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Ruth Waldrop Occupational Therapist Occupational Therapy helping infants and children, ages 0-21, and supporting their families

10/24/2026

What would add to this list?
♾️ She spent years learning what you wouldn’t accept.
The movement she stopped when you stared.
The sentence she rehearsed until it sounded “right.”
The discomfort she kept quiet about so you wouldn’t call her difficult.
She lost friends. Was treated for the wrong conditions. Found herself in toxic relationships.
And every time, she thought the problem was her.
She felt like an outsider. An observer, trying to understand rules nobody had explained.
Three decades under the radar.
She began to understand why certain situations overwhelmed her body. Why people misunderstood words she had chosen so carefully. Why thoughts and feelings kept repeating. Why she returned to the same places, clothes and foods. She finally had an explanation for experiences she had spent years blaming herself for.
She found herself.

If you relate to these experiences, we see you. And we want you to find yourself too.
Keep being awesome 🫶🏼

09/30/2026

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09/11/2026

Interoception is one of those hidden sensory systems that can explain so much.

It is the sense that helps us notice what is happening inside our body — hunger, thirst, tiredness, needing the toilet, a racing heart, a tight chest, butterflies in the tummy.

And importantly, interoception is part of sensory processing.

That makes this particularly relevant for many neurodivergent children — including autistic children, where sensory differences are extremely common.

Some children notice internal signals very strongly. Others barely notice them until the sensation has become intense. A child may therefore appear to go from “fine” to overwhelmed very quickly, when in reality the earlier body signals were difficult to notice or interpret.

So if you are parenting an autistic or otherwise neurodivergent child and find yourself thinking, “They never seem to realise they’re hungry/tired/anxious until everything suddenly explodes” — interoception may be something worth understanding.

09/07/2026
08/22/2026

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08/22/2026

I've referenced this pyramid of learning many times! And it's been recently updated to include the interoception system.

You can read more about each sensory system here > https://www.growinghandsonkids.com/a-comprehensive-guide-to-sensory-processing.html?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Get your printable copy of the pyramid here > https://play-spark.com/products/pyramid-of-learning-informational-handout?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Reference: Pyramid of Learning (Taylor, Trott) 1991.

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1025 W. 24th Street Ste 8
Yuma, AZ
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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
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