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All Things Sensory by Harkla

Rachel Harrington, COTA/L, AC & Jessica Hill, COTA/L

Kids & Family

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 396

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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#325 - The Connection Between SPD and Learning Challenges

Episode 325

mercredi 11 septembre 2024 • Duration 19:31

Today’s episode we’re answering a listener's question about how sensory processing challenges affect learning and higher-level cognitive skills.

We dive into the connection between vestibular processing and cross or mixed dominance.

We talk about research that has been done in this area as well as what it all means.

Then we jump into strategies that we would recommend for this family, including vestibular-based activities, bilateral integration activities, looking into primitive reflexes, and more!

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We’d love to answer your questions on the podcast! Fill out this form - https://harkla.typeform.com/to/ItWxQNP3

All Things Sensory Podcast Instagram

Harkla YouTube Channel

Harkla Website - Shop Sensory Products!

Harkla Instagram

Mixed (Cross) Dominant

The Pyramid of Learning

SPD Training

When Should Children Establish Hand Dominance?

Vestibular Dysfunction

5 Bilateral Integration Activities

Multi-Sensory Processing Activity Course

The Power of Vision Therapy

Advanced Brain Technologies

Safe and Sound Protocol

Crawling for Brain Development

#324 - 5 Tools to Improve Executive Function Skills in the School Setting

Episode 324

mercredi 4 septembre 2024 • Duration 23:21

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Executive function skills are the higher level cognitive skills that are required for every day tasks. These skills begin to develop in toddlerhood and aren’t fully developed until a person is in their 20s! For students in the classroom, executive function skills are required for everything from social interactions, to navigating between classes, to turning homework in on time. In today’s episode, we’re giving you a breakdown on the importance of executive function skill development, how to teach these skills, and 5 tools and strategies to incorporate into the classroom to help students develop and improve their executive function skills.

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Improving Focus and Behavior in the Classroom - Digital Course for Teachers, Therapists, and Professionals Working in the School Setting https://harkla.co/products/classroom-sensory-training

We’d love to answer your questions on the podcast! Fill out this form -

https://harkla.typeform.com/to/ItWxQNP3

All Things Sensory Podcast Instagram

Harkla YouTube Channel

Harkla Website - Shop Sensory Products!

Harkla Instagram

Executive Function Skills and More

7 Executive Function Strategies

The Zones of Regulation

Just Right Curriculum

The Alert Program

Free Visual Schedule Template

#315 - Pediatric Pelvic Health Occupational Therapy with Quiara Smith, OTR/L

mercredi 3 juillet 2024 • Duration 46:35

Quiara Smith an Expert Pediatric Pelvic Health Occupational Therapist who is the CEO/Director of Aloha Integrative Therapy, the first boutique private OT practice exclusively created to treat children with toileting difficulties, pediatric pelvic floor dysfunction, and bowel and bladder disorders. Quiara has been a practicing pediatric OT for over 14 years. Quiara is passionate about creating and holding safe and inclusive space, in order to provide holistic and integrative approaches to pedi...

#230 - Benefits of Intensive Therapy and Vestibular Rehab with Kali Jacobs, OTR/L

mercredi 16 novembre 2022 • Duration 39:51

Kali Jacobs, OTR/L, MSc. OT, OT Reg. (Ont.), received her Masters of Science degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Toronto in 2012. She founded the SMILE Therapy for Kids OT department and trained all OTs across three clinics. Kali has training in sensory integration, including the Astronaut Program, as well as the Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach, The Listening Program, and the Sequential Oral Sensory (S.O.S.) approach to feeding. She h...

#229 - Sensory Overload in Daycare- What You Can Do to Help

mercredi 9 novembre 2022 • Duration 26:22

We had a question come through on Instagram about how to help a child with sensory overload in the daycare setting - so we’re diving into WHY daycares can be overstimulating and what you can do about it!Whether you’re a parent or caregiver, working in a daycare or preschool setting, or a therapist - this episode has tips and tricks for everyone! Be sure to check out the show notes on our blog at Harkla.Co/Podcast.Brought To You By HarklaThis podcast is brought to you by Harkla. Ou...

#227 - Integrative Pediatrics with Dr. Joel Gator Warsh

mercredi 26 octobre 2022 • Duration 42:50

Joel Warsh - aka DrJoel Gator - is a Board-Certified Pediatrician in Los Angeles, California who specializes in Parenting, Wellness and Integrative Medicine. He grew up in Toronto, Canada and completed degrees in Kinesiology, Psychology and Epidemiology, and Community Health before earning his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College. He completed his Pediatric Medicine training at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA) and worked in private practice in Beverly Hills ...

#226 - Teaching Your Child to Self-Regulate Using Sensory Strategies

mercredi 19 octobre 2022 • Duration 21:18

We talk a LOT about how to help YOU - the adult - identify your child’s (or your client’s) sensory needs / preferences. But what about teaching kids how to become independent with identifying and meeting their sensory needs? That’s what today’s episode is all about! Diving into WHY it’s important to teach our kids about their emotions, their sensory needs, and how it’s all connected. Plus we give you our favorite tips and tricks! Be sure to check out the show notes on our blog at H...

#225 - ADHD Tips, Tricks and Information

mercredi 12 octobre 2022 • Duration 28:23

Diving into what ADHD is - from a diagnostic perspective and our clinical experience. Then jumping into some strategies, including neurofeedback, changing the environment, working on executive functioning, and MORE! Be sure to check out the show notes on our blog at Harkla.Co/Podcast.Brought To You By HarklaThis podcast is brought to you by Harkla. Our mission at Harkla is to help those with special needs live happy and healthy lives. We accomplish this through high-quality sensor...

#224 - Everything You Need to Know About Sensory Diets!

mercredi 5 octobre 2022 • Duration 33:23

We have an episode on sensory diets - episode 39 from 2019 … it’s time for an update!Sensory diets are the series of sensory activities and strategies that you use to help meet your sensory needs and feel regulated throughout the day! This episode dives into the research as well as how to create a sensory diet for your child! Be sure to check out the links below! Be sure to check out the show notes on our blog at Harkla.Co/Podcast.Brought To You By HarklaThis podcast is brough...

#223 - Tips for Implementing Sensory Strategies with Pre-Verbal Children

mercredi 28 septembre 2022 • Duration 26:25

We received a question on Instagram about what sensory strategies we would recommend to help a child who has lower cognitive abilities or who is non-speaking or pre-verbal.We’ve had many, many clients who had learning disabilities, used AAC devices because they didn’t communicate verbally, or who struggled overall with communication - expressive and receptive. In this episode, we’re going to draw from our own personal experiences as well as research! Be sure to check out the show notes o...