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Form Constancy Activities & Strategies

Circle Creek Therapy

May 29, 2019
1 min

Form Constancy Activities & Strategies

Our Occupational Therapists work with many patients who all have different kinds of skills, or need help acquiring new ones. One of the skills that our OTs help with is Form Constancy. An individual who has a hard time with Form Constancy might not be able to copy phrases from the board to their paper, building with toys such as Legos, or drawing figures. Luckily, we have compiled a list of activities that you can do with your child so that you can help them improve their For

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Figure Ground Activities & Compensatory Strategies

Circle Creek Therapy

May 21, 2019
2 min

Figure Ground Activities & Compensatory Strategies

Figure Ground is the skill that allows you to see and find certain objects or shapes in a busy or disorganized setting. Children who have difficulty in this area will have a hard time concentrating if there is too much content on a page, or if their environment is overstimulating. Fortunately, our amazing occupational therapists have put together some activities for you to do with those who have trouble with the concept of figure ground. Enjoy! Activities to do: Play games su

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Creative Therapy Tools: Lollipops

Circle Creek Therapy

May 20, 2019
2 min

Creative Therapy Tools: Lollipops

You're probably thinking, how could a speech therapist possibly use a sucker to help benefit their patient? Sure they taste great, but how beneficial could they really be? There are a lot of kids that come into Circle Creek Therapy that have trouble pronouncing certain sounds. During a therapy session, our SLPs will teach our patients new ways to maneuver their mouth in order to make a certain sound. Our speech therapists call that kind of therapy “articulation”. As you can i

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Visual Discrimination Related Activities

Circle Creek Therapy

May 14, 2019
2 min

Visual Discrimination Related Activities

A couple of months ago, we touched on what visual discrimination is. Just as a reminder, visual discrimination is the ability to see differences between objects or symbols. Some examples include seeing differences in color, shape, size, and orientation of any type of object. Even though we briefly talked about this subject, we didn't dive deep into some real-life activities that you could do, or how our occupational therapists can help those who struggle with visual discrimin

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Dear Mother... Love, Your Speech-Language Pathologist

Circle Creek Therapy

May 12, 2019
2 min

Dear Mother... Love, Your Speech-Language Pathologist

Dear Mother, I don’t just see your child at speech therapy. I see you. I see you. I see you smile wearily as you bring your child to yet another appointment. I see the love sparkle in your eye when you look at them; eyes full of concern, pride, and endless support. I see you on top of the world, and I see you on the days when the world is on your shoulders. Days when the last thing you need is to drive miles and miles for a short visit. And yet, I see you. Because you know wh

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The Stuttering Tax

Audri Gundersen

May 6, 2019
3 min

The Stuttering Tax

Imagine my friend, let’s call her Margot, is eating a chicken Caesar salad at her favorite restaurant. Margot is a beautiful, smart, fashionable, and lovely young woman who just so happens to be in love with food (especially a good salad). The restaurant is slammed, but she is still enjoying her meal. After Margot finishes eating, the waitress gives her the bill. Margot glances it over before handing the waitress her debit card. But while she’s looking at it, she notices an e

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"Straight From the Heart" Interview Series: Shelley Lemieux

Circle Creek Therapy

May 1, 2019
4 min

"Straight From the Heart" Interview Series: Shelley Lemieux

Shelley Lemieux goes to Circle Creek Therapy for speech, occupational, and physical therapy because she has MS. MS stands for "multiple sclerosis", & it is a chronic disease that attacks your central nervous system. Individuals with MS will experience symptoms such as double vision, fatigue, numbness, paralysis, slurred speech, and much more. We adore Shelley, and we believe that her experience with MS is very insightful! Follow along to read more about what it's like to live

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