Attentional Control to Self Awareness, to Self Compassion, to Other Compassion

I wrote a note to a mom this morning about her 10 yr old son who ended up in tears during a task today. Great family with wonderful children. Yet, he ended up in tears, overwhelmed by his own thoughts (ANTs - automatic negative thoughts). He quietly kept clapping and trying to hide his emotion, hoping no one would notice the tears, but internally he was beating himself up, feeling HORRIBLE. Here's the post I wrote to this mom. I thought it was worth sharing with others.

Working memory gains improve divergent thinking/fluid intelligence.

 These results indicate that a short regimen of WM training is associated with lower prefrontal activation—a marker of neural efficiency—in divergent thinking. 

Sensory Diets

I find sensory activities very helpful during IM sessions and recommend parents visit with their OT about sensory diets. BUT not all my kiddos have OT's, so I've gathered some good sensory diet links here for you to look over.

Sensory basics: http://sensorysmarts.com/sensory_diet_activities.htmlhttp://www.sensorysmartparent.com/toysequipment.htm

Some sensory wise toys: http://www.sensorysmartparent.com/toysequipment.html

Pinterest sensory ideas: http://pinterest.com/ytherapysource/sensory-diet-activities/ I really liked this site... be creative.

Top 10 Questions About iLs
1. How much does iLs cost?
Therapists interested in purchasing iLs equipment must first complete iLs training.

Summer Schedule for 2013

Time to talk about IM this summer

IM in the summer is very intense, like mini IM camps. Students come 75 minutes each day, every weekday for a month.