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November 2, 2021

5 November 2021, Motor Planning, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Pink Oatmeal] With Thanksgiving approaching it’s the perfect time to start thinking about Thanksgiving motor planning activities. I love Thanksgiving, I don’t like turkey, but I love that there are four days in a row that everyone in my family is…...

November 2, 2021

5 November 2021, Gross Motor Skills, Medium Motor Skills, Newsletter, PT

Thanks to Your Therapy Source for pinning this one! This is a great motor activity to do the last day before the Thanksgiving recess, or to send home with the kids to do with their brothers, sisters and cousins on Thanksgiving Day!…...

SLP Corner: Visual Thanksgiving Recipes

November 2, 2021

5 November 2021, Autism, Newsletter, Visual Schedule

[Source: The Autism Helper] I am a go all out kinda girl. I like to do things big – borderline over the top, in the gray area of ridiculousness, and questionably out of control. I want a 12 foot Christmas tree, 6…...

November 1, 2021

5 November 2021, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] When Shakespeare called sleep “nature’s soft nurse,” he was definitely onto something. Centuries later researchers have found that inadequate sleep in children affects their emotional functioning in ways that may predict longer-term social problems. A new study, published in Affective…...

November 1, 2021

5 November 2021, Newsletter, School Nurse

[Source: Medical X-Press] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the emergency use of a smaller dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, paving the way for 28 million kids across the country to get their…...

November 1, 2021

5 November 2021, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have reported in the journal JCI Insight encouraging early tests of a gene therapy strategy against Angelman syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder that features poor muscle control and balance, hard-to-treat epilepsy, and intellectual…...

November 1, 2021

5 November 2021, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Changing levels of the chemical dopamine, a chemical most associated with motivation, may help explain why stressful experiences during infancy can lead to lasting behavioral issues, a new study in rodents shows. Experts have long understood that negative experiences…...

November 1, 2021

5 November 2021, Behavior, News of the Week, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press] A new study published in Computers in Human Behavior found that using Instagram or Snapchat before age 11 was significantly related to more problematic digital behaviors compared to those who joined these platforms when they were older. Parental restrictions on phone…...

November 1, 2021

5 November 2021, Early Intervention, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Amid concerns about a decline in referrals, federal officials are pressing states to ensure that young kids with disabilities receive the early intervention services they’re entitled to. The U.S. Department of Education released two guidance documents late last week…...

October 29, 2021

29 October 2021, APE, Job, Newsletter, PT

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