by Yumna | Sep 2, 2020 | Blog
This week’s post was written by mental health OT and SAISI board member, Tharina Annandale. Let me introduce you to my nine-year-old boy. He loves rugby and any form of rough play. He speaks loudly, likes to listen to loud music and never stops “running”. I...
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 | Jan 15, 2020 | Blog
Welcome back to all our readers and wishes for a prosperous and sensory-inspired 2020! In today’s blog post we hear from a bunch of hard-working therapists who are bringing sensory integration to children in the Cape in a whole different way during the December...
by Yumna | Nov 6, 2019 | Blog
In our last blog we had a brief look at how the worlds of sensory integration and baby/toddler therapy meet. We summarised the sensory systems involved and how occupational therapists can assist parents and infants with feeding and sleep routines. In this blog post...
