We are familiar with having a dominant hand but did you know you also have a dominant ear? Most people turn their right ear up to listen when having difficulty hearing in a noisy environment, indicating the presence of a right dominance. Ninety percent of people are right ear dominant, which proves to be anatomically […]
Autism
Behavior ABA Strategies for Therapists
It is no secret that a good therapist should have some strategies in his or her toolbox to address undesirable behaviors. Parents often come to occupational therapy to address behaviors because these behaviors are interfering with the child reaching the level of independence that their peers might be meeting. Since behavior is a form of […]
The A-B-C’s of ABA Therapy
When I decided to leave education and pursue my masters in occupational therapy, I learned through online forums one way to make my application to OT school stand out was by having ABA experience. This experience has paid it’s dividends in a number of ways: I got into an OT program! ABA therapy helped me […]