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Autism Corner: How to Write a Social Story?

June 20, 2023

23 June 2023, Autism, Newsletter, OT, Social Story

[Source: The OT Toolbox] Before getting to how to write a social story, it is important to discover the “what and why” of social stories. This post will discuss the importance, relevance, and mechanics of using a social story. Whether needed for…...

June 19, 2023

23 June 2023, Motor Skills, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Medical X-Press; Image: University of Jyväskylä] Reading and mathematical skills form the basis for learning and academic success. According to a recent study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, children who exhibit fine motor skills in the first grade are…...

June 19, 2023

23 June 2023, News, School Pscyh

[Source: Medical X-Press] The University of Chicago Education Lab released a new study June 7 that found school-based group counseling programs can significantly reduce PTSD, anxiety, and depression among Black and Latina girls. The study, which evaluated the Working on Womanhood (“WOW”)…...

June 19, 2023

23 June 2023, News, Newsletter, School Pysch

[Source: Medical X-Press] Childhood adversity—circumstances that threaten a child’s physical or psychological well-being—has long been associated with poorer physical and mental health throughout life, such as greater risks of developing cardiac disease, cancer, or depression. It remains unclear, however, when and how…...

June 19, 2023

23 June 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical Express; Image Virginia Tech] Virginia Tech researchers with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have demonstrated that children with a wide range of diagnoses that affect their motor function improve after receiving intensive pediatric neurorehabilitation called ACQUIRE Therapy. The…...

June 19, 2023

23 June 2023, News, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press; Image: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain] Look both ways before you cross the street, put your dirty dishes in the dishwasher, raise your hand in class if you have a question, don’t cut in line—these directions are the guardrails of life.…...

June 19, 2023

23 June 2023, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press] The drum major and French horn player helped lead the Anna High School marching band to the state finals in November 2021, the farthest the team had ever advanced. The next morning, after years of climbing the band ranks…...

June 19, 2023

23 June 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] A three-year-long retrospective cohort study of a single Atlanta hospital’s patient population found transgender and gender-diverse teenagers rarely chose to discontinue gender-affirming hormone therapy, according to a study being presented Sunday at ENDO 2023, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting…...

June 19, 2023

23 June 2023, Newsletter, Special Education, Vision

Editor’s Note: Great resource for the caregivers of your patients! [Source: Zocdoc] We all know how important it is to be able to see clearly, but for children with special needs it can be difficult to assess visual impairments. However, children with intellectual…...

Time to Take Laughter Seriously

June 15, 2023

16 June 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] While people the world over enjoy a good laugh, remarkably little is known about this instinctive behavior. Before babies can talk or walk, they can laugh. An infant’s first giggle at around four months enchants and reinvigorates even the…...