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Experts Put New Method of Analyzing Children’s Play To The Test

February 10, 2021

12 February 2021, News, Newsletter, Play

[Source: Science Daily] Play is a crucial part of a child’s development. It is how children develop cognitive skills and learn new information as well as social skills and it is an important topic of research by social scientists. Dr Pete King,…...

February 9, 2021

12 February 2021, Article, News, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: NPR.org via Beyond Basic Play] Here’s a great article along with audio discussing a study about something new about how babies learn. As a physical therapist, we learn a lot about motor learning and how one acquires a new skill or…...

February 9, 2021

12 February 2021, Article, Newsletter, SLP

by Sherry Artemenko, M.A., CCC-SLP It’s fun to be on a school team again twice a month when I meet with the public school special education team working with my kindergarten client. My little friend is on the higher end of the…...

Lawmakers Make Push To Fully Fund IDEA

February 9, 2021

Article, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., introduced legislation last week which would fully fund two federal education mandates that help students with special needs and high poverty schools. For years states have complained that Congress passed laws requiring school…...

February 9, 2021

12 February 2021, Art Therapy, Article, Newsletter, 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 Full Spectrum Blog Creative art making can offer unique ways for children to gain a sense…...

Observation, Imitation and Autism

February 9, 2021

12 February 2021, Autism, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] A recent research study looked closely at action observation, imitation, and autism. The study wanted to explore how neurologically, motor impairments contribute to the deficits and unique neural signatures of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Precognitive embodied…...

February 9, 2021

12 February 2020, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] It’s well understood that a difficult childhood can increase the likelihood of mental illness, but according to new research, a happy and secure childhood does not always protect a child from developing a mental illness later in life. Conducted…...

February 9, 2021

12 February 2021, Article, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, PT

[Source: HeartSpace PT] 1. Core stability is not created by the strength a muscle. New research over the past 20 years has taught us that core stability is not equal to the strength of stomach or back or hip muscles. Because we…...

The Empathy Game: A Free Printable

February 9, 2021

12 February 2021, Newsletter, School Psych, SLP, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: Thank you to School Psyched, Your School Psychologist for sharing this link with us! [Source: Moments a Day] Summary: A printable empathy game plus prop ideas for making it fun for kids, to practice stepping into someone else’s shoes and develop…...

February 9, 2021

12 February 2021, News;etter. News. MS

[Source: Medical X-Press] Childhood trauma could affect the trajectory of multiple sclerosis development and response to treatment in adulthood, a new study in mice found. Mice that had experienced stress when young were more likely to develop the autoimmune disorder and less…...