Tag: sensory integration
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Why We Can’t Walk Around All Sensory Differences, In My Opinion
A couple of weeks ago, there was a carnival being held on the ballpark field of the elementary school near our house. I think part of optimizing efficacy for what we are trying to help our son achieve is being aware of events occurring in our neighborhood and integrating them into his therapy work. And…
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Some Thoughts About Why
Generally, many of the teens who went to my high school came from families that were far better off financially than mine. At some points, I was saving money given to me at Christmas and for my birthday by my grandmother and my Aunt Cile and Uncle Lawson…and I would use it to buy thrift…
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How We Did Neurologic Music Therapy Via Zoom
This week is another photographed journey, but this time we’re going to be moving past the challenges experienced in providing teletherapy to discuss the goals and therapeutic interventions for Tony’s NMT. We have been working on helping Tony increase his flexibility and spontaneous communication using Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT). Facilitating therapy looks different via teletherapy.…
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Mask Tolerance and Tactile Defensiveness
We are working on so many therapy targets right now I honestly struggled a bit to decide which one to lead in with this week. I decided that what made the most inherent sense to discuss is the work we are doing towards helping Tony gain increased tolerance for wearing a mask, as our ability…
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Catching Up With NMT
Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) has had an important role in our son’s progress, helping him to acquire skills he was not able to gain with the other therapy modalities. Tony has been receiving services at NMTSA since July of 2015. In that time, he’s worked with 5 therapists, many of whom moved on to higher…
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“You Would Cry Too”
For years, I have lived in a state of hypervigilance. So many seemingly simple moments for other families are packed with opportunities for my son to be seriously harmed. Some things Tony does because he either lacks a more complete understanding or currently can’t hold onto what will happen to him if he succeeds in…
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July Gratitude & Some Reading
To Suzanne Oliver, Founder & Executive Director of NMTSA Over four years ago, after our son was determined to be eligible for ALTCS and DDD, I quickly placed our little man on a wait list for your clinic (which was my top choice for music therapy because of your focus on NMT). After doing so,…
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Working it out in Physical Therapy
A few months ago, the clinic Tony goes to for physical therapy completed construction on an outside gym. This additional equipment has charmed his giggles and bubbled up bursts of joy each week he works outside with Ms. E, his physical therapist of nearly two years. When the weather won’t allow for work outdoors, his…
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“Can’t See the Forest for the Trees”
There is an idiom that echoes and chases after me from deeper memories: “you can’t see the forest for the trees.” Maybe there are patches of grass on a balding bit of earth, or moss-covered rocks, and birds that warble out jubilant notes as they wing through the sun-glistened air. But if the trees are…
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Surviving the Doctor’s Office
I was grateful for Hannah’s post last week and loved the topic she chose- it happened to fit well with what I had planned to write about this week. There are so many little things I have always taken for granted. My eyes have always been a bit light sensitive, there are a few food…