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...
by Kelly Beins | 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...
