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ABA Corner: Putting Students with Autism in the Driver’s Seat

February 28, 2018

2 March 2018, ABA, Article, BCBA

[Source: Richmond.com] Seventeen-year-old Orion Martin climbed into the driver’s seat of the driving simulator in a classroom at The Faison Center — a nonprofit education and treatment center near Willow Lawn that serves individuals and families affected by autism spectrum disorder and…...

February 28, 2018

2 March 2018, Autism, Newsletter, Social Skills

[Source: Science Daily] As infants develop, they preferentially move towards and respond to social cues — such as voices, faces and human gestures. At the same time, their brain develops a network of regions that specialize in translating these cues, known as…...

February 27, 2018

2 March 2018, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Doyle Speech Works] I was working with a student last week, in science class. He was getting very frustrated with me because I was asking him about the group plan and needed to ask for clarification several times. What became very…...

Game Review: Rush Hour

February 27, 2018

2 March 2018, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Miss Jaime OT] Don’t you just love when you find a toy that works on a ton of different skills? As a pediatric OT, these kinds of toys are my absolute favorite! Plus, it works on so many different skills! Visual…...

February 27, 2018

2 March 2018, Article, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: The Inspired Treehouse] These creative accommodations are great ways to support kids who struggle with written expression. If you’re a parent, teacher, or therapist, chances are that you know at least a kid or two who struggles with written expression. For…...

February 27, 2018

2 March 2018, Newsletter

[Source: Pre-K Pages] Prepositions are words that describe position and spatial relationships. Growing in understanding of these types of relationships is an important part of general math understanding. Position words are related to sequence, like numbers (before, after, between). These words are also related…...

25 Spring Picture Books!

February 26, 2018

2 March 2018, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: No Time for Flash Cards] My crocuses are up which means one thing. Spring is on its way! I thought I would gather some of the Spring books I will be sharing with my students as well as other favorites…...

February 26, 2018

2 March 2018, Handwriting, Newsletter

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Do you receive referral after referral for students with handwriting concerns? Are the teachers you work with feeling frustrated and overwhelmed with so little time to offer handwriting practice? We know students benefit from handwriting instruction and practice, BUT school…...

February 26, 2018

2 March 2018, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press] Clinical practice guidelines have been updated to assist primary care (PC) physicians in the screening, treatment, and management of adolescent depression in youth aged 10 to 21 years. The details of the updates are presented in two reports published…...

February 23, 2018

23 February 2018, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you looking for a short term school position in the Algonquin area? You will be working in a deaf and hard of hearing program with kiddos in grades K-8. Full time…...