Liezel Gunter Occupational Therapy

04/05/2025

The World Health Organization and UNICEF have launched a campaign called 'Babies before Bottom Lines'.

22/07/2024

These 4 executive functioning skills are so connected and work together in all of the tasks that we do throughout our days.
🧠Working memory- https://www.theottoolbox.com/how-to-improve-working-memory/
🧠Sequencing- https://www.theottoolbox.com/product/4-step-life-skills-sequencing-puzzles/
🧠Regulation- https://www.theottoolbox.com/zones-of-regulation-activities-2/
🧠Initiation- https://www.theottoolbox.com/task-initiation-executive-functioning-strategies/

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22/07/2024

Social and emotional learning by lori.desautels

22/07/2024

Automaticity is one of the pillars of functional handwriting. Who is going to give this one the thumbs up?

28/05/2024

Do you think teachers had more time for teaching handwriting back then, or do you think they spent more time because it was mandated in the curriculum?

03/11/2022

There are three types of touch; light touch, deep pressure, and discriminative touch.

🪶Light touch is alerting. It may alert you to danger such as something touching the skin, or brushing against a spider web. For those with sensory sensitivity, light touch can be bothersome, painful, and elicit negative emotions.

🏋️‍♀️Deep pressure tends to be calming. Hugs, weighted blankets, and compression clothing, offer external deep pressure sensory touch. Deep pressure can also alert the body about how tight something is, if there is too much pressure, or not enough.

📌Discriminative touch alerts the body/brain to the type of sensory touch. It helps describe the incoming information. Was it sticky, wet, dry, rough, bumpy, hot/cold, or smooth?

How does this affect people with sensory touch difficulties? Read here for more info, research: https://www.theottoolbox.com/sensory-touch/

https://www.theottoolbox.com/sensory-touch/

26/10/2022

18/08/2022

LIEZEL GUNTER - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY - PATENSIE

Liezel obtained her Bachelors degree in Occupational Therapy at Stellenbosch University in 2009 and have more than 13 years of clinical experience.

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11/08/2022

Container Syndrome is a term used to describe the lack of skill in infants who are not allowed ample movement opportunities. Container Baby Syndrome is the result of an infant being placed in a container for an excessive amount of time during the day. This extended time leads to structural, movement, and behavioral challenges as a result.

Baby containers include baby equipment and items such as:

👣Restrictive playpens
👣Crib
👣Car seats
👣Strollers
👣Bumbo seats
👣Bouncy seats and swings
👣Rockers
👣Nursing cushions
👣Vibrating chairs
👣Jumpers
👣Exersaucers
👣Positioning pillows
👣Slings
👣Floor seats
👣Infant swings
👣Walkers
👣Jumpers

All of the time spent in these baby containers adds up! When in a positioning device such as the ones listed above, little ones are limited in the motor development that results from stretching, wiggling, turning, reaching, and otherwise moving.

https://www.theottoolbox.com/container-baby-syndrome/

08/08/2022

LIEZEL GUNTER - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

PLAY is the primary job of a CHILD!

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24/07/2022

LIEZEL GUNTER - OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY in PATENSIE

I strive to assist children to not only reach their full potential, but to flourish as unique individuals.

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