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Ideas at Play: An Occupational Therapy (OT) Podcast

Welcome to Ideas at Play, the go-to podcast for busy pediatric occupational therapy professionals! Whether you're in school-based settings, early intervention, or outpatient practice, we bring you evidence-based strategies, practical tips, and engaging discussions to support your OT practice with children, teens, and young adults.

Each episode features:

A deep dive into recent pediatric OT research and how to apply it.
"Nailed It or Failed It," where we share what’s working—and what isn’t—in our pediatric OT practice.
Real-world examples and listener questions about all things pediatric occupational therapy.
Shout outs to People, Places, and Products that fill our occupational therapy hearts

Join the hosts, Michele Alaniz, OTD, OTR/L, BCP and Lacy Wright, OTD, OTR/L, BCP, as we explore innovative OT ideas, share professional insights, and help you stay up-to-date with the latest trends in pediatric occupational therapy. Subscribe now and unlock actionable strategies to help the children you serve thrive!

Stay informed, stay curious, and stay playful!

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📧 Email us a question or comment at IdeasAtPlayPodcast@gmail.com

👉 Find us on Instagram @ideas.at.play

Keywords: occupational therapy, OT, pediatric occupational therapy, evidence based practice, peds OT

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Ep. 64 Handwriting Research Tour (yes, skip the pencil grips)

Send us a Text or Voicemail If you've ever debated pencil grips or the perfect grasp pattern in an IEP meeting, this episode is for you. We take a tour of the handwriting literature — pulling from OT,...

6 Touko 46min

Ep. 63 Preparing Autistic Teens for Adulthood

Send us a Text or Voicemail If you work with older kids, you know the feeling — suddenly your caseload has a teenager and the stakes feel higher, the clock feels shorter, and the parents feel more anx...

29 Huhti 40min

Ep. 62 CVI Interventions

Send us a Text or Voicemail Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) is the leading cause of low vision in children and one of the most underidentified conditions in pediatric practice. This week, we are gett...

22 Huhti 39min

Ep. 61 Improving Food Intake & Family Vibes

Send us a Text or Voicemail Feeding therapy doesn’t have to feel like a power struggle. In this episode, we explore how shifting from pressure to partnership can improve food intake and family vibes. ...

15 Huhti 41min

Ep. 60 Ideas at Work Highlights

Send us a Text or Voicemail We're celebrating episode 60 by going inside our Ideas at Work pilot group. Real therapists, real sessions, real problem-solving. We troubleshoot a tough emotional regulati...

8 Huhti 26min

Ep. 59 Coaching in Early Intervention

Send us a Text or Voicemail Most OTs in early intervention think they're coaching, BUT the research says otherwise. In this episode, we discuss a scoping review on caregiver coaching in early interven...

1 Huhti 40min

Ep. 58 Zippers: An OT + Speech Approach

Send us a Text or Voicemail Most of us teach zippers the same way—repeat, repeat, repeat—and hope it clicks. But what if there’s a better way? In this episode, we break down a simple, creative approac...

25 Maalis 26min

Ep. 57 Sensory Activity Schedules

Send us a Text or Voicemail Sensory activity schedules—often called sensory diets—are used every day in school-based therapy, but how strong is the evidence behind them? In this episode, we review a r...

18 Maalis 38min