Visual Support for Occupational Therapists2024-08-03T19:23:45-04:00

Visual Support for Occupational Therapists

Effortlessly Create Tailored Resources to Enhance Your Occupational Therapy Practice

Conquer the challenges of time constraints, limited inclusivity, and resource costs with Smarty Symbols Studio. Welcome to a new era of occupational therapy where you can focus more on impactful interventions and less on material preparation.

What can you create with Smarty Symbols Studio?

What can you create with Smarty Symbols Studio?

Sensory Boards

These boards can be customized to target sensory processing skills, aiding students who struggle with sensory integration disorders.

Fine and Gross Motor Flashcards

These flashcards can be designed to focus on activities that improve fine motor skills, such as tracing, pinching, or cutting. Ideal for children with developmental delays or motor skill challenges.

Activity Schedules for Daily Living Skills

These visual aids help students understand and carry out daily living tasks like brushing teeth, dressing, or meal preparation. They are particularly useful for individuals with executive functioning difficulties or other cognitive impairments.

Behavioral Stories

These tailored stories can help children understand the reasoning behind behavioral expectations and consequences, aiding children who have behavioral or emotional challenges.

Custom Therapeutic Activities

Create customized games and activities that focus on specific therapeutic goals, such as balance coordination, sensory integration, or task sequencing. Designed to meet the diverse needs and interests of your clients.

The Struggle of Custom Material Creation

As an Occupational Therapist, do you find the process of creating individualized materials taxing and time-consuming?

You’re not alone. Many OTs face similar challenges, such as:

Time-Consuming Preparation:

Crafting individualized materials from scratch can take hours out of your week—time better spent directly helping your clients.

Lack of Customization:

Off-the-shelf resources often don’t align with the unique needs of your clients, whether it’s diverse imagery or targeted language skills.

Restricted Customization:

Many existing solutions offer limited customization options that restrict your creative freedom and adaptability.

Surface-Level Representation:

While some competitors offer ‘diversity’ by simply allowing you to change the skin tone of characters, we understand that true diversity encompasses unique clothing, hairstyles, and much more.

The Ultimate Solution: Smarty Symbols Studio

Meet Smarty Symbols Studio—the game-changer you’ve been waiting for. Say goodbye to the hassles of time-consuming preparation, limited resources, and restricted customization.

Drag, Drop, Done:

Experience the ultimate simplicity with our intuitive platform. Creating custom resources is as easy as drag-and-drop. Craft personalized resources in minutes, not hours.

Images That Resonate:

Our expansive library of over 70,000 captivating symbols isn’t just large—it’s meaningful. Choose from a range of diverse and contemporary images that truly connect with your clients.

Ready-Made Resources:

Why start from scratch when you can build upon greatness? Access over 10,000 pre-made activities, gain inspiration, share your creations, and find community support.

Start Crafting Effective Occupational Therapy Resources More Efficiently

Ready to Craft Engaging, Personalized Occupational Therapy Resources?

Choose Your Plan and Reclaim Your Time.

Monthly Plan

Month to Month

$10.99 / month

  • Access over 70,000 images

  • 10,000 Ready Made Printables

  • On-Screen Games

  • Cancel Anytime

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OT Yearly Plan

Save 25%

$89 / year

  • Same benefits as monthly

  • Less than $8/month when paid yearly

  • Cancel Anytime

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What’s so special about Smarty Symbols Studio?

What’s so special about Smarty Symbols Studio?

Includes Over 70,000

Modern & Inclusive Images

Central to our platform is a continually expanding library, featuring more than 70,000 modern and inclusive images that resonate not just with children, but also with adults and seniors undergoing occupational therapy. Each symbol is meticulously crafted to be easily identifiable, contemporary, and diverse. This extensive selection empowers Occupational Therapists to seamlessly integrate these images into custom resources, from sensory boards to fine motor skill activities, making each therapy session more engaging, interactive, and effective.

Includes Over 70,000

Modern & Inclusive Images

Central to our platform is a continually expanding library, featuring more than 70,000 modern and inclusive images that resonate not just with children, but also with adults and seniors undergoing occupational therapy. Each symbol is meticulously crafted to be easily identifiable, contemporary, and diverse. This extensive selection empowers Occupational Therapists to seamlessly integrate these images into custom resources, from sensory boards to fine motor skill activities, making each therapy session more engaging, interactive, and effective.

Choose From Hundreds of Therapeutic Templates

Our templates are designed for ease of use and efficiency, specifically with Occupational Therapists in mind. With hundreds of pre-constructed layouts, you can rapidly produce resources like sensory boards, fine motor skill activities, and daily living skill schedules. Simply select a template, customize it to fit your client’s unique needs, and you’re all set. Spend less time on preparation and more time on impactful therapy sessions. Our templates serve as your digital assistant, streamlining your practice while maintaining the individualized care your clients deserve.

Simply drag and drop images to create your resources with ease!

Over 10,000 Ready Made Resource to Use in Therapy

Why reinvent the wheel when you can build on a strong foundation? Gain access to a repository of over 10,000 pre-designed activities specifically curated for occupational therapy needs. From sensory integration exercises to fine motor skill development tasks, we’ve got you covered. Use these resources as inspiration, share your own creations, and connect with a community of like-minded professionals.

Start Crafting Effective Occupational Therapy Resources More Efficiently

Ready to Craft Engaging, Personalized Occupational Therapy Resources?

Choose Your Plan and Reclaim Your Time.

Monthly Plan

Month to Month

$10.99 / month

  • Access over 70,000 images

  • 10,000 Ready Made Printables

  • On-Screen Games

  • Cancel Anytime

Sign up

OT Yearly Plan

Save 25%

$89 / year

  • Same benefits as monthly

  • Less than $8/month when paid yearly

  • Cancel Anytime

Sign up

Elevate Occupational Therapy with Customizable Coloring Activities

Are you an Occupational Therapist looking to add a creative and effective tool to your practice? Look no further! Introducing our Outline Feature, specially designed to help you create personalized coloring activities for your clients.

What could you do with access to 35,000 images in outline form?

  • Fine Motor Skills: Coloring activities engage hand and finger muscles, offering a fun way to build fine motor skills.
  • Sensory Integration: The tactile sensation of coloring provides sensory feedback, an essential component for occupational therapy.
  • Attention and Focus: Coloring helps in enhancing focus and attention, crucial for academic and life skills.

Two Weeks Free Trial for Occupational Therapists

Ready to Transform Your Occupational Therapy Practice? Try Smarty Symbols Studio Risk-Free for 14 Days. Cancel Anytime Before the Trial Ends to Avoid the Annual Charge of $89.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

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Welcome to Our Occupational Therapist FAQ Section!
This is where we address your most pressing questions and concerns as dedicated Occupational Therapists. Whether you’re interested in how our expansive image library can enhance your therapeutic materials, eager to explore the adaptability of our resource creation tools, or excited to see how Smarty Symbols can transform your practice, we have the answers you’re looking for. Let’s revolutionize your occupational therapy resources together and engage your clients in more effective and personalized ways than ever before!

Can students access Smarty Symbols Studio directly or is it intended only for educators and staff?2023-05-08T17:12:18-04:00

Smarty Symbols Studio is designed specifically for educators and staff, not for direct student use. Educators access the platform to create materials that can be printed or presented during lessons with their students. As a result, only one license is needed per teacher, allowing them to create materials for all their students. The platform does not require any student information to be added, as it is not intended for direct student use. This ensures that educators have the necessary tools to create customized learning materials while maintaining student privacy.

How can Smarty Symbols support my Occupational Therapy practice?2023-10-23T19:14:03-04:00

Smarty Symbols offers an expansive library of over 70,000 images and templates designed to be easily integrated into your OT materials. Whether you’re focusing on sensory integration, fine motor skills, or daily living activities, our platform provides versatile resources that can be customized to each client’s unique needs.

How do I cancel my subscription?2023-07-28T13:30:40-04:00

To cancel your subscription, the process is quick and simple. First, log in to your account using your credentials. Once logged in, navigate to the bottom of the page where you’ll find the “Manage Subscription” option. Click on it to proceed.

Within the “Manage Subscription” section, you’ll find the option to “Cancel Subscription.” Click on this option to initiate the cancellation process. Your subscription will be promptly canceled, and you’ll retain access to your account and the website until 30 days from your last payment date.

We strive to make the subscription management process as convenient as possible, so you can easily make changes to your membership whenever needed. If you have any questions or encounter any issues during this process, don’t hesitate to contact our customer support team for further assistance. We are here to ensure a smooth experience for all our valued users.

How does the Smarty Symbols website work?2023-08-03T14:37:41-04:00

We intended to create this website as a go to place for creating custom learning materials for children. Smarty Symbols Studios offer four main areas of use:

  1. Image Library: Access to over 35 thousand illustrations organized by categories that are typically needed within educational settings such as animals, fruits, vegetables, social studies, geography, etc. Users may select to download the images individually as a jpg or png images to be utilized on a third party program such as power point to create any kind of materials. Our search feature allows users to search images by keywords, sounds within the words, or categories associated with that image.
  2. Printing Center: The Printing Center is where users can make full use of the image library by dragging the images to one of hundreds of templates of common activities such as communication boards, bingo, writing activities, flashcard and many others. Users may add multiple pages to each document and take advantage of the potential to fully customize their resource. Once the resource is created, users can save their file for future download and edits.
  3. Game  Creation:  The Game Creation is a new section of Smarty Symbols Studio. It allows users to create games using Smarty Symbols! Drag and drop images, make images as buttons, play audio and display animation to create on screen lessons.
  4. Activity Library:  The activity library is where users get access to over 9,000 ready made resources created by other users. Anyone is able to find activities, open and edit to make each of the existing resources their own.
How often are new images added to the Smarty Symbols library?2023-05-08T16:48:49-04:00

Smarty Symbols Studio made its debut in 2014, featuring an initial collection of 10,000 colorful images. Since then, the platform has expanded its image library to offer 35,000 colored images and an additional 35,000 outline images, totaling over 70,000 images. The library has been enriched with new characters and images tailored to users’ search needs.

Smarty Symbols adds approximately 2,000 new images to the library each year, although this number may vary based on user needs and demand. The platform prioritizes frequently searched vocabulary and specific areas where there is a desire to expand the available offerings. This approach ensures that the library stays relevant and continues to cater to the evolving needs of its users.

Teachers in my district have a license to smarty symbols studio, can I use the images to crate playground communication boards?2023-09-27T14:54:47-04:00

No, under the standard license, teachers or school districts are not permitted to use Smarty Symbols’ images for large-scale public displays like playground communication boards without obtaining a separate, written license agreement from Smarty Symbols LLC. This restriction is explicitly outlined in the “Signage and Public Display Restrictions for Standard Licensees” clause of the Smarty Symbols Standard Membership License Subscription Agreement.

However, Smarty Symbols offers specialized licensing options for creating communication boards for schools at a district level, as well as manufacturing custom playground communication boards. For more information on obtaining a specialized license for this specific use case, you can visit Playground Communication Boards or directly contact Smarty Symbols LLC.

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