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OT Corner: Saving the Drama for Broadway

January 1, 2008

Anxiety, Article, OT, School Psych, SPD

By: Loren Shlaes, OTR/L Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique Children with low arousal levels are constantly looking for ways to increase their energy so that they can be more alert. Unfortunately, especially when they’re at school and stuck sitting in one place…...

January 1, 2008

Book, OT, Selective Mutism, SLP

6 hrs of conference video with sinced slides (‘Watch and listen to Dr. E; It’s like being at the conference!’), audio files of the conference (‘I can listen in the car!’), handouts, strategy charts, ‘Extra Videos’ including 1 hr audience interview with Sophie,…...

SLP Corner: Othello – A Speech Strategy

January 1, 2008

Article, Articulation, SLP

By: Kim Lewis, M.S. CCC-SLP This blog post is reprinted here with express permission of the author as it appeared on her blog Activity Tailor (this post appeared on 2Gals Talk…about speech therapy on August 15, 2011) I love board games and Othello is one…...

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, School Psych, Selective Mutism, SLP

Sensory Processing Disorder.com has some excellent articles. If you can ignore all the ads, there is some excellent information here. Read Sensory Integration Activities: Treatment that Works, Skills that Matter...

January 1, 2008

OT, School Psych, Selective Mutism, SLP

This is a package that includes: 2-hour power point presentation by Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum; An audio CD of the presentation to listen to in the car or in any CD player; PDF handout of the presentation. Presentation is updated version of Selective…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Bilingualism, SLP

Kohnert, K. (2008, February 12). The ASHA Leader. Second-language (L2) acquisition may begin at almost any age or life stage. For some, L2 acquisition begins in childhood in educational programs that use a language different from that spoken at home. For others,…...

January 1, 2008

OT, School Psych, Selective Mutism, SLP

All material Copyright © 2009 Selective Mutism Group ~ Childhood Anxiety Network Reprinted with the express permission of SMG as originally published on their website. By: By Lynn Lunceford, Psy.D, Clinical Psychologist Important ground rule when working with a child who has SM: ask NO…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Behavior, OT, School Psych, SPD

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 regulating their…...

January 1, 2008

Down Syndrome, OT, PT, School Psych, Video, Yoga

Introductory Chapter of a Yoga DVD for children with Down syndrome. The full DVDprovides over 60 minutes of Yoga classes. Taught and produced by Lucia Cordeiro Drever....

January 1, 2008

Book, Gross Motor Skills, OT, PT

Review “This monograph represents the single-most important and user friendly resource on gross motor skills in children with Down syndrome to date.” — George T. Capone, M.D., Director, Down Syndrome Clinic, Kennedy Krieger Institute Product Description Children with Down syndrome master basic…...