SAISI Blog posts
Empowering Lives, One Sensory Strategy at a Time
Life as a deaf OT
LIFE AS A DEAF OT Elana Solomon, a school-based Occupational Therapist, talks about her experiences as an OT with hearing loss. My name is Elana Solomon and I obtained my Bachelor of Science Degree...
Living with sensory integration dysfunction in the rat race of today
LIVING WITH SENSORY INTEGRATION DYSFUNCTION IN THE RAT RACE OF TODAY Anonymous As a medical doctor, I struggled to cope with everyday tasks and had to pace myself just to see all my patients; never...
SA-ACAPAP
SA-ACAPAP By Liani Austin As occupational therapists (OTs) we pride ourselves as “team players”. We take hands and work within a multi-disciplinary team, along with fellow healthcare professionals,...
How my profession as an occupational therapist prepared me for motherhood
ACTIVITY TIPS & IDEAS HOW MY PROFESSION AS AN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST PREPARED ME FOR MOTHERHOOD By Kelly-Jayne Fourie Kelly-Jayne is employed in a rural hospital in the Free State. Her passion...
Sensory Integration Simplified
SENSORY INTEGRATION SIMPLIFIED. A blog about sensory integration by Liani Austin *Please visit SAISI’s website www.instsi.co.za for further information on sensory integration. Sensory integration....
How to create your own assessment kit
Thank you to Amy van Schoor for putting together this blog on creating your own assessment kit. What a wonderful adventure the EASI is and will continue to be. One of the drawcards of the EASI is...
Shopping for the holidays: The skill in choosing a gift
This weeks blog post is written by Anneri Oosthuizen, a South-African paediatric occupational therapist who is qualified in Ayres Sensory Integration. Anneri has always been passionate about...
SAISI and POPIA – Part II
Thank you to Sumien du Plessis for writing this follow-up blog, on the impact POPIA is having at the SAISI office, and in your pratice too. Knock-knock… Who’s…….. Oh wait…. you have heard...
SAISI meets POPIA – Part 1
Today's blog post is part of a mini series on POPIA, written by Sumien du Plessis. Sumien works in private practice in Pretoria and is their appointed information officer. She adds, "It should be...
A Frozen Mouth – A story about Selective Mutism
Thank you to Liani Austin for sharing this insightful blog post with us today. Liani is a school-based occupational therapist with two beautiful children and a heart for adoption. She is also...