#occupational therapy

[hyperfixiation-station]

No thought just OT!reader who's married to Johnny MacTavish.

Who's whole world shatters when John Price and Simon Riley show up at your door.

Who spends weeks sitting next to your husband, adamantly refusing to pull the plug, even when doctors say there's no hope.

Who is the first thing Soap sees when he opens his eyes.

Who feels immense relief when your Johnny's eyes lock onto yours with recognition in his gaze. He may not be able to walk or eat or talk, but he knows you.

Who quits your job, or at least takes an undetermined amount of leave so you can utilize your skills in his recovery. Nothing quite as good a motivator as kisses and love.

Who stays through the highs and lows of recovery, stays through Soaps self-loathing, his depression, his heartache that he'll never do the job he loves again, never be the man he was again.

Who reassures Soap that through sickness and in health goes both ways, and that you aren't leaving him just cause he gets migraines and shakes and has a slight slur. that helping him bathe and go to the bathroom is much preferable to the older folks you helped at the nursing home you work at on the weekends. "At least you've never grabbed your own shit, luv."

Who traces the scar on his head at night when he sleeps, thanking every and any power that be that he made it back to you. No amount of emotional or physical problems could ever change that.

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[incognitopolls]

Have you ever had speech therapy?

Yes– it completely resolved my speech issues

Yes– it reduced my speech issues, but didn't fully resolved them

Yes– it didn't help my speech issues at all

At multiple points in my life for different issues– all fully resolved

Multiple periods for different issues– some resolved, some not

Multiple periods for different issues– all partially but not fully resolved

Multiple periods for different issues– some partially resolved, some not

Multiple periods for different issues– none resolved

No, I would have benefited from speech therapy but never had it

No, I never had any issues that would've needed speech therapy

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[t0rt1-4ng3l]

Heyyy guys! As many of you probably know, AAC comes in many different forms.

One popular form of no tech AAC are called communication cards. communication cards cost money though, and you can diy them if you have the right materials, and i bit of help if you need it. (my grandma helped when i made mine) anyways, there are lots of ways you could make communication cards, but for now im just going to post a little of phrases that are good to start with on your communications cards, and you can add more as needed.

here’s the list of phrases i thought were good to include, becuase when u started making mine, my brains sort of froze and couldn’t think of anything. it’s taken me awhile to refine this whole list, and took lots of trial and error to find out phrases that i might need in the moment, so having a starting point might help, and i love to help people out!

I’m

in pain

dizzy

hot

cold

thirsty

hungry

on my period

overstimulated

unable to talk right now 

not ready

I feel

sick

okay

happy

overwhelmed

upset

confused

sad

uncomfortable

scared

I need

a break

space

help

to rest

something to keep my hands busy

new pants

time

I want

to go home

to be left alone

my headphones

my blanket

Can I

have Tylenol

have a hug

have a pad or tampon

go to the bathroom

Can you

please lower your voice

please talk for me

explain

repeat that

rephrase that

Please

stop

stay with me

I have

a headache

cramps

It’s too…

loud

bright

much

What…

are we doing next?

is that?

should I do?

Where…

is the bathroom?

are we going?

can I sit?

When…

are we leaving?

will it start?

can I go?

will you be done?

How…

do I do this?

does that work?

are you feeling?

Why…

is that happening?

can’t I go?

are we doing this?

not?

Standalone phrases

yes

no

maybe

I agree

I disagree

I don’t know

please

thank you

you’re welcome

hi

bye

I love you

soon

later

btw, you probably noticed at some point that there is a few afab specific phrases relating to period needs, so if you don’t get a period then your obviously more then welcome to not add that into your list .

i really hope that i can help people benefit from this!! 🖤🖤🫶

xx, ez

[therapyshoppe]

Sensory Bins

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[thisautistic]

so i've been on the waiting list for this pain program at one of the hospitals where i live (it's a rehab hospital) and i called the other day because my pain has been getting unbearable. they gave me an appt yesterday and i'm in the program but i won't be starting until june.

something weird though: i'm not in as much pain? one of the aspects of this program is 'pain psychology' and the doctor who saw me yesterday explained some of the science of why chronic pain happens and stuff (turns out it's like cptsd where your nervous system keeps getting more and more sensitive to the pain) this is only one aspect of the program but i'm really excited to learn more.

all this to say is that yesterday was a long day from 8:30am-10:30 pm when i got home from the hockey game i went to with my dad. the doctor had me do squats (only five, not bad) but THEN i had to walk up 3 flights of parking garage stairs. didn't think about the fact that my legs were already pretty tired from the squats.

suffice to say it is definitely a rest day today

[importantwomensbirthdays]

Nise da Silveira

Nise da Silveira was born in 1905 in Maceió, Brazil. The only woman in her graduating class at medical school, Silveira went on to become a trailblazing psychiatrist. While working at the Centro Psiquiátrico Nacional, she opposed treatment methods such as lobotomies and electric shocks. Da Silveira started modeling and painting classes for patients with schizophrenia, and she also pioneered the use of animals in therapy. In 1952, she founded the Museum of Images of the Unconscious to display and preserve patients' artwork. Da Silveira established Casa das Palmeiras, Brazil's first outpatient rehabilitation clinic for patients discharged from psychiatric institutions.

Nise da Silveira died in 1999 at the age of 94.

[dittohasadhd]

okay, let's try this again.

I make it to my apps even if I'm late. I do the exercises that they prescribe when I have the energy to. I use the tools and equipment that I can access and afford. I take the medicines that I can get my insurance to cover.

I eat more consistently imperfect nutrition is better than none. My sleep quality has improved even if the duration is inconsistent. I'm engaging less with my vices even though I resent it. I've put on weight and I've gotten taller even though I worry one is too much and the other is not enough.

My progress matters, even if it's slow.

I'm improving, right?