Early Intervention
Early Hand Asymmetry Therapy Resources
Early Hand Asymmetry Therapy Handbook
Comprehensive handbook offering an overview of motor therapies (Baby-CIMT, bimanual therapy, and hybrid approach), practical tips to get started, ideas for activities, and more.
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Baby-CIMT: A tool to customize play activities
Make your own Baby-CIMT program! Clinicians can use this tool to create a Baby-CIMT program with a curated list of activities filtered based on helper hand skills, difficulty of activities, and types of toys.
Early Hand Asymmetry Therapy Webinar
This 15-minute webinar reviews the evidence-based motor therapies (Baby-CIMT, baby bimanual, and hybrid approach) to support development of helper hand skills for infants and toddlers showing early hand asymmetry, strategies to get started, and resources for treatment planning.
Baby CIMT Handouts
Postcard for Families
The postcard infographic explains what Baby CIMT is, how to get started with Baby CIMT, what to do, and what specific arm and hand movements to promote. Clinicians can share this free postcard infographic with families when coaching caregivers on the implementation of Baby CIMT at home.
Essential Elements for Occupational Therapists
The essential elements infographic explains the key points for therapists to consider when developing and carrying out an individualized Baby-CIMT program with families. Points include assessments, goal setting, positioning, blocking, toys, repetitive practice, dose, fun and outcomes.
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