Misti Peppler OT

10/01/2025

I’ve been following her for a few years now and she always has interesting perspectives on the autistic experience. I share some his post because it so nicely describes the nervous system of those with autism compared with a neurotypical nervous system.

In my recent interview with Mark Talaga at Hopelessly Gifted he asked me about misdiagnosis and reflexes and my response was that when you start treating the symptomology of reflexes the symptomology of the disorder can calm down. As Janae writes here about the brain being an overgrown garden of synapses-when we are working on reflexes we are building stronger paths in an overgrown garden so communication between areas of the brain can communicate better. The visible symptoms of those over-connected brains start to reduce, leading to a life that’s a little bit easier.

09/30/2025

So I did this thing, I was interviewed on the Hopelessly Gifted Podcast by Mark Talaga to talk about reflexes. If you want a basic understanding of how they work and affect development give it a listen. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/21-why-should-i-think-about-my-childs-primitive-reflexes/id1782226713?i=1000728983992

09/24/2025

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09/22/2025

I stand with parents who need support, with individuals who just want life to be a little easier.

09/21/2025

For those who haven’t used sensory bins with your kids- don’t be afraid of the mess. The clean up afterwards teaches great skills as well!

Don't have a lot of time to prep activities? Try one of these simple sensory bin ideas at home!

09/06/2025

07/26/2025

I know I can be intense sometimes...😉
This month we explore Therapy Intensives as a way to engage with Peppler Occupational Therapy - read the blog post here https://www.pepplerot.com/news

07/24/2025

This is part of what I do, working to help people regulate their emotions. Maybe I can say “Hi, I’m Misti and I’m in crime prevention.” 😀

06/30/2025

Here's the June blog post - a look at our visual skills and how we can help our kiddos to improve them.

Message from Misti

06/19/2025

How delightful! Engage in the light hearted - pretend, exaggerate, act surprised, pose questions with wonder in your voice...you may not feel it, but once you begin you will notice the shift in connection. With connection we get better regulation. See how that works?

Today's email....

06/08/2025

This is so important- I always talk about working with the family- it’s not just the child who is my client. I work to help parents heal and regulate as we travel the path together.

05/24/2025

This months blog post is up...www.pepplerot.com/news/2025/5/19/holding-on-grasp-and-hand-skills