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Simon Says Motor Memory Challenge with Free Printable

April 24, 2018

27 April 2018, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Do you need a challenging motor memory and body awareness activity? This Simon Says Motor Memory Challenge game is a super easy activity to prepare although it is not so super easy to play. Challenge yourself to see…...

Hot, New Job: BCBA – Denver, CO

April 24, 2018

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you looking for a flexible position serving children in the Denver area? We need a home-based Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to service kiddos in the Denver area. Position will start…...

Puddle Jumping Sight Word Game

April 24, 2018

27 April 2018, Language, Literacy, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Fantastic Fun and Learning] April showers bring May flowers! Here in Florida, we get afternoon showers quite often. I don’t always resort to staying inside if it’s a rainy day. We’ll sometimes just head on out with our rain boots and…...

April 24, 2018

27 April 2018, Article, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Frontiers in Psychcology via School Psyched, Your School Psychologist ] The goal of this article is to promote clear thinking and clear writing among students and teachers of psychological science by curbing terminological misinformation and confusion. To this end, we present a…...

Doctor Behind Syndrome Linked To Nazis

April 23, 2018

Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] New historical details link the Austrian pediatrician whose name was used to coin the Asperger’s diagnosis, to the Nazi Party and child euthanasia during World War II. Hans Asperger, who died in 1980, was known for his research in…...

April 23, 2018

27 April 2018, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] These findings, by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, which will be published online April 23 in Hormones and Behavior, are based on brain MRI scans of children and teenagers ages 9-17 who struggled with depressive symptoms and…...

What Learning Looks Like in the Brain

April 23, 2018

27 April 2018, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Medical Express] When we learn the connections between neurons strengthen. Addiction or other neurological diseases are linked to abnormally strong connections. But what does learning look like on the cellular and molecular level? How do our cells change when we learn?…...

April 23, 2018

27 April 2018, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical News Today] A new study, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, uncovers links between mental health and the “three A’s”: asthma, allergic rhinitis (or hay fever), and atopic dermatitis (or eczema). As someone who has all three of these, I was particularly interested to see the results.…...

OT Corner: Hidden in Plain Sight – SPD

April 23, 2018

27 April 2018, Article, Newsletter, OT, SPD

Editor’s Note: Thank you to Lindsey Biel for sharing this with us. Lindsey was interviewed extensively for it and was involved in the program’s development. [Source: WFUV an NPR Affiliate] This documentary is both an exploration and personal account of Sensory Processing…...

April 20, 2018

20 April 2018, Job, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you interested in being part of one of Charlotte’s top physical therapy practices, awarded with having the best Speech Therapists in Charlotte and recognized as having one of the “Top 50…...