Joanne Yewdell, OTR/L

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Joanne Yewdell, OTR/L

Joanne Yewdell, OTR/L is a pediatric New York and Connecticut state registered and Licensed Occupational Therapist.

Joanne has over 35 years of experience providing children with evaluations and specialized treatments depending what difficulties children are experiencing. Joanne provides specialized treatment for handwriting problems, fine motor delays, gross motor and neuromuscular delays, visual motor and visual perceptual difficulties and a variety of sensory integration deficits. Joanne is a Handwriting Spe

cialist and uses Handwriting Without Tears Program. She is also trained in the Therapeutic Listening Program. Joanne is passionate and devoted to her work and enters each session with enthusiasm and flexibility. Children are often unpredictable and her ability to work "out of the box" results in successful treatment sessions! Joanne is an excellent communicator and feels that collaboration with parents and teachers are essential and their involvement optimizes their child's success. Joanne consults in many schools in Westchester and Connecticut. She provides on going consultation to teachers and families when needed. Joanne provides screening programs in various preschools to help teacher's identify possible learning difficulties. Her belief in early intervention and identifying problems allows children to begin the therapy process before starting kindergarten.

05/08/2024

Come join me and many more to chat about all things PLAY!

10/18/2023

Sensory Fun in Occupational Therapy!
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09/20/2023

Handwriting program begins at WRT ECC.
Pre-k instruction
Helps reinforce pre-academic readiness!

10/26/2022

Computer skills are very difficult for many children. Start early with a fun program to learn skills!

10/19/2022

10/29/2021

An efficient pencil grasp allows a significant amount of finger movement and does not fatigue the muscles of the hands. The most common efficient grasp is called a tripod grasp. An efficient grasp can not develop if the rest of the arm is weak! Work on strengthening the shoulder and wrist as well as hand strength.
Another important factor to remember is to develop the arches in the hands! Any type of weight bearing activity such as animal walks and yoga help develop hand arches. Other activities include, rolling dice in the palm of the hand and making balls out of play dough or putty.

Don’t forget to have fun with these activities!

08/25/2021

Myopia is now considered a global health concern. ( Journal of Ophthalmology)
Lack of outdoor time and increased screen time during the pandemic has led to a decrease in our children’s far sight. This impacts them in many ways such as eye-hand coordination, driving, copying from a board, reading from a board.

08/09/2021

Play..play…play!

04/29/2020

Happy 3Oth Birthday to my amazing son! I’m so proud of you and continue to be amazed by you!! I wish you a lifetime of happiness, love, laughter and success! You deserve it all! 🎂🥂🎉🎂 ❌⭕️

04/26/2020

Independent play is a skill your kids will use for the rest of their lives — and a way to claim some time for yourself during quarantine.

04/24/2020

This is very common right now..
Helpful read..

Nighttime waking, potty accidents and other regression can accompany new stress or anxiety.

03/11/2020

Fabulous article and so true!
Play..!

My son climbed to the top of the monkey bars and snaked across them from above. He's not strong enough to...

03/08/2020

03/05/2020

Play = Learning !

Parents in the US are enthralled with academic preschools, buying into the belief that earlier is better. However, research shows that play is how kids learn best. It enhances their imaginations, promotes exploration, increases vocabulary, and builds social skills.

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White Plains, NY

Opening Hours

9am - 5pm

Telephone

+19143055166

Website

http://joanneotr.com/

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