OT resources

Advocating for Anesthesia Preferences

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This handout helps you support informed, patient-centered conversations about cognitive risks related to surgery and anesthesia in individuals with baseline memory or thinking changes. You can use it to help patients and families understand perioperative brain health, prepare questions for the medical team, and recognize warning signs of delirium or cognitive changes after surgery.
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Preparing for Social Situations

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This activity helps you guide individuals through planning for upcoming social and community situations by identifying potential challenges, exploring response options, and considering supports that may help participation feel more manageable. It promotes self-advocacy, flexible thinking, and participation-focused problem solving while helping clients prepare for activities and relationships that are meaningful to them.
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The Right Hemisphere of the Brain

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Help patients, families, and staff better understand the often misunderstood effects of right hemisphere brain injury including changes in insight, social understanding, emotional processing, and judgment. This infographic-style handout gives therapists a compassionate and accessible way to explain why these injuries can lead to confusing behavioral and personality changes that are neurological in nature.
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Supporting Your Brain Through Cognitive Changes

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
This patient-friendly handout helps individuals and families understand early signs of mild cognitive changes while emphasizing realistic, evidence-informed ways to support brain health. Therapists can use this resource to guide supportive conversations about movement, sleep, social engagement, routines, vascular health, and other lifestyle factors without promoting fear or false promises.
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Apple Notes Features That Support Memory

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Help clients explore how the Apple Notes app can function as a real-world memory and organization support tool in everyday life. This resource introduces practical features like checklists, pinned notes, voice dictation, and search functions that can support recall, reduce cognitive load, and improve follow-through outside of therapy.
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Big Feelings in My Body

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Use this resource to help school-age children explore how shame and anxiety can show up in the body through sensory awareness, emotional language, and self-reflection. Use the visuals and discussion prompts to support interoception, emotional regulation, self-advocacy, and conversations about strategies that help children feel safer and more supported.
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Phones, Algorithms, and Young Brains

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Use this handout to support conversations with parents about how different digital environments may interact with developing systems for attention, emotional regulation, flexible thinking, and social learning. Rather than focusing only on “screen time,” this resource helps families think more critically and compassionately about the quality, pacing, and emotional impact of online experiences during early childhood.
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Autistic Allies: Simple Ways Adults Can Support Autistic Kids

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Use this handout to support conversations with parents, caregivers, teachers, and community members about practical ways to create safer, more respectful, and more supportive environments for autistic kids. This resource provides concrete neurodiversity-affirming strategies that encourage connection autonomy, communication access, and reduced pressure across home school and community settings.
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Hanging Out With Me

July 31, 2026 by Kimi Mitchell.
Help children and families create a practical, strengths-based guide that explains a child’s communication style, sensory preferences, routines, and support needs in everyday language. This resource can support collaborative conversations with babysitters, relatives, teachers, coaches, and other adults while reducing reliance on diagnostic jargon or behavior-focused descriptions.
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Airline Travel Tips for Wheelchair Users

June 30, 2026 by Megan Berg.
A practical, patient-ready guide therapists can use to help wheelchair users prepare for air travel with more confidence and fewer surprises. This handout supports meaningful conversations about safety, autonomy, and real-world planning before a flight.
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