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Pediatric Therapy Corner: Combining Therapies to Treat Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)

June 18, 2014

20 June 2014, Article, Auditory Processing Disorder, Newsletter, OT, SLP

By: Julia Harper, M.S., OTR/L and Aimee Levin Weiner, Au.D. Introduction Many before us have suggested the use of sound stimulation (Tomatis) and the combination of sound stimulation and sensorimotor activities (Frick and Hacker) as effective strategies for treating processing disorders. In…...

June 17, 2014

20 June 2014, Fine Motor Skills, Handwriting, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Thanks to Your Therapy Source for recommending this Pinterest goodie – Flipping Bean Bags for Wrist Strengthening! We posted this pin on Thursday of last week and it had seen 60 repins by the weekend! This great Motor Skill activity was first…...

June 17, 2014

20 June 2014, Language, Literacy, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

This is the second modified version of Candyland we have seen since joining Pinterest, but this one seems even more popular than the first. We started brainstorming over here and realize that it is the sheer flexibility of this game that makes…...

June 17, 2014

20 June 2014, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, Tip or Resource, Video, Visual Perception

Thank You Margaret Rice and Your Therapy Source for this fantastic fine motor skills and visual perception activity. Fantastic idea, as usual, Margaret! Materials: picture, scissors, glue stick, markers or crayons Purpose: Encourage fine motor and visual perceptual skills...

June 16, 2014

20 June 2014, ADLs, Down Syndrome, Newsletter

[Source: Special Ed Post] A course which teaches fire safety skills and awareness to young people and adults with Down syndrome in Essex could be rolled out across the UK and beyond, after it won national recognition as a runner-up for partnership excellence in…...

June 13, 2014

13 June 2014, Career, Career Tip, Job, Newsletter

How do you handle interruptions or changes to your daily schedule? Give me an example? By answering some of these questions ahead of time, you will find yourself more able to think on your feet when you get thrown an open ended…...

June 12, 2014

13 June 2014, Cleft Palate, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] An international team led by researchers from Karolinska Institutet has identified a new gene related to the Van der Woude syndrome, the most common syndrome with cleft lip and palate. The study is published in the scientific periodical American…...

June 12, 2014

13 June 2014, Article, Newsletter, Rett Syndrome

Reprinted from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke as originally published on their website What is Rett syndrome? Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmenal disorder that affects girls almost exclusively. It is characterized by normal early growth and development followed by a…...

June 12, 2014

13 June 2014, Dyslexia, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] In this article by Zoccolotti, De Luca, Lami et al, published in Child Neuropsychology,Rapid Automized Naming (RAN) tests were conducted on 43 average children and 25 with developmental dyslexia. The task involved naming colors, digits, pictures words and word lists…...

June 11, 2014

13 June 2014, ABA, Article, Newsletter, Psychology, School Psych

[Source: Wellspring Educational Services] When a child receives a diagnosis related to a developmental disability that requires special educational needs, the first step in the process is putting together an Individualized Educational Program (IEP). The IEP is designed to provide the child…...