Here is a short video about how ‘Ohana OT got it’s name 🙂 The word “’ohana” is part of of Hawaiian culture and means “family in an extended sense of the term including blood-related, adoptive or intentional. It emphasizes that family are bound together and members must cooperate and remember one another. ” ‘Ohana means […]
What is Causing Childhood Stress, Anxiety and Developmental Delays?
Did you know that many children with developmental delays in emotional, language, motor and social skills are not identified at very young age (3-5 years)? There are many factors that are leading to major complications among children such as: Feelings of lack of self-worth Anxiety Attention problems Developmental delays and problems associated with it General […]
Sensory Smart Classrooms Part 3- Transition Tips and Tricks
Here at Ohana OT we serve over 100 children per week with sensory processing disorders. Most of these children have a hard time changing and transitioning to a new activity or place often resulting in a meltdown. Â Transitions are challenging for them because all the sensory input changes with each transition and they have a […]
Sensory Smart Classroom Secrets Part 2 – Calming the Student’s Body
At our clinic we see over 100 kids per week with sensory processing disorder. Most of these children have a hard time with the “Big Three Power Senses” of position, movement and touch. Position receptors are in the muscles and joints (proprioception sense) and are activated by joint compression and muscle contraction. Movement receptors (vestibular […]
Sensory Smart Classroom Secrets Part 1 – Classroom Environment
At our ‘Ohana OT pediatric clinic we see over 100 children per week with Sensory Processing Disorder. Most of these children are overly sensitive to light, visual clutter, sound, and touch. This oversensitivity triggers a neurological flight/flight/freeze/or shut down reaction similar to suddenly discovering a spider on your body. You might smack it off of you […]
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