Emma Esteves, MS, OTR/L, Author at Therapy & Counseling Services

7 Sensory Strategies for Happy Holidays

The winter holidays are right around the corner and with that comes planning, excitement and usually stress. For our autistic children or children with sensory processing differences, the holidays can be a very stressful time due to changes in routine, different foods, changes in environment, and family gatherings. Though these are often challenges, we have […]

7 Ways to Support a Child’s Executive Functioning Skills.

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Executive functioning is the new buzzword in the pediatric therapy world, but what exactly does that mean? Executive functions are the higher level skills located in the frontal lobe of the brain that allow us to organize ourselves, manage our emotions, control our impulses, problem solve, plan, initiate and many other skills. These are skills

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