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More Kids Seeking Medical Care for Back Pain

January 5, 2016

8 January 2016, News, Newsletter

[Science Daily] According to a new literature review in the January issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, it’s becoming more common for children and adolescents to seek medical care for back pain. Even with expensive, advanced tests…...

January 4, 2016

8 January 2016, Newsletter, OT, PT, Rett Syndrome, SLP

By: Ingrid Harding Founder and President Girl Power 2 Cure, Inc. Rett Syndrome is a neurological/movement disorder which predominantly affects girls (approximately 1 in 10,000). Many attain developmental milestones from birth to age two or three, but then begin to regress. Others…...

January 4, 2016

8 January 2015, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Hands on As We Grow] Starting the year off with simple and fun! Go paper plate skating. I got this super idea from my contributor Lorien when she wrote about 5 game changers for a crazy day. Grab two paper plate…...

December 24, 2015

School based SLP contracts with excellent pay! PediaStaff has both full time and part time contracts in Pierce, Thurston, Lewis and Mason counties. Excellent pay rates from $40/hr to $50/hr based on experience. Benefits too. Bonus for some locations. CF is…...

December 23, 2015

24 December 2015, Newsletter, Tip of the Week

Here is a blog post of sensory holiday activities that was extremely popular on our Pinterest boards last week. Please enjoy “Sensory Christmas Crafts & Activities:” [Source: Wonderbaby.org] I’ve always felt that the best way to celebrate any holiday or season is…...

December 23, 2015

24 December 2015 Tip or Resource, Hand Strengthening, Newsletter, OT, Sensory

Editor’s Note: Here is a terrific activity for following directions, sensory, and hand strengthening! Not to mention easy and yummy!! [Source: Kidsactivitiesblog.com] Ziploc Fudge in a baggie is one of my favorite treats to make because it is just what it…...

December 22, 2015

Newsletter 24 December, OT, SPD

[Source: Your Therapy Source] The Journal of Experimental Child Psychology published research on the development of multisensory body representation and awareness in older children (10-13 years old) using the “the rubber hand illusion”. Previous research indicated that younger children (ages 4-9…...

December 22, 2015

24 December 2015, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X Press] Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich together with colleagues in Cologne and Zürich have used mathematical models to explain differences in social behaviour associated with autistic personality traits. They show that autistic traits do…...

December 21, 2015

24 December 2015, Newsletter, OT

By: Loren Shlaes, OTR Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique Reprinted here with the express permission of the author as it appeared on her blog NB: This is part TWO of a two part article. Read Part one HERE Although this article…...

December 21, 2015

24 December 2015, Newsletter, OT, Visual Perception

By: Melanie Lambert OTR/L A.M. Skeffington, an American optometrist known to some as “the father of behavioral optometry”, believed that vision cannot be separated from the total individual nor from any of the sensory systems because it is integrated into all human…...