[tri-med] Re: [tri-family] Re: The surf board

The "surf board" is actually known by therapists as a "scooter" board.
Originally designed in England for use with NDT therapy, which is what you
guys are doing even if you dont realise it :-)) Jean Ayers also used it in
Sensory Integration.
If anyone needs, I do have a pattern, but as you guys have said they are so
easy to make. I also have a book which lists different ways to use it and
also a variety of games. It is an essential part of any therapists "tool
kit" Dimensions are easy - the width should be 3/4 the width of the person
and length is 1/3 their body length. That gives them support, but not so
much that they dont develop their own reflexes. Height off the ground should
be "low".

I know one little T-18'er (not so little now) who was having great
difficulty crawling. She wanted to, but had poor upper limb strength because
of a missing bones in her upper body. I popped her chest onto a scooter
board and off she went :-))

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will avoid a hundred days of
sorrow.
- Tibetan proverb

Keep Looking for Rainbows!!!
Karen, Mum to Alex (7, T-18 mosaic)
Sydney, Australia
http://members.optushome.com.au/karens
http://www.trisomyonline.org

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