Joshy's OT

Josh had his first session of OT at Mary Freebed. A nice gal named Susan was his OT. She was great with him! He did some swinging, rolling on top of a ball, blowing bubbles (he cannot do this yet), she tried to get him to follow a ball through a tunnel but he wouldn't, sucking applesauce thru a straw and using Nuk chewers, then we ended w/ some puzzles. Basically we have to work on Vestibular Activites ~ our vestibular system provides info about where we are in space, detects motion and coordinates the movements of our eyes, head and body. It is also closely realated w/ our sense of balance. So vestibular activites include: swinging, sliding, and other activities at a park....rocking, bouncing, dancing jumping....
Another thing to work on is propriocentive activites ~ Our proprioceptive system is very important b/c it give us info about where our body parts are and what they're doing. They want him to do "heavy work" b/c it requires the use of large muscles and joints. So examples of this play are: pushing or pulling games, play wrestling, helping me carry groceries (a box of cereal in his case), sucking activities, blowing activites, crawling activities.
Next is tactile activities...the sense of touch is one of ourmost important senses. touch experiences can help a child feel comfort and security. touch may involve deep pressure or feeling w/ hands and feet. those activities include: rubbing w/ lotion, laying him on couch and pressing him between cushions, roll him up in a blanket, walking barefoot over different surfaces.
So I learned a lot and I hope you did too :)