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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

TPP 166: Dr. Allie Ticktin on the Power of Play in Supporting Differently Wired Kids

Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children

Debbie Reber

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2019

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Allie Ticktin, a licensed occupational therapist with a specialty in sensory integration and early childhood development, talks about how to tap into the power of play to support a child's learning and development. Connect with Tilt Parenting Visit Tilt Parenting Take the free 7-Day Challenge Read a chapter of Differently Wired Follow Tilt on Twitter & Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

If you're listening to this podcast, it's probably because a child you love and care for is differently wired.

0:07.0

Are they also struggling in their current educational setting, seen only for what they're doing wrong, while longing for positive relationships with peers and others?

0:15.6

Envision a world where your child's unique abilities are not just recognized but celebrated.

0:21.0

A world where they can connect with others and their true potential is seen and

0:24.9

appreciated. The Strength-based Assessment Lab's mission is to build a world for your child just

0:30.7

like that. Through its innovative approach that aims to empower students, families, educators, and professionals

0:36.3

to create positive, effective, and collaborative learning experiences.

0:40.2

Be a part of shaping a brighter future for your child.

0:43.0

Visit W.

0:45.0

BGS.ed. E.d. you to learn more about what a strength-based assessment could mean for your family.

0:51.0

That's BGS. E.DU. I define play as using creativity, playing with our whole body, exploring our senses,

1:00.4

really having fun and growing through that experience.

1:05.0

Learning about yourself, I think kids learn the most about themselves through play.

1:09.0

Adults we need to play more.

1:12.0

Play is where you learn, that's where you create, and that's

1:15.1

where you develop your sensory system.

1:18.7

Welcome to Till Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring,

1:25.5

informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids.

1:29.6

My name is Debbie Reeper and I'm the host of this show and today we are going to talk all about play.

1:36.5

We know that play is the language of preschoolers and that for young children it can be the key to learning.

1:43.2

But play is also a powerful tool for supporting differently wired children

1:47.2

of any age in developing skills, processing difficult situations,

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