Help for Kids with Dyspraxia: Yankz! Review

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“I wanted to show you these shoe laces I’ve been using. I think that D1 would really benefit from having a pair of these, with his fine motor struggles.”  His occupational therapist pointed to her shoelaces, called Yankz!, and explained how they work.

“You just lace them in,

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Therapy-Free Summer

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It has officially begun. Not summer, yet, but our break from therapies.  I felt like they were handing us the Golden Ticket when D1’s OT said, “You guys need to have a break. Enjoy the summer together as a family and don’t worry about therapies. You deserve it.”

Ten years. 10 years of

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Life After OT

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“When was the last time you guys took a break from therapies?” His OT asked me this question, and I hadn’t really thought about it before. 

“Never,” I replied, “we’ve been at this 2-3 times a week for 10 years.”

Wow.  The realization hit me pretty hard after I said

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Update: Dyspraxia at 9

D1 is 9 now. “Nine and a HALF”, as he would correct me. He had his annual OT Evaluation last Monday, and we got good news! His OT has discharged him from individual OT again, for a while.

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Notebooking with Writing Delays?

All of you notebookers out there, I’m looking for suggestions.  I have tons of notebooking supplies, pages, pens, glue, and the kids each have a notebook.  I love how notebooks turn out, even by the youngest kids, because they are invested in the end result.  They remember what they learn when they produce

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