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Worth Repeating: Special Education: Music Therapy Research and Evidence-Based Practice Support

November 15, 2010

19 November 2010, Article, Music Therapy, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Special Education

Source: American Music Therapy Association Music therapy is a well-established professional health discipline that uses music as the therapeutic stimulus to achieve non-musical treatment goals. In special education and settings serving persons with special needs, music therapists utilize music as an educational…...

November 15, 2010

[Source] Kids Health NB: This article is written for children who have Cerebral Palsy and related problems. We publish it here because we know that therapists like to give their clients as much information as possible. Have you ever heard a family…...

November 15, 2010

19 November 2010, ABA, Article, Newsletter, OT, Parental Involvement, PI Psychology, PT, School Psych, SLP

By: Daniel Adatto, MA, BCBA Founder and Clinical Director of Total Behavior Solutions Our thanks to Daniel Adatto, MA, BCBA and Total Behavior Solutions for providing this article for our website. Any kind of therapist that works with children faces the challenge…...

November 15, 2010

19 November 2010, ADHD, Art Therapy, Article, Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, Newsletter

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 Most children who are diagnosed on the autism spectrum have difficulty…...

Thanksgiving Fine Motor Activity

November 15, 2010

19 November 2010, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

Thank You to Your Therapy Source for this great Thanksgiving Fine Motor Activity! Print out this play mat and laminate. Using wipe off markers, draw a path for the turkey to get to the table. Get 17 wooden clothes pins. With a…...

November 11, 2010

12 November 2010, Bullying, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Yahoo News] A new study reports that kids victimized by bullies develop abnormal brains that may make them more susceptible to depression and other psychological problems. Harvard University researcher Martin Teicher, who oversaw the blockbuster study, has long been researching the…...

November 11, 2010

12 November 2010, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical News Today] Preschool-aged children who demonstrate fearless behavior also reveal less empathy and more aggression towards their peers. This has been shown in a new study that was carried out at the University of Haifa’s Faculty of Education. “The results…...

November 11, 2010

News, Newsletter, 12 November 2010, TBI

[Source: Time Magazine] A survey of 197 youth offenders in England — boys aged 11 to 19 who have been incarcerated — found that they are three times more likely to have had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) than their non-offending counterparts.…...

November 11, 2010

12 November 2010, Animal Assisted Therapy, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: The New York Times] SHADOW, a black Labrador retriever, knows how to interact with people without overreacting to them — a necessity for a well-trained therapy dog, said her owner and handler, Ani Shaker. Considered “bombproof,” meaning she will remain calm…...

November 10, 2010

26 November 2010, Friedreichs Ataxia, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP, Tip or Resource, Video

An introduction to Friedreich’s Ataxia and the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) as told by interviews with patients, families, researchers, and FARA employees. dup21519...