Monthly Archive
[Source:  Teaching Mama] Here’s a quick and easy fine motor apple activity. Instead of using real apples, you will make a simple activity using a paper bowl, yarn, and pom poms! This activity is a fun, hands-on way to practice fine motor…...
[Source: Speech Universe] I bought a large bag of 200 trinkets from Dinky Doodads on Etsy last year, but never really organized them like I wanted to.  I just couldn’t make the decision of what to do with them.  Well, the inspiration came to…...
[Source:  Distractify] Schools across the country are beginning to reopen, with many students, parents, and teachers concerned about going back to class in the middle of a global pandemic. In Georgia’s largest school district, at least 260 students and eight teachers have either tested…...
August 19, 2020
[Source: Science Daily] A new study identifies a subtype of autism arising from a cluster of genes that regulate cholesterol metabolism and brain development. Share: FULL STORY Researchers at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Northwestern University have identified a…...
August 19, 2020
[Source:  Your Therapy Source] Disability and Rehabilitation published a research review on the telehealth delivery of remote seating and wheelchair assessments and needs for adults and children. What Does the Research Say on Telehealth Seating and Wheelchair Assessments? A systemic search of…...
[Source:  Mercury News] All of the families faced the same dilemma. It was 1999 in Half Moon Bay, and the topic often came up among parents while sitting in the bleachers, watching their kids’ Special Olympics basketball games. Within a few years,…...
[Source: NJ.com] In a recent episode of the PBS Kids series “Hero Elementary,” one of the four main characters gets separated from his backpack. Classmates at his school for young superheroes don’t tell him it’s lost at first, worried that he’ll be…...
August 18, 2020
[Source:  OMazing Kids] Since articulation apps are some of the ones that I receive questions about frequently, I decided to go ahead and share this updated section that I just finished. This is a curated post of apps that I have personally used. Think…...
August 18, 2020
[Source Medical X-Press] A recent paper published in The Economic Journal indicates that, in families with disabled children, the second born child is more adversely affected cognitively than the first-born child. Brothers and sisters share a unique bond. They typically grow up…...
August 18, 2020
[Source: Medical X-Press] A new study from the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology describes how existing infrared technology can be adapted to measure recognition memory and other cognitive outcomes in infants. The study demonstrated that the eye tracking technology and…...