2 Sep 2013

"Follow My Fingers with Your Eyes"

This is a lovely poem by Adam Possner that came in my daily Writer’s Almanac from NPR. It refers to a person who has had a stroke. Repetitive in a poignant way. Somewhat desperate.

Here is a short excerpt:
Follow my fingers with your eyes

Index and middle, side by side
To and fro, watch them fly
Follow my fingers with your eyes”

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1 Sep 2013

Patience is a virtue when dealing with our OT kids

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachel-macy-stafford/the-day-i-stopped-saying-hurry-up_b_3624798.html

I enjoyed this article about trying not to rush our children so much as they work on exploring and enjoying their lives. This is true for our “neurotypical” children but I think even more poignantly applies to our OT kids where everything takes a little longer. It’s so hard to bite or tongues or sit on our hands, but sometimes it’s worth it. 

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