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June 6, 2023

9 June 2023, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

Father’s Day is fast approaching and it’s time to tell dad just what we think of him. This super-easy Father’s Day craft is fun to make — kids will love decorating their rocks to look just like their dads. Dad is going…...

June 6, 2023

"Tip or Resource", Newsletter, SLP

[Source: CBC.ca] What makes someone a good dad? If you ask my four-year-old son (and I did), he’d tell you that the thing he loves most about his dad is that “he likes to build things with me, and he always gives…...

June 6, 2023

9 June 2023, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: TLC Talk Shop via TpT ] If we were to ask our students, we would most likely see that their families are all different. One student may have the traditional family of a mother and a father while another is being…...

Darth Vader Book Mark for Father’s Day

June 6, 2023

9 June 2023, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Article and Image Source: Red Ted Art] As you may have noticed, we get MANY MANY MANY Corner Bookmark Design Requests via our quickly growing and popular YouTube Craft Channel for kids….. …This bookmark makes a cute little Father’s Day Gift! Read…...

June 6, 2023

9 June 2023, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: CNN] Rick Hoyt, the man who was pushed in a wheelchair by his father in 32 Boston Marathon races, died Monday morning. Hoyt, 61, died due to complications with his respiratory system, according to a family statement posted on The Hoyt…...

June 6, 2023

9 June 2023, News, Newsletter, OT, PT, School Psych, SLP

[Source: Disability Scoop] Viktor Bevanda sings while he works, the oil pastel in his hand dashing across the paper as he fills in a sketch of a basset hound with bright, vivid colors. Bevanda, 14, is an immigrant from Serbia and is…...

June 6, 2023

9 June 2023, News, Newsletter, OT, Sensory

[Source: Medical X-Press] New results from a study led by USC researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles show that a sensory adapted dental clinic environment creates less distressing oral care experiences for autistic children. The open-access article is available today in JAMA Network…...

June 6, 2023

9 June 2023, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] For over a century, researchers have thought that the patterns of brain activity that define our experiences, hopes and dreams are determined by how different brain regions communicate with each other through a complex web of trillions of cellular…...

June 6, 2023

9 June 2023, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] New research shines light on how parents who talk more to their infants improve their children’s brain development. Scientists used imaging and audio recordings to link early language skills to caregiver speech, delivering an affirming message that parents can…...

June 6, 2023

Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Medical X-Press] People with Down syndrome, or trisomy 21, a genetic condition caused by an extra copy of human chromosome 21, experienced a remarkable increase in life expectancy during the 20th century. In the early 1900s, less than 20% of newborns…...