We have recently moved to a new Occupational Therapist centre as his previous OT was marvellous but just didn’t have the space to accommodate what Harry needed at 3.
Today his therapist spent time with him working on his back extenders to build his core. Muscle tone is still a big concern with Harry, sitting still for long periods of time is not possible without him slumping and we recently purchased a great cushion which assists him to hold is core muscles in and sit upright without slouching. It also has a series of nodules which serve to stimulate the preproreceptors and let him have extra feedback through his sitting muscles.
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In contrast to the senses of vision and audition which can easily be understood by simply shutting our eyes or plugging our ears, the significance of vestibular function in our daily lives is more difficult to appreciate. When the system is functioning normally, we are usually unaware of a distinct sensation arising from vestibular activity since it is integrated with visual, proprioceptive and other sensory information such that combined experience leads to a sense of motion.
Check out the videos below showing what Harry does in his OT sessions to assist with his vestibular systems ability to compensate for its deficiency and all this is going on in the background whilst his language has developed over the last 2 years.
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Harry at occupational therapy August 2014 from Hollie Feller on Vimeo.
Occupational therapy. Aug 2014 from Hollie Feller on Vimeo.
Testing Harry’s knowledge of colours and ability to listen to instructions whilst working the vestibular system and core.
Harry's Ears 