Tactics for Tiny Minds

26/09/2026

Does your child press too hard while writing? ✏️

A child may press so firmly that the paper tears, the pencil leaves deep marks, or their hand starts feeling tired or uncomfortable.

Try this simple OT activity: place a sheet of paper over a thermocol sheet and let your child practise making dots, lines, shapes, or writing their favourite things.
When the pencil goes deeper into the thermocol, it gives the child immediate feedback about the amount of pressure they are using. With regular practice, this can help them become more aware of their pencil pressure and develop better control.

💡 Try it for a few minutes before homework or handwriting practice and keep it fun!

Remember, the goal isn't just beautiful handwriting, it's helping the child develop hand awareness, pressure control and confidence with writing. 💙
Always supervise your child during this activity.

Save this for your next handwriting practice! ✨

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👩🏻‍⚕️ Urooj Javed
Senior Occupational Therapist | Pediatric OT
AHPC Registered | POTA Registered | WFOT Member

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04/09/2026

As a therapist, I guide families through it. As a mother, I live it 24/7.

Autism doesn't take a day off and neither do we 🤍

21/08/2026

Diagnosis day doesn't define your child's story, it's just the first page of a beautiful struggle 🤍

You don't need to have it all figured out today. You just need to take one small step, and then another. Your strength is quietly becoming your child's biggest support system, even on the days you don't feel strong at all.

Progress isn't always loud. Sometimes it's a new word, a calmer moment, a small win only you notice. Keep going, you're doing better than you think 💪🏻

Trust Allah's Plan 🫶🏻

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ProudAutismParent

09/08/2026

Sometimes a small achievement is much bigger than it looks. 💙

When a child learns to do something independently, it doesn't just change the child, it changes the parents' confidence too.

That little “Alhamdulillah, mera bacha ab khud kar sakta hai” is what empowerment truly feels like. 🌱

Because independence creates confidence, and confidence creates hope for what comes next. ✨

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23/07/2026

Allah tests people in ways they would never wish upon anyone.
Every smile has a story, and every success has a struggle behind it.
So don't compare your journey to someone else's, and don't judge a life by what you see today.
You see the outcome, not the countless prayers, tears, patience, and resilience it took to get there.
Alhamdulillah for every test that shapes us. 🤍

10/07/2026

I challenge AI to replace this connection. 😎

Because therapy is more than strategies, reports, and recommendations.

It's trust.
It's relationships.
It's human connection.

And that's where Occupational Therapy begins.

04/07/2026

03/07/2026

I wanted to make this video because many parents believe that hand flapping is something that must be stopped completely.

The truth is, hand flapping may decrease with time for some children, while for others it may remain a part of how they regulate, express emotions, or interact with the world. And that's okay.

What truly matters is not whether a child hand flaps or not. What matters is whether they are happy, understood, accepted, and able to participate meaningfully in life.

As parents, our role is not just to change our children for the society but to understand them, support them, and help the world understand them too.

A child's future is not defined by hand flapping. It is defined by the opportunities, acceptance, and support they receive along the way. 💙

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