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This Kid Is Driving Me Crazy! -Tips For Parents Of Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Helpful tips for families from the good folks at NICHCY

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People Feeder

Note: Review only, product no longer for sale.

An alternative to syringe feeding

Suitable for feeding thick soups or pureed food to people in bed or those who have limited oral-motor abilities. The caregiver dispenses food at any chosen rate. A soft, silicone rubber feeding nozzle can be bent and squeezed to deliver food into the patient's mouth. The 5 1/2" nozzle holds one tablespoon. The 250 ml (8 ounce) food reservoir has a plunger that forces the food through a side port into the feeding nozzle. Clear plastic. Easy disassembly for cleaning. Institutional dishwasher safe.

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People Feeder

Typical Access Profile

Auditory

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Hearing
Hyper-Acute

Vision

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Vision

Gross Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Gross Motor

Fine Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Fine Motor

Developmental Age Range

0 - 2
3 - 5
6 - 8
9 - 12
13 and Over

Language

Typical
Some Spoken
Receptive Only
Sign
Assistive/Augmentitive
Not Using Language
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Occupational Therapy: Developing Hand Strength with Therasaurs

Try keeping one in the freezer for cold therapy. They can also be immersed in warm water for an interesting change. Here is one hand strengthening exercise - Grasp dino in the palm of the hand so that the hand is covering the dino. Squeeze and hold. Relax and repeat 10 times.

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