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Easy Gross Motor Scarf Pull Activity for Babies

August 15, 2018

[Source: Hands on as We Grow] Your baby will absolutely love discovering colorful scarves, and she’ll be able to practice a lot of motor skills at the same time! This scarf pull activity was inspired by Rachel in the Activity Room Facebook group. Want…...

August 14, 2018

17 August 2018, Hand Strengthening, News, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Medical X-Press] While other studies have shown that muscle weakness as measured by grip strength is a predictor of unhealthy outcomes—including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, disability and even early mortality—this is the first to do so for adolescent health over time,…...

August 14, 2018

17 August 2018, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Special Education

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Are you familiar with the use of graphic organizers? As students progress through the educational system, academic demands begin to increase with higher order skills and advanced concepts. Students with learning disabilities are at risk for falling behind…...

August 14, 2018

17 August 2018, ADHD, News, Newsletter, TBI

[Source: Science Daily] According to a study in Biological Psychiatry, physical brain injury in children contributes to the development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), distinct from genetic risk for the disorder. In the study, youth who reported ADHD symptoms and had a history of…...

Dyed Chick Peas Sensory Play

August 13, 2018

17 August 2018, Newsletter, OT, Sensory, SPD

[Source: The Imagination Tree] I love sensory play and especially enjoy the satisfaction of making sensory bin fillers which can be stored and re-used for months and years to come! Making some dyed chick peas for sensory play has been on my…...

August 13, 2018

17 August 2018, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Young children who are regularly engaged in conversation by adults may have stronger connections between two developing brain regions critical for language, according to a study of healthy young children that confirms a hypothesis registered with the Open Science…...

August 13, 2018

17 August 2018, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] People with autism show reduced inhibitory neural activity, reflected in gamma brain waves, and movement abnormalities. Mitsuru Kikuchi and colleagues investigated these two aspects of the disorder by recording the brain activity of five- to seven-year-old children diagnosed with…...

August 10, 2018

10 August 2018, Autism, OT, SLP

[Source: The Journal of Early Intervention via Your Therapy Source] Researchers have determined that there is a higher prevalence of feeding problems in children with autism over three years of age. The research has consistently found that more than 50% of children with ASD…...

August 10, 2018

10 August 2018, Article, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: The Autism Helper] Caught your attention with that title didn’t I? I’m sorry, I don’t have a magic wand pill or some type of special ed teacher sorcery to share. There’s no quick fix in the world of behavior change.…...

August 10, 2018

10 August 2018, ABA, Article, Behavior Analysis

[Source: ABA Learning Lab] by: Jacob Beduna, M.A., BCBA, contributing BCBA at www.StudyABA.com As a contributing BCBA® at www.StudyABA.com, an exam prep website, I have helped thousands of people pass the BCBA certification exam. The number one question we get asked on the website…...