This post is part of a mini blog series documenting four weeks of Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT).
My girl has fallen terribly sick with a cold so we’ll be cutting today’s Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) session short to one hour instead of two. We repeat some of the easier activities, including letting my daughter feel a variety of tactile swatches. Ruth has a song for each tactile swatch, for example, “Baa Baa Blacksheep” for the white wool one, “Eensy Weensy Spider” for the black net one, and “Horsey Horsey” for the brown corduroy one.
I find this pretty neat because the speech therapist had recommended to sing a song for the different activities that take place in our daily routine (e.g., bath time, meal time, bed time, etc.). The way Ruth applies this concept throughout the therapy session is inspiring!
At night, we play with new animal shaped suction rattles that I found on Amazon. They’re bright and solid in color which I thought might be a good choice for her Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI). I suction them to the wall and ask my husband to support her, encouraging her to sit. I was hoping she’d try to reach out to them with her left hand but instead she has loads of fun using her cast to whack them off the fridge like the “whack-a-mole” game.
Cindy has a deep interest in Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) and is currently studying Early Childhood Education. She focuses most of her time on her energetic daughter: playing, cuddling and helping to make her world visually accessible. Cindy holds a degree in Marketing and has worked in the not-for-profit sector for many years.