I am constantly amazed at the creativity level of my colleagues. This photo is Paula, our COTA, who is working with a young girl with developmental delays. She is working on developmental positioning with this child, as well as developing protective extension and prone extension. Prone extension is usually what we call "superman" position or flying. It helps develop core and back strength. Protective extension is the ability to protect oneself if our body falls to one side (forward, side or backward). As we grow and develop, this protective mechanism develops. However, when children with developmental delays don't through the developmental milestones, this protection is sometimes not developed, as well. It is an essential mechanism for keeping us from being hurt. Instead of using a bolster, as we would traditionally, Paula has decided to use Zeus. That....is creativity at it's finest!!!
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