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Autism Corner: What is a Gift? – A Social Story

December 1, 2021

2 December 2021, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Able 2 Learn] There are many occasions when a child may give a gift to a another person. Giving and receiving gifts are important. There are etiquette rules that surround giving gifts. This is a short and simple social story to…...

December 1, 2021

2 December 2021, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: DESpeechie via TpT] Here is a worksheet/picture page with a gift box theme to address following directions with modifiers. This single page can be laminated or placed in a page protector for use with speech therapy language groups or during individual…...

DIY Holiday Touch and Feel Sensory Box

December 1, 2021

2 December 2021, Newsletter, OT, Sensory, Tip or Resource

[Source: B Inspired Mama] ‘Tis the season around these parts. And no I don’t just mean the HOLIDAY season. I mean the cold and flu season. With two kiddos in school and one in daycare part time, we are a germ amusement…...

Stack the Presents Game!

December 1, 2021

2 December 2021, Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Entertain Your Toddler] Raise your hand if you did too much online shopping last weekend. Guilty! We have tons of perfectly good cardboard boxes, and what better way to make use of these boxes than by wrapping them up for a…...

December 1, 2021

"Tip or Resource", 2 December 2021, Fine Motor Skills

[Source: I Can Teach My Child] We’re participating in LEGO week with several of our blogging friends! This weekend our boys were invited to our neighbor’s birthday party and they gave him a LEGO set, so we thought it was only fitting…...

December 1, 2021

2 December 2021, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: Hanukkah really crept up on us this year!! Here’s a link to our WONDERFUL Pinterest board with loads of great activities and treats for the Festival of Lights!!! Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) is HERE! Here is a great collection…...

November 30, 2021

3 December 2021, Career Tip, Intervew Tips, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: Every once in a while, you go to write an article of your own and find one already written that details exactly what you were seeking to convey. Please enjoy the answers to the following interview questions from The Balance Careers…...

November 29, 2021

3 December 2021, News, Newsletter, Preemies

[Source: Medical X-Press] An Alabama boy who weighed less than a pound at birth after his mother went into labor at only 21 weeks and one day of gestation has been certified as the world’s most premature baby to survive. Guinness World…...

November 29, 2021

3 December 2021, AAC, News of the Week, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: AT Today] Tobii Dynavox is a certified Apple accessory that adds eye-tracking technology to the iPad. (Tobii Dynavox) Through a partnership with a venerable name in the world of assistive technology, people with disabilities can now control Apple’s iPad using nothing…...

November 29, 2021

3 December 2021, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] The country may soon see a new top special education official. President Joe Biden said late last week that he will nominate Glenna Gallo to serve as assistant secretary for special education and rehabilitative services at the U.S. Department…...