The Integration Station

By Michael Crisci, Eleanor WhiteScience Social Sciences Education Self-Improvement Parenting Kids & Family

The Integration Station episodes

December 25, 2024 Holiday Activities, Generalised Learning for Sensory Integration, Increasing Interoceptive Awareness
We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

Michael and Edie have popped into the studio to facilitate your questions about fun activities you can do at home outside of therapy, how to generalise sensory integration in the real world, and tips on how to increase interoceptive awareness for you young person.
If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people who know about occupational therapy, the better!

If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email [email protected]
23 min
December 18, 2024 NDIS Funding Changes to Music Therapy, Therapressure Brushing, Harm in ABA
This week Edie joins Michael to unpack questions about other therapies outside of the ASI® scope. We cover funding changes in the NDIS regarding music therapy, what the Willbarger Protocol is and where you might study it, and cover an OT's concern about Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).

Links:
Singing The Song of Music Therapy
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5T0KdyqELbaUAOcuCRCics?si=aTDhCQoSTxS8XyrChh7paw

Keep Music Therapy NDIS Funded - Change.org
https://www.change.org/p/keep-music-therapy-as-an-ndis-funded-therapeutic-support

If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people who know about occupational therapy, the better!

If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email [email protected]
18 min
December 11, 2024 Personal Space Bubbles, Highly Sensitive Kids & School Refusal
This week Michael is joined by our Parkside Clinical Lead, Edie! We dive into your questions about how to teach your young person about personal space, supporting highly sensitive kids, and discuss tips to manage school refusal.

Resources:

Nell Harris - Social Storybooks https://nellharris.com/mybooks

Dr. Becky

School Refusal: https://www.schoolcantaustralia.com.au/

Disclaimer: We are not affiliated with, nor do we earn any commission from, any of the services or products mentioned.

Our aim is to provide useful information to help you find the fun in raising the young people in your lives.
If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people who know about occupational therapy, the better!

If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email [email protected]
28 min
December 04, 2024 Audio Sensitivity, Sensory vs Attention Difficulties, My Young Person Doesn't Like Therapy
Michael and Eleanor unpack a few questions from our parents like why do children with auditory sensitivities tend to make a lot of noise themselves, what the difference between sensory vs attention difficulties are, and how to manage a conversation with your young person if they're not liking therapy. If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from
listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or
colleagues. The more people who know about occupational therapy, the
better!
If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question
to the integration station via Instagram or our email
[email protected]
34 min
November 27, 2024 Teeth Grinding, Core Strength, How To Choose The Right School
Back to regular programming this week with Eleanor and Michael tackling a few questions asked by our parents in our OT sessions.
We delve into why teeth grinding could mean you need oral regulation, go through some core control activities that your young person won't even know they're working and how to work towards choosing the right school for your young person. If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from
listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or
colleagues. The more people who know about occupational therapy, the
better!
If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question
to the integration station via Instagram or our email
[email protected]
25 min
November 21, 2024 Dr Susanne Smith Roley - The Future of Sensory Integration Q&A
This special episode sees Dr Susanne Smith Roley host a Q&A session at our Parkside Clinic.
Susanne is an occupational therapist with more than 30 years of experience in paediatrics. She obtained her BS in OT at Indiana University, her MS in Allied Health Sciences at Boston University and her OTD at University of Southern California. She is in private practice in Orange County in Southern California and co-founder of the Collaborative for Leadership in Ayres Sensory Integration (CLASI).
She is an internationally recognised author and lecturer on the theory and application of sensory integration and managed to generously donate her time to feild some questions from our staff. Here she covers everything from managing burnout, the future of Sensory Integration, ASI® & autism, testing Adults using the EASI assessment and so much more.
So grab a pen and paper (or keyboard/computer), and get ready to take notes from insights from one of the pioneers of ASI®. If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from
listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or
colleagues. The more people who know about occupational therapy, the
better!
If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question
to the integration station via Instagram or our email
[email protected]
46 min
November 20, 2024 Dr Sussane Smith Roley - The Future of Sensory Integration Q&A
This special episode sees Dr Susanne Smith Roley host a Q&A session at our Parkside Clinic.
Susanne is an occupational therapist with more than 30 years of experience in paediatrics.
She obtained her BS in OT at Indiana University, her MS in Allied Health Sciences at Boston University and her OTD at University of Southern California. She is in private practice in Orange County in Southern California and co-founder of the Collaborative for Leadership in Ayres Sensory Integration (CLASI).
She is an internationally recognised author and lecturer on the theory and application of sensory integration and managed to generously donate her time to feild some questions from our staff. Here she covers everything from managing burnout, the future of Sensory Integration, ASI® & autism, testing Adults using the EASI assessment and so much more.
So grab a pen and paper (or keyboard/computer), and get ready to take notes from insights from one of the pioneers of ASI® If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from
listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or
colleagues. The more people that know about occupational therapy, the
better!
If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question
to the integration station via Instagram or our email
[email protected]
46 min
November 17, 2024 Early Intervention, Disengaging At School, Body Socks
Michael and Eleanor run through your questions about early intervention criteria, managing challenges at school, and how to use a body sock to regulate your young person. If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from
listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or
colleagues. The more people who know about occupational therapy, the
better!
If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question
to the integration station via Instagram or our email
[email protected]
21 min
November 08, 2024 Handling big emotions, Handwriting Assessments, ISIC 2024 Wrap
The Integration Station continues its Q&A format. We take your questions, share some knowledge and try to find the fun in what we are learning.
In this episode Michael is joined by OTFC Clinical Director, Eleanor, to unpack all things ISIC, drill down on handwriting assessments, and what to say when managing big emotions after a young person comes home from school.

References: Effectiveness of paediatric occupational therapy for children with disabilities: A systematic review https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1440-1630.12573
If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people who know about occupational therapy, the better!

If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email [email protected]
31 min
October 31, 2024 Global Developmental Delay, Figdet Toys, High School Transitions
The Integration Station continues its Q&A format. We take your questions, share some knowledge and try to find the fun in what we are learning.
In this episode Michael is joined by OTFC Director, Eleanor, to unpack all things Global Developmental Delay, Fidget Toys and, High School Transitions.

If you liked something we talked about, or you learned something from listening to us, share it with your friends, family, uni classmates or colleagues. The more people who know about occupational therapy, the better!

If you have any questions you'd like answered, please send a question to the integration station via Instagram or our email [email protected]
28 min