A Mother’s Own Words
A 3.5-year-old boy referred for Tomatis by a neuropsychologist, presented with:
high activity level
not attending
very hyper-sensitive to sounds like vacuum cleaners, children crying, etc.
behavioral issues
excessive loud vocalizations
not following directions
limited word use with poor articulation
not playing with other children
Creating Sensory Fun
Let’s start with some ideas for tactile play:
Water play- fill up your sink or any tub with water, and get out a variety of Tupperware, measuring cups, and any toys appropriate for bath or water play. For more fun, you can put in a drop or two of food coloring, and your child…
Motor Planning
Playing with Purpose
Motor Planning is the ability to move your body in ways necessary to accomplish a task.
Delays in accomplishing motor milestones.
Issues performing new or novel tasks that should be within the child’s repertoire. Such as, circling arms forward but not able to circle backward. They can jump but can’t jump in a circle.
Trouble stringing together a succession of movements or actions, like on an obstacle course. They have each skill such as jump, hop, and squat, but can’t figure out how to do them in rapid succession.
Issues making the two body sides work together in a coordinated fashion at the same time (like jumping) or reciprocally (like skipping).
