A Thorn in My Pocket: Temple Grandin’s Mother Tells the Family Story

A Thorn in My Pocket: Temple Grandin’s Mother Tells the Family Story: Tactile Support for Sensory Integration and Therapeutic Use

The A Thorn in My Pocket: Temple Grandin’s Mother Tells the Family Story provides tactile sensory input that supports focus, fine motor skills, and self-regulation. A Thorn In My Pocket: Temple Grandin’s Mother Tells The Family Story
Author(S): Eustacia Cutler
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A Thorn in My Pocket is Eustacia Cutler’s story of raising her daughter, Temp.

Therapeutic Benefits

• Primary sensory input: Tactile — supports focus, fine motor skills, and self-regulation
• Self-regulation — helps students manage their sensory needs for improved focus and participation

Ideal For

• Settings: Classrooms, sensory rooms, OT clinics, home use
• Supports students with: Autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, sensory processing differences
• IEP goal areas: Academic participation, fine motor, attending to task, social skills
• Ages: 242

How to Use

Introduce gradually and observe the student’s response. Your occupational therapist can help determine the best way to integrate this into each student’s sensory plan and IEP goals.

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