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After the Holidays Fine Motor Skills Activity

January 3, 2011

7 January 2011, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Special thanks to our friends at Your Therapy Source for our OT activity of the Week. What a great way to use all your holiday cards!...

January 1, 2011

Article, Autism, SLP

January 10, 2010 The ASHA Leader. This feature article highlights case studies by three SLPs who treat children with ASD. Also note the sidebar on ASHA’s policy documents on SLPs’ roles and responsibilities related to individuals with ASD. See the full Article…...

January 1, 2011

Book, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, SLP

This comprehensive resource guide was created in response to the requests from practicing speech-language pathologists and parents of children with apraxia of speech for information on the nature of this complicated disorder and advice on assessment and treatment methods. Fundamental aspects of…...

January 1, 2011

Anxiety, Book, Mood Disorders, OT, School Psych

Editor’s Note: While this is not a new book (2007 publication date) it is definitely a volume worth reading! Addressing the challenges of living with a child whose moods are extreme and unpredictable, this book transcends traditional tendencies and diagnoses by…...

December 29, 2010

31 December 2010, Article, Bilingualism, Newsletter, SLP

By: Alejandro Brice, Ph.D, CCC-SLP, Roanne Brice, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, and Ellen Kester, Ph.D., CCC-SLP The Role of Families It has been postulated that language and cognition are intertwined from early childhood (Bruner, 1960; 1996; Piaget, 1976; Vygotksy, 1929). The argument over how…...

December 29, 2010

31 December 2010, Article, Newsletter, OT, SPD

By: Britt Collins M.S., OTR/L and Jackie Linder Olson Here are some excerpts from Britt and Jackie’s new book that was just released October 2010 Buy this book on Amazon.com The Importance of Tummy Time OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST TIP: From a sensory and…...

December 28, 2010

31 December 2010, Autism, Early Intervention, News, Newsletter

[Souce: Medical News Today] Early intervention for children with autism, as young as 6 months of age, may change the development trajectory for later symptoms of the disorder according to a research project being spearheaded by the MIND Institute at the University…...

December 28, 2010

31 December 2010, Newsletter, Tip or Resource, VPD

Special thanks to Judith Kuster for pointing us to this free handout from Ann Kummer, PhD, CCC-SLP and Super Duper. Children with a history of cleft palate are at risk for resonance and speech problems due to velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD). Characteristics of…...

December 28, 2010

OT, PT, School Psych, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Adapted from an activity as seen on Speaking of Speech.com] Do this activity when the students get back to school after the Christmas break. Talk about what resolutions are and try to come up something specific that they want to work…...

December 28, 2010

31 December 2010, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

We found this cute activity for the New Year on Education.com. by Ashley West Noise makers are a fun and common way to “ring” in the New Year! However, they often just get tossed in the trash or—even worse—littered in the street,…...