About this item
Enjoy this spooky romp through a world of restless spirits, from the ghost who warns hikers in the Cascades about a dangerous path, to the phantoms that roam the Seattle Underground. Youll read a fascinating account about a man wrongly lynched near Rockford. He swears revenge on the drunken vigilantes who strung him up--and they each die screaming. Another story tells of the spirits that ring the bells in the tower of Tacomas Old City Hall--even after the bells have been made unusable.
About the Author
I have been an occupational therapist for over twenty-five years but it wasn't until I worked with adults with severe developmental disabilities that I discovered a penchant for creating highly effective therapeutic activities out of household materials such as detergent bottles, cardboard boxes and newspapers. My book THE RECYCLING OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST describes how to fabricate and use these activities. There are also additional photos, activities and videos on my Recycling OT website and Facebook page: The Recycling Occupational Therapist.
My book FROM RATTLES TO WRITING: A Parent's Guide to Hand Skills (published by Therapro, Inc. 2011) is written for parents with typically developing children from ages birth through five years to help develop the skills needed to read and write. In addition, the activity adaptations make learning easier for children with sensory, motor or sensory challenges. From Rattles to Writing is a 2012 winner of the National Parenting Publications Award-NAPPA.
Now FROM FLAPPING TO FUNCTION: A Parent's Guide to Autism and Hand Skills is written for parent's of children who have or they suspect may have have an autism spectrum disorder. Readers will learn how autism impacts the development of hand skills and to use the teaching strategies and adaptations that help children reach their potentials to perform everyday functional activities and academic skills in school.
My Kindle book THE ALMOST COMPLETE PLASTIC BOTTLE ACTIVITY BOOK is packed with photographs and brief descriptions of how to make and use numerous arts and crafts, toys and therapeutic adaptations-all made out of plastic bottles. The title reflects the fact that I am always designing more activities for the "do it yourself" parent, teacher, therapist and others interested in child development.
Weavable Toys: Basic Shapes are now available on Amazon. This fine-motor activity strengthens fingers and develops eye-hand coordination as children weave strips through notches in basic shape boards- square, circle, triangle and rectangle. Children can add bright shapes to create unlimited designs.
Finally, a book written for those of you who face caregiving challenges. STILL GIVING KISSES: A GUIDE TO HELPING AND ENJOYING THE ALZHEIMER'S VICTIM YOU LOVE describes the adaptations and activities I designed so that my mother could have the best quality of life when she developed Alzheimers disease.
