by Yumna | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog
On 22 July SAISI hosted Dr Susanne Smith-Roley (indicated as SSR below), a scholar and mentee of Dr Ayres (JA), to celebrate her legacy on what would have been her 100th birthday. The interview was facilitated by Dr Annamarie van Jaarsveld (AvJ), Gina Rencken (GR)...
by Yumna | Feb 12, 2020 | Blog
Today’s post was written by Riette Smit, an occupational therapist trained in ASI® , long term board member of SAISI and the 2017-2019 outgoing chairperson of SAISI. As an occupational therapist I have often been faced with the question, “What makes our [occupational...
by Yumna | Oct 9, 2019 | Blog
With awareness of autism and appreciation of neurodiversity increasing globally, therapeutic approaches to help autistic children with those areas in which they experience participation challenges are under scrutiny now more than ever. This blog explores six myths...
by Yumna | Sep 18, 2019 | Blog, Uncategorized
Now that we have some background and understanding of Sensory Integration, we explore treatment options in this week’s post. Sensory Integration Treatment Occupational therapists trained in Ayres Sensory Integration (ASI®) use purposeful activities, specialized...
by Yumna | Sep 11, 2019 | Blog
Last week we had a look at what Sensory Integration is, and what Sensory Integration problems are on a neurological level. In this post we examine how they present in the child, at home or in the classroom, and how they are identified by occupational therapists. It...
