Everyone experiences moments where their sentence doesn’t sound as smooth as they intended, utilizing fillers such as “uh”, “you know” and “like” to what we say. Sometimes we might say a sound or word more than once, these are called disfluencies. Those who stutter may experience more disfluencies, or a different type of disfluencies, such […]
From Chaos to Control: How OT Builds Focus, Self-Regulation, and Social Skills
A backpack stuffed with crumpled papers—old and new—tossed in without a folder. A locker harboring last month’s lunch, buried beneath a flood of missed assignments and forgotten homework. Screaming and crying between activities, paired with impulsive behavior. These are just a few signs that a child may be struggling to develop their executive function skills. […]
