DOT therapy tools

"My Body Helps Me Know How I Feel" is a book aimed at helping children to learn about their body sense (interoception) These can be tricky concepts to learn about, but are worth the time as they help us to notice & understand more about our emotions. I created this book when I couldn't find an entry level, simple book appropriate to the youthful learners I'd been supporting. I wanted them to be able to start with simple concepts and body-based interactive choices to help them understand the

Toilet Skills are Tricky! These handouts are all about the many physical activities you can spend time enjoying with children towards the goal of helping them to develop improved toilet & dressing abilities. This collection of Toilet Skill Readiness Activity resources includes 4 high quality pdf pages: - Physical Activity Ideas for Developing Toilet Skills- Simple page with images to prompt ideas - Physical Activity Ideas for Developing Toilet Skills- Detailed page of suggested activities

"Super Duper Sensory!" is a book aimed at introducing children to our 8 sensory systems including muscle, move & inner-feels (proprioception, vestibular, interoception). As the book explores: "First are five that we know well... Sight and sound, taste, touch and smell" then later it introduces: "Next are three that might be new... Using muscles and movement and inner-feels too!" These can be tricky senses to add to your learning, but are worth the time as they help us to be more aware of our

"My Breathe Book" is a book aimed at helping children to learn about the power of their breath as a self-regulation tool. The ability to notice our emotions and take those big breaths to help us reset is something that we need to practice. The more we practice, the more ready we can be to use this tool when we really need it. This is a deliberately simple book and ideal for learners from 1-14 years old, with extension into older ages where developmentally appropriate. I've chosen the people in

"Our Many Ways to Ask" is a book aimed at helping children to learn about AAC, including touching on some of the possible frustrations and many of the support methods. Aimed at allowing early AAC learners & their families to see themselves reflected in a book. Also aimed at providing learning for all children so they become more familiar with different ways of communicating. Once again, I created this book when I couldn't find an entry level, simple book appropriate to the youthful learners

Dressing Skills are harder than they might seem on first glance! These handouts are all about the many activities you can spend time enjoying with children towards the goal of helping them to develop improved dressing abilities. This collection of Dressing Skills Activity resources includes 6 high quality pdf pages: - Activity Ideas for Developing Dressing Skills- Simple page with images to prompt ideas. - Activity Ideas for Developing Dressing Skills- Detailed page of suggested activities. -

Life Skills are trickier to pick-up than they might seem on first glance! These handouts are all about the many activities you can spend time enjoying with children towards the goal of helping them to develop improved life skill abilities like cooking/meals, washing laundry & helping with house chores. This collection of Life Skills Activity resources includes 6 high quality pdf pages: - Step-By-Step: Helping at Home / Chores- Outlining the common developmental skills & stages for helping