The ABC’s of OT! We asked our therapists to go through the alphabet as part of Occupational Therapy Month and tell us their favorite things for each letter as they relate to their job. We asked them to get creative to let us know why they love their job. We appreciate our Occupational Therapists and […]

The ABC’s of OT! We asked our therapists to go through the alphabet as part of Occupational Therapy Month and tell us their favorite things for each letter as they relate to their job. We asked them to get creative to let us know why they love their job. We appreciate our Occupational Therapists and […]

Since it’s Occupational Therapy month, BPHT will be sharing words of wisdom from our OT department on some of their favorite tools that you can use at home. First up: Ms. Kelsey on using Obstacle Courses as Sensory Prep. Obstacle Courses as Sensory Prep By: Kelsey Klemm, COTA/L My favorite sensory strategy to get kids […]

By: Alexander Lopiccolo, COTA/L and Elizabeth Tenace MS, OTR/L For Autism Awareness I would like more parents to be aware of the signs/symptoms of what a child on the Autism Spectrum may exhibit. Then the parents could ask their Pediatrician to do a screening and if positive signs get testing done to get their child […]

BPHT kicked off Autism Awareness month by painting puzzle pieces all over the clinic! The kids had a blast painting on April 2nd and we wanted to share how we are celebrating the month and sharing awareness. According to the Autism Society, the puzzle piece patterns represent the complexity of the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) […]

By: Jon Artman The best thing about being a hand therapist during National Occupational Therapy month is experiencing the elegance in positioning the hand to, for instance, wipe droplets from the top of a window during a cold April morning and realizing you’re receiving just the right amount of pressure sensation through the palm, wrist […]

It’s finally here! The first Newsletter of the year and boy do we have some exciting things for you in this first edition! We’ve got sports clinics running now and are gearing up for the Spring groups and sessions, some great information from our Speech Language Pathologists on tongue thrust therapy, Constraint induced movement therapy, […]

Sports Skills groups are off and running! Literally! Here’s a little snippet of what we did this week with Ms. Kelsey and Ms. Kat. The kids are having tons of fun, making new friends, and learning new skills! Straight leg stretches to warm us up. Shuffling in warm-ups. Learning good hand position for hitting is […]

Handwriting Without Tears is designed to teach children key words and visual cues to use while writing. Is writing a cause for tears? It doesn’t have to be! By: Rebekah Brown, COTA/L Did you know that January 23rd was National Handwriting Day? Despite the prevalence of technology in schools today, handwriting is still an important […]