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Therapy Activity of the Week: A Food Literacy Activity for the Picky Eater

February 26, 2014

Feeding Issues, Newsletter, OT, Picky Eaters, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Therapy & Learning Services] Food should be fun and there is no better way to put this into action than building with food. Don’t worry, I’m not suggesting complicated food art that looks like a professional has spent hours building. I’m…...

February 25, 2014

Article, Sensory Integration, SPD

Editor’s Note: This article is written for the parents of children who have SID and related problems. We publish it here because we know that therapists like to give their client’s caregivers as much information as possible. By: Debbie Woodward One of the…...

February 25, 2014

28 February 2014, News of the Week, PT, Rare Diseases and Disorders

[Source: CNN] Doctors are looking for more information about a “polio-like syndrome” that has caused paralysis in a few children in California. Neurologists have identified five patients who developed paralysis in one or more of their limbs between August 2012 and July…...

February 25, 2014

[Source: Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities via Your Therapy Source] Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities published research of the effects of using a platform swing on independent work behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The research was…...

February 24, 2014

OT, PT, School Psych, SLP

We are waiting for ours too! It should be be for a whole lot!! Ha Ha! Thanks to our Facebook friend Cara Koscinski for making sure we saw this one!...

February 24, 2014

28 February 2014, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP, Tip or Resource

The Easter stuff is already out, so it should be easy to find plenty of green plastic eggs for this adorable activity. We shared this on Instagram last week. Some suggestions included: Cut up students’ target articulation words and put inside eggs…...

February 21, 2014

21 February 2014, Newsletter, Placement

PediaStaff recruiters enjoyed helping several applicants find work in Texas this week! Congrats to: Sherri M, who had job offers from PediaStaff clients in multiple cities in Texas and chose her favorite; Sarah G., who is moving to Texas from California to…...

February 20, 2014

21 February 2014, Adaptive Equipment, News of the Week, PT

[Source: Friendship Circle] For the third consecutive year Friendship Circle is holding the Michaela Noam Kaplan Great Bike Giveaway, a national contest giving away adaptive bikes to children with special needs. We are partnering with adaptive bike companies from around the United States to provide some of the…...

February 20, 2014

21 February 2014, Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Scientists at A*STAR’s Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have identified the precise role of the protein, SNX27, in the pathway leading to memory and learning impairment. The study broadens the understanding of the brain’s memory function and…...

February 20, 2014

Article, OT, SPD

By: Lindsey Biel OTR/L & Nancy Peske Article reprinted with the express permission of the authors as it appears on their website. Editor’s Note: This article was written primarily for parents and caregivers of children with Sensory Processing Disorder. We include it here as…...