[Source: OT Mom Says] Ok, maybe I’ve never said those exact words, but firm, deep pressure touch is definitely more calming than light touch, and obviously more comforting than any kind of painful touch. Our sense of touch, known as the tactile…...
[Source: Starfish Therapies] We often have parents come in and ask for us to help their child be able to stand on one foot better. Usually they have heard that this is a skill that all children should be able to do.…...
[Source: The Autism Helper] Dear General Education Teacher, Let me take a minute to introduce myself and my class. Even though we have worked down the hallway from each other for years, we have both been so busy that we never got…...
[Source: Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism] Why was the study conducted? They’re everywhere. On the lapels of NCAA basketball coaches during the Final Four. On a FOX reporter’s bowtie during the World Series. On bumper stickers, backpacks, bracelets, beer koozies, tote bags, and the background of a…...
[Source: Reading Rockets] Many learners with disability labels are visual learners and are best able to understand and remember content when they can see it represented in some way; in other words, they need to “see what we mean.” Three visual supports…...
[Source: Medical X-Press] Nearly half of all teenagers investigated for neglect by Ontario’s child welfare agencies and exhibiting signs of aggression are abandoned by their parents. This is because the parents are not willing or able to remain the primary caregivers for…...
[Source: Your Therapy Source] Do you provide group therapy sessions? Is it ever a struggle for children to participate? Do you find that some children have the motor skills when playing alone but then have difficulties when they start playing in a…...
[Source: Disability Scoop] Briggs Geister decided to buy a service dog from Noelle’s Dogs Four Hope based on the company’s glowing online reviews and its reasonable prices. Her husband has difficulty walking and uses oxygen due to a terminal lung disease, pulmonary…...
Editor’s Note: Thank you to School Psyched, Your School Psychologist for sharing this link with us! [Source: Moments a Day] Summary: A printable empathy game plus prop ideas for making it fun for kids, to practice stepping into someone else’s shoes and develop…...
Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 School has begun and we still have a full time Speech-Language Pathologist position available in the Oak Forest, IL area! * Start October 10, 2017 (possibility of shadowing the current SLP the…...