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OT Corner: Best Potty Training Tips Compiled by Sugar Aunts

December 31, 2018

4 January 2019, ADLs, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Various, via Sugar Aunts] Potty Training. It can be a frustrating and difficult time for parents. All children need to learn and finding out the best potty training tips and ways to help with teaching kids to potty train. Today,…...

December 31, 2018

4 January 2019, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Are you looking for some fantastic activities to do for Martin Luther King Day? Look no further than our Pinterest board! There is some great stuff in here including word searches, craftivities, printable books, writing prompt, fine motor crafts, conversation starters,…...

December 31, 2018

4 January 2019, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource, Visual Perception

Here is a freebie from the Winter Visual Perceptual Puzzles packet by Your Therapy Source. Isn’t is so cute? You can download it here http://yourtherapysource.com/vpwinterfreebie.html ...

December 31, 2018

4 January 2019, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, Scissor Skills, Seasonal Tip, Tip or Resource

[Source: No Time for Flashcards] For years I rarely used a single printable for preschool, but that was back when I had no kids of my own ( aka extra time), had a very high classroom budget, and didn’t really understand how…...

December 20, 2018

21 December 2018, Jo, Job, Newsletter, Special Education

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Want a location that has something for just about everyone? We are seeking a Full-Time Early Childhood Special Education Teacher for a beautiful district in the Salem, Oregon area for this 2018-19 SY.…...

December 19, 2018

21 December 2018, Job, Newsletter, School Psych

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Looking for a new assignment in the New Year? We are seeking a School Psychologist to provide services on a full- or part-time basis from January – June 30, 2019. * School…...

December 19, 2018

Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Federal regulators put two experimental drugs targeting autism’s core symptoms on a fast track for testing and approval this year, but they’re still a long way from pharmacy shelves. Balovaptan, from drugmaker Roche, aims to improve communication and social…...

December 19, 2018

21 December 2018, ADHD, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Science Daily] There’s a reason so many children are prescribed methylphenidate, better known by the trade name Ritalin: it helps kids quell attention and hyperactivity problems and sit still enough to focus on a school lesson. The drug keeps more of…...

December 19, 2018

21 December 2018, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] The multi-institutional analysis of almost 2,000 brains integrates the complex choreography of brain development and function and was published Dec. 14 in 11 studies appearing in a special edition of the journal Science and two sister publications. Four of the major…...

December 18, 2018

21 Decemer 2018, Articulation, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: This week’s pin of the week is from a currently inactive blog. Speech Lady Liz is not currently working in pediatrics. Regardless, this blog still has some fantastic ideas for school-based speech and language clinicians. [Source: Speech Lady Liz] We…...