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Fabricating Fun, Low Cost and Effective Therapy Activities Out of Recycled Materials

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1.  Which is the most important benefit to designing and fabricating your own therapeutic materials? They will be sturdier and last longer Therapist made materials always provide sensory stimulation Therapists can individualize materials to better meet the client's needs Children will be able to make the materials during therapy

2.  Which of the following teaching strategies involves using materials that will NOT work when used incorrectly? Backward chaining Adapting materials to provide sensory stimulation Adding challenge to build on achieved skills Using success-only activities

3.  What are the benefits to designing activities made out of detergent bottles? The plastic is sturdy and comes in various colors The bottle handles are comfortable to grasp and come in a variety of sizes The bottles can be weighted with sand or water to provide proprioceptive sensory feedback All of the above

4.  A five-year-old child with an autism spectrum disorder becomes focused when an electric toothbrush is used to make his shape sorter vibrate. This is because: The sound of the motor is irritating The vibration makes it easier to use his hands together The sensory stimulation is motivating and helping him to self-regulate None of the above

5.  Which of the following is NOT a benefit to adapting materials to be angled or raised? Angled materials usually causes eye strain Raised materials promote range of motion and shoulder strength Raising materials may improve posture Raising materials may increase the client's visual attention

6.  Which is the best reason for making a shape sorter using blocks and a container with a square opening is that The client is too frustrated when using balls in a shape sorter because they can roll away A client with motor planning impairments can repeatedly practice fitting blocks into a square opening The client doesn't have to use both hands in order to insert the blocks Blocks are easy to replace when lost

7.  Which of the following adaptations may make an activity more resistive? Using thicker cord when stringing Using smaller rings on a ring stack Using coil instead of string when stringing beads All of the above

8.  Why might a therapist avoid having a client with developmental disabilities open the button squares that he just connected? The client may not remember whether he is supposed to be putting them together or taking them apart The client will likely be too tired to continue The client will likely find it too difficult to open the button square All of the above

9.  Which is NOT an example of adapting an activity to add sensory stimulation? Inserting an electric toothbrush inside a ring stack Using puzzles with fewer pieces Attaching shapes to the sides of a sorter with Velcro Placing a switch inside a box that is activated by the weight of bean bags. The switch turns on music.

10.  Which of the following are benefits to using sensory rings in therapy? They may provide deep pressure sensory stimulation They can teach the motion that are similar to those used in putting arms through sleeves They can be incorporated into a creative movement class All of the above