Free Parent Education and Support Meeting at OT Connection

Here is a great opportunity to learn about gluten free/casein free diets, plus have Q&A with an occupational therapist and speech therapist! A sensory parent support group follows, starting around 7:15pm. Support topics are not limited to dietary concerns. Please RSVP by emailing jenn_kramer@yahoo.com as soon as possible. Thanks!

OT Connection Presents Parent Education Night

Join us on  Monday, February 13th , for Parent Education Night where our guest speaker Sherrie Kjar from Food for Life Network will be discussing gluten/casein/dairy free diets and bring along some of her foods for sale and sampling.

WHO:  Food for Life/Sherrie Kjar

WHAT: gluten/casein free diet education, purchase and sampling

WHERE:  OT Connection waiting room

WHEN:  Monday, February 13th,  6:30-8:30pm

WHY: To provide education and healthy food for people of all ages with special dietary needs


Sensory Survival Skills 101 – A Course for Educators, Caretakers and Parents

Do you have students that constantly interrupt classroom activities because they are fidgety or require constant movement?

Do you have students that cannot complete classwork in a timely manner or that you are constantly redirecting, which is disrupting the classroom routine?

Do you have students that cannot keep their hands to themselves and are constantly touching peers and toys?

Do you have students that have difficulty moving from one activity to the next or have frequent meltdowns or tantrums?

TEA approved CPE course 

Addressing Obstacles, Preparing, and Incorporating Strategies in the Pre-School and Elementary Classroom for Children with Sensory Processing Concerns 

BIG SKY PEDIATRIC THERAPY – CPE # 901944 

Course designed for Educators, Caretakers and Parents 

Led by Caren Arnold, OTD OTR

925 Westbank Drive, Ste. 200 *Austin, TX 78746 * www.bigskyfriends.com

Saturday, February 4th

9 am – 12 pm

3 credit hours

Drinks and snacks provided

$75.00

*$15 discount for groups over 4*

Learn what sensory processing is, red flags, and how it can affect a child’s ability to learn and be successful in the classroom;

Identify children that would benefit from Sensory Strategies that may not have been identified by the diagnostic team or may not have a 504 plan although their success in school has been affected;

Prepare strategies for a child with difficulty with sensory processing;

Incorporate strategies into the classroom that may benefit these identified students as well as the classroom;

Grade activities seamlessly so that all children meet the demand placed and are successful;

Identify age appropriate strategies for both the preschool and elementary classroom;

The educator will be independent in implementing these strategies on a daily basis;

The educator will be more confident in dealing with other disciplines such as speech therapy and occupational therapy and in their consultation/delivery.

TO REGISTER: Contact Big Sky Pediatric Therapy at 512.306.8007 or info@bigskyfriends.com

Payment must be made in full in order to reserve your spot / No refunds