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Pediatric Therapy Activity of the Week: Who’s Missing?

July 24, 2019

26 July 2019, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Social Skills

[Source: The Inspired Treehouse blog] Have you ever lost one of your kids at the grocery store or the zoo? Or at the park…or the library…or the science center? Okay, now I’m showing all my cards. Yes, I lose my kids. A…...

July 24, 2019

26 July 2019, Art Therapy, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

Special Thanks to Pamela Ullmann and her Full Spectrum blog for this week’s Therapy Activity of the Week. Some children on the spectrum seek sensory input when I work with them in art therapy. One client that I work with can not…...

Button Fine Motor Projects/Activities

July 24, 2019

26 July 2019, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Special Thanks to Your Therapy Source for this Week’s Therapy Activity. If you need to work on fine motor, visual motor or button practice why not try some of these activity ideas? ...

July 23, 2019

26 July 2019, Article, Newsletter, Special Ed

by Judy Willis M.D., M.Ed., radteach.com As education continues to evolve, adding in new trends, technologies, standards, and 21st century thinking habits, there is one constant that doesn’t change. The human brain. But neuroscience isn’t exactly accessible to most educators, rarely published, and when it is,…...

July 23, 2019

26 July 2019, Article, Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, Nonverbal Learning Disorder, OT, School Psych, SLP

Source: Social Thinking By: Michelle Garcia Winner, MA, CCC-SLP The four steps of communication help to define how the communicative act is heavily anchored in a synergistic process that involves the mind, the body, the eyes and language. More specifically, it involves…...

July 23, 2019

15 April 2022, Article, Early Intervention, Newsletter, SLP

by Kim Rowe, MA, CCC-SLP As early interventionists we know all about providing family-centered services. We know that having a child’s family involved and contributing to his treatment plan makes for better outcomes. We know that real changes in the environment, however…...

July 23, 2019

26 July 2019, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Two television shows starring individuals with developmental disabilities are each up for multiple Emmy Awards. The Netflix series “Special” is nominated for four Emmys and A&E Network’s documentary series “Born This Way” is in the running for three awards.…...

July 23, 2019

26 July 2019, Anxiety, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Scientists have identified a previously unknown pathway connecting the hypothalamus and midbrain that drives defensive behaviors, according to research in mice published in eNeuro. Further research on this pathway could increase understanding of anxiety disorders. The paraventricular hypothalamus has…...

July 23, 2019

26 July 2019, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Mind Shift] Flexible seating in classrooms has become popular over the past few years as educators try to make school feel like a welcoming place with different kinds of spaces for different types of learning. Frustrated with static rows of clunky…...

July 22, 2019

26 July 2019, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] The current methods of diagnosing autism in children use questionnaires and psychologist evaluations. However, these methods can be stressful for those at a young age. New research now suggests an easy, more stress-free test that simply tracks the…...