OT Archives – Page 3 of 116

Which Internet Plan Makes Sense? A Real-World Comparison Task

September 30, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.

This real-world therapy activity invites clients to compare two modern internet plans, practicing scanning, comprehension, and decision-making skills.

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Daily Planners (6 Design Options)

September 30, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.

This set includes six ready-to-use daily planner templates you can print to support organization, scheduling, and goal tracking in sessions. A variety of options allows your clients to choose which option works best for them.

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Adaptive Feeding Tools for Kids

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource offers a curated list of adaptive feeding tools (both well-known and outside-the-box) to support children’s independence, comfort, and success during mealtimes. Therapists can use it to guide families in selecting practical, personalized tools that match each child’s unique motor and sensory needs.

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When More Help Is Needed: Navigating Long-Term Care Decisions After Brain Injury

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.

This handout supports families facing the difficult decision to move a person with brain injury into long-term care when insight is limited. It offers compassionate guidance, conversation strategies, and clinical context to help therapists navigate these high-stakes moments with clarity and care.

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Heat-Free Meal Recipes

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource offers 15 balanced, no-heat meal ideas for clients who can’t safely use a stove, microwave, or toaster oven. It’s a practical tool for supporting independence and nutrition in home health, neuro rehab, or cognitive rehab settings.

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Choosing the Right Walker

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.

This handout helps patients understand the different types of walkers and choose the one that best fits their needs and abilities. Therapists can use it to support decision-making, set realistic expectations, and guide safe mobility planning.

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One-Handed Eating Made Easier

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.

This one-page visual guide offers creative, real-world strategies to make one-handed eating easier and more independent. From adaptive tools to clever hacks, it’s designed to spark practical problem-solving during therapy sessions and beyond.

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Regaining Hand Skills: Finger Isolation and In-Hand Movement

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.

This handout offers patient-friendly activities to improve finger isolation and in-hand manipulation skills after injury or neurological change. Use it to support therapy sessions with clear explanations, practical exercises, and a compassionate tone that empowers patients to keep practicing at home.

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Co-Regulation Strategy Boards: Visual Tools for Emotional and Sensory Support

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.

Help kids build self-awareness and regulation skills with visual strategy boards they co-create in therapy. This resource supports collaborative work across SLP and OT goals, integrating sensory tools and advocacy language that grows with the child.

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Writing Goals That Reference Play (Not Just Skills)

August 31, 2025 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource helps therapists shift away from skill-only goals by showing how to write therapy goals that center meaningful, developmentally appropriate play. It includes play-based goal examples, a quick reference to types of play, and a worksheet to help reframe existing goals in a way that supports authentic engagement.

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