For therapists

How do motor planning difficulties cause tantrums & behaviors?

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Motor planning (also called praxis) is one of the trickiest concepts for me to explain to caregivers. It can be really confusing to connect difficulty with motor planning to, say, your child’s meltdown about dinner yesterday. However, motor planning and tantrums can be directly related. It’s important to remember that behavior is a form of … Read more

How to write sensory OT goals that actually get reimbursed

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Many occupational therapists using a sensory framework run into insurance denials. Unfortunately, due to low quality studies conducted in the past, insurance companies believe that sensory integration therapy is ineffective. However, recent, high-quality studies with fidelity measures embedded have shown that OT using a sensory integration framework is effective for many children. When deciding whether … Read more

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