All Things Sensory by Harkla
Rachel Harrington, COTA/L, AC & Jessica Hill, COTA/L
Rachel Harrington and Jessica Hill, are two passionate Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants who answer your questions related to all things sensory, occupational therapy, parenting, self-care, nutrition, and health, from a therapist’s perspective. Providing raw, honest, fun ideas, and strategies, for parents and families to implement into daily life. Great for those who work with children with sensory processing disorder, special needs, autism, and ADHD. This podcast is brought to you by Harkla. At Harkla, our goal is to help those with special needs live happy and healthy lives.
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Jan 17, 2024 • 25min
#291 - Answering Your Sensory Questions!
We are your podcast DJs and today’s episode is answering YOUR questions!We talk about challenges between young siblings, a 4-year-old Autistic sensory seeker, a sensory-seeking toddler who struggles at bedtime, strategies for a 2-year-old Autistic sensory seeker who will be traveling, and adopted children who are struggling due to drug exposure in utero!Some of the ideas we talk about for these questions are: using emotional regulation tools and sensory stories to advocate for needs; asking y...
Jan 10, 2024 • 60min
#290 - Nutrition for Neurodivergent Children with the Autism Dietician
Brittyn Coleman is a Registered Dietitian, Autism Nutrition Expert, and the Founder of the Nourishing Autism Collective. She helps parents of children with autism to nourish their kids confidently in a gradual, sustainable way. Through her practice, she has been able to support thousands of parents to expand their child’s diet in a sensory-friendly way and help them get the nutrients they need to feel their best and thrive.Download FREE Nutrition Guide: https://autismdietitian.ck.page/guideJo...
Jan 3, 2024 • 26min
#289 - Help! My Child is Behind on Their Milestones- What Do I Do??
Developmental delays can happen for a variety of reasons- there’s no one to blame and you are not doing anything wrong!We’re going to share some of the typical developmental milestones so you can identify if your little one is on track or a little behind, what you can do to support their development, and who to reach out to and get more help from.We dive into gross motor, fine motor, oral and feeding, speech, emotional, and social milestones. We also give you 2 activities to add into the dail...
Dec 27, 2023 • 1h 28min
#288 - Primitive Reflexes: The Basics - Our Free Webinar
What are primitive reflexes? Why are they important? What are the signs of retained primitive reflexes? How can you help a child who has retained primitive reflexesListen in and get the answers to these questions, and more! WATCH The Primitive Reflex Webinar and get access to the FREE downloads! Dive into the FULL digital course, Assessment and Integration of Primitive Reflexes for Improved Independence in Daily ActivitiesMake sure to check out all of our links below! We’d love to answer your...
Dec 20, 2023 • 19min
#287- 5 Steps to Creating a Sensory Circuit
What is a sensory circuit? We use this term to describe an obstacle course that is used for a sensory diet routine.A sensory circuit can be used in the clinic as a way to meet your client's sensory threshold. It can be used at home as your child's daily sensory diet routine as well! We break down how to create an effective sensory circuit using 5 steps: identify the child’s sensory preferences; create a visual support / tool; add a vestibular and a proprioceptive activity; add 1 or 2 more sen...
Dec 13, 2023 • 14min
#286 - Listener Question: Integrating Primitive Reflexes in the School Setting 2x Per Week
Check out our Holiday Sensory Survival Guide, on sale NOW! Shop During Harkla’s Christmas SALE! Save 15% on ANY order! Shop and Save Until Dec. 14, 2023! harkla.co/pages/christmas-saleShop and Save During Our Digital Course SALE - Save 20% on ANY Digital Course, Dec. 15 - Dec. 22, 2023. harkla.co/pages/digital-courses-holiday-salePrimitive Reflex Digital CourseToday’s episode is answering a question that we received from a student inside of our Primitive Reflex Digital Course. This person is ...
Dec 6, 2023 • 22min
#285 - Tips for Improving Organization of Behavior
Check out our Holiday Sensory Survival Guide, on sale NOW! Shop During Harkla’s Christmas SALE! Save 15% on ANY order! Shop and Save Until Dec. 14, 2023! harkla.co/pages/christmas-saleIn this episode, we explore the fascinating topic of organization of behavior in children and how occupational therapy can play a crucial role in addressing these challenges - and how parents can use the same strategies at home!We start by talking about how to identify sensory preferences, then jump into using s...
Nov 29, 2023 • 23min
#284 - OT Tips for Navigating Menstruation
Check out our Holiday Sensory Survival Guide, on sale NOW! Shop During Harkla’s 12 Days of Christmas SALE! Save 12% on ANY order! Shop and Save Until Dec. 12, 2023! https://harkla.co/pages/12-daysAnswering a listener’s question in today’s episode:“I’d love it if you guys could dedicate an episode to all things relating to PERIODS.As my daughter is 11, I’m staring down the road and see this major life event looming in our near future. From fear of menstrual blood, practical info for pad wear a...
Nov 22, 2023 • 35min
#283 - Strategies to Help When You're Parenting in Survival Mode
Check out our Holiday Sensory Survival Guide, on sale NOW! Shop During the Harkla Holiday Sale and Save 20% on ANY Order!Nov. 20-27, 2023Shop here - https://harkla.co/pages/holiday-saleThis episode is all about parenting while in survival mode. If you’re a parent who feels like every day is a struggle, or if you’re a professional working with families, this episode is for you!Listen in as we discuss practical tips and techniques for preserving your sanity during demanding times. Discover effe...
Nov 15, 2023 • 51min
#282 - Creating the Most Effective Visual Supports with Tara Phillips, MS, CCC-SLP
Tara Phillips is a speech/language pathologist and has run her own communication based classroom for 25 years. She was at the early elementary level for the first part of her career, and at the early childhood level for the last 10 years.Tara earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Communicative Disorders at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Her minor was in Early Childhood Education. After working exclusively with autistic children at the elementary level for several years, she ...
