This page aims to provide useful links to informational sites relating to Occupational Therapy and Sensory Processing Disorder, as well as links to resources, such as assistive therapy materials and equipment, educational toys, books, etc.
Links to informative websites of therapeutic programmes we use:
- Site for the DIRFloortime®
- Site for the Tomatis® Method
- Site for the Forbrain®
- Site for Therapeutic Listening®
- Site for MNRI® Dynamic and Postural Reflex Pattern Integration
- Site for the Muscle Mania™ programme and Happy Handwriter® books
- Happy Handwriter Facebook
Links to educational toys and therapy resources:
- Ordering of fine motor and handwriting resources - visit www.jumpleapfly.co.za
- Innovative play solutions and equipment - visit www.playon.co.za/product-category/playsoft
- Sensory tools and resources - visit www.autismresources.co.za/collections/chewables-chewelry
- Sensory strategies and solutions - visit www.sensorystuff.co.za
- Contact Spandex Stuff for various spandex products including swings, hammocks and suspended tunnels - visit www.spandexstuff.com
- Contact Tumble Teddie for weighted toys - visit www.facebook.com/tumbleteddyinfo
- Weighted creatures - visit www.comfortcreatures.co.za
Helpful Resources
Sensory Integration
Books:
- Raising a Sensory Smart Child by Lindsay Biel and Nancy Peske.
- Out-of-Sync Child by Carol Kranowitz and Lucy Jane Miller Ph.D OTR
- Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activities for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder by Carol Kranowitz.
- Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight: What to Do When You Are Sensory Defensive in an Over-Stimulating World by Sharon Heller.
- Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder by Lucy Miller Ph.D OTR and Doris A. Fuller.
- Sensory Integration and the Child: Understanding Hidden Sensory Challenges by A. Jean Ayres Ph.D
- Groovy adventurers: How to encourage your baby to move from one developmental stage to the next while having a blast! by Lourdes Bruwer and Carly Tzanos
- Raising Happy Children by Lizanne du Plessis
Blogs and websites:
- What is Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)? -> https://sensoryhealth.org/basic/about-spd
- Impact and Treatment of SPD-> https://sensoryhealth.org/basic/impact-and-treatment-of-spd
- Handling everyday Sensory Issues-> https://lemonlimeadventures.com/handle-sensory-issues/
- What you should know about SPD-> https://in-sync-child.com/out-of-sync-to-in-sync-child-what-you-should-know-about-sensory-processing-disorder/
Play Therapy, Adoption, Fostering and Emotional growth of the child
Books:
- Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviours: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies that Really work by Robyn Gobbel
- Brain-Body Parenting: How to stop Managing Behaviour and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids by Mona Delahooke
- Attachment Play by Aletha J. Solter, Ph.D
- Connected Kids: Help kids with Special Needs (and Autism) SHINE with Mindful, Heartfelt Activities by Lorraine E. Murray .
- The Whole-brain child by Dr. Daniel J.Siegel and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson.
- No drama discipline by Dr. Daniel J.Siegel and Dr. Tina Payne Bryson.
- The Manual that never came with your Child by Jane Jarvis et al.
- The Connected Parent by Karyn Purvis and Lisa Qualls.
- The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis.
- The My Story Journal by Milan Murray and Chantel Griesel.
Blogs and websites:
- The value of Play with our children-> https://empoweredtoconnect.org/give-your-child-playfulness/
- Play is more than just fun -> https://www.ted.com/talks/stuart-brown-play-is-more-than-just-fun
- Come Play with me-> http://maryjoland.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Come-Play-with-Me.pdf
- Support for parents whose children have challenging behaviour-> https://robyngobbel.com/freeresources/
- Parents need co-regulation too -> https://robyngobbel.com/parents-need-co-regulation-too/
- Trauma, memories and the impact on behaviour-> https://robyngobbel.com/course/traumamemorybehaviors/
- Finding Playfulness-> https://robyngobbel.com/findingplayfulness/
- Felt Safety-> https://robyngobbel.com/feltsafety/
- Connection or Protection-> https://robyngobbel.com/connectionorprotection/
Engaging, Connecting and Autism
Books:
- The Child with Special Needs by Stanley I. Greenspan M.D and Serena Wieder PhD.
- Engaging Autism by Stanley I. Greenspan M.D and Serena Wieder PhD.
- Brain-Body Parenting: How to stop Managing Behaviour and Start Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids by Mona Delahooke.
Blogs and websites:
- What is Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)? -> https://www.autismresources.co.za/pages/all-about-autism
- Understanding Autism from the inside out-> https://www.icdl.com/parents/about-autism
- Autism Myths and Facts -> https://www.icdl.com/parents/about-autism/autism-myths-facts
- ABA or DIR Floortime-> https://www.icdl.com/parents/abaordir
- Floortime Blogs-> https://affectautism.com/blog/
- Why Floortime is Child-led -> https://affectautism.com/2021/03/20/child-led/
- Visual Prompts about Time-> https://affectautism.com/2018/03/26/visual-prompts/
- Connecting through Movement -> https://empoweredtoconnect.org/love-connectors-attunement-through-movement/
- Connecting through Puppet Play-> https://empoweredtoconnect.org/love-connectors-puppet-play/