suspended equipment that children explore when they enter the space. Whether the hammock swing is made of a continuous open weave, a closed-weave...
by Kelly Beins | Aug 5, 2018 | Sensory Processing Disorder
The bad news is that being a sensory parent can feel traumatic. The early years are often fraught with typical baby, toddler, and child rearing challenges — only magnified. Sensory parents often over-accommodate to try to prevent what we know is coming: the...
by Kelly Beins | Feb 26, 2018 | Sensory Processing Disorder, Toiletting
Potty training and eliminating diapers is a milestone every parent wants to check off their list but it’s a checkpoint that is often delayed for parents of children with sensory processing disorder (SPD). Additionally, the broad scope of SPD may complicate the potty...
