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Pediatric Therapy Corner: Turn Taking and Waiting Games

May 19, 2011

20 May 2011, Article, Autism, Down Syndrome, Newsletter, Social

All material Copyright © April 2011 The Down Syndrome Centre Reprinted with the express permission of the The Down Syndrome Centre as originally published on their website. By: Marinet vanVuren Turn-taking is an important social skill to learn. Communication involves listening, waiting…...

May 19, 2011

20 May 2011, Article, Autism, Newsletter, OT, Play

By: Pamela Ullmann, ATR-BC, LCAT copyright 2010. Pamela Ullmann. This blog post has been reprinted with express permission of the author as it appeared on her on the Full Spectrum Blog Children with Autism have many challenges with socialization and communication. They…...

May 18, 2011

20 May 2011, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

Special Thanks to our friends at SensoryFlow.com for permission to reprint this excellent video! Please support our contributors and visit SensoryFlow.com Let’s do ZOOM! John Murray, Occupational Therapist, has been teaching parents and teachers this easy fast technique to increase successful writing…...

May 17, 2011

20 May 2011, Article, Newsletter

By: Stephanie Yost Hicks This blog post has been reprinted with express permission of Family Trek.org as it appeared on their blog Editor’s Note: This blog post was written for parents of special needs children. With the summer vacation season nearly upon…...

May 16, 2011

Special Thanks to Literacy Speaks for suggesting this week’s Therapy Resource of the Week – Suggested Activities with Speech Sounds [Source: Reading Rockets] Children must understand how speech sounds work to be ready for instruction in reading and writing. There are many…...

May 16, 2011

20 May 2011, Animal Assisted Therapy, News, Newsletter

[Source: NPR.org] Many disabled people say that life without their service animals is unthinkable. And while public institutions are required to admit service animals without question, some public schools claim they cannot handle the disruption of a dog in a busy classroom.…...

May 12, 2011

13 May 2011, Newsletter, Stuttering, Tip or Resource

Here is another great resource from Judith Kuster’s “Internet Gold” workshop! Check out this great Parent-Clinician Fluency Assessment, shared with us by Judith Kuster of MSU. This is an article that came from Staff, a newsletter published by Aaron’s Associates, a non-…...

May 12, 2011

13 May 2011, ADHD, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Yahoo News/HealthDay] Due to an ongoing shortage, some American adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or the parents of children with ADHD, are having to call multiple pharmacies before finding one that carries the prescription they need to manage the condition.…...

May 11, 2011

13 May 2011, Article, Articulation, Newsletter, SLP

By: Heidi Hanks Copyright 2010. Reprinted with the express permission of the author as it appeared on her blog Mommy Speech Therapy Editor’s Note: This blog post is primarily directed at parents/guardians, but we reprint it here for the useful material and…...

Book Review: "Holes" by Tara McClintick

May 11, 2011

13 May 2011, Autism, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

Reviewer: Cheryl Flores and CARE (Colaborative Autism Resources and Education) Order this Book and or Visit Books By Tara.com “Holes”, is one of many books, including “Jack-O-Lantern”, and “Water”, by author, Tara McClintick and published through books by tara.Com. As soon as…...