3rd Edition
1001 Pediatric Treatment Activities Creative Ideas for Therapy Sessions
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction
Important Warning and Disclaimer
Section I Sensory Integration
Chapter 1 Proprioceptive Activities
Chapter 2 Motor Planning
Chapter 3 Pressure Modulation
Chapter 4 Bilateral Integration/Crossing Midline
Chapter 5 Vestibular System
Chapter 6 Tactile Sensitivity
Chapter 7 Oral Motor Exercises
Section II Visual System
Chapter 8 Visual Perception
Chapter 9 Visual Motor Integration
Chapter 10 Oculomotor Exercises
Section III Dissociation Activities
Chapter 11 Body Dissociation
Chapter 12 Finger Individuation
Section IV Hand Skills
Chapter 13 Open Webspace
Chapter 14 Fine Motor Skills
Chapter 15 Pinch-Grasp Manipulation
Chapter 16 Hand Strengthening
Chapter 17 Handwriting
Section V Body Strengthening and Stabilizing
Chapter 18 Core-Strengthening Activities
Chapter 19 Balance Activities
Chapter 20 Upper Arm Strengthening and Stabilization
Section VI Cognitive and Higher-Level Skill Building
Chapter 21 Increasing Attention
Chapter 22 Executive Functioning and Organizational Skills
Section VII Social Skills
Chapter 23 Increasing Social Interaction and Relatedness
Chapter 24 Group Activities
Chapter 25 Seasonally Themed Projects and Activities
Section VIII Improving Gait Patterns
Chapter 26 Increasing the Arches of the Foot
Chapter 27 Decreasing External Rotation of the Hips
Chapter 28 Decreasing Internal Rotation of the Hips
Chapter 29 Addressing Toe-Walking
References
Appendix A: Worksheets and Handouts
Appendix B: Therapeutic iPhone and Android Apps
Appendix C: Occupational Therapy Telehealth
Glossary
Brand Name Products
Index
Biography
Ayelet H. Danto, MS, OTR/L, is an occupational therapist who has worked in various school settings with a broad range of diagnoses. She currently works in the Passaic public school system. Ayelet received her bachelor's degree in psychology from Yeshiva University Stern College for Women and a master’s degree in occupational therapy from Columbia University. She resides in Passaic, New Jersey, with her husband and children.
Michelle Pruzansky, MS, OTR/L, is a pediatric occupational therapist specializing in the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorder. Michelle received her bachelor's degree from Yeshiva University Stern College for Women and her master's degree in occupational therapy from Columbia University. Michelle currently lives in New Milford, New Jersey, with her husband and children. She currently works in various school settings in New Jersey.
