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OT Corner: My Teen Struggles with Executive Function

October 26, 2023

27 October 2023, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source; Harvard Grad School of Education] It was January 2021. Our son Jack’s second term as a freshman in high school had just ended. Two weeks earlier, my husband and I scanned the school’s database to check his grades. We counted more…...

October 25, 2023

"Tip or Resource", CCC, Newsletter

Please enjoy our newest issue of Teaching & Therapy Resources for the Classroom, Clinic and Carryover. (Have you missed any of our previous issues? Read them HERE) Please feel free to forward this weekly resource to the parents/guardians, other therapy clinicians…...

October 24, 2023

News, Newsletter, OT, Special Education

Source: Disability Scoop] One of the most popular video game systems is unveiling a new controller designed to be more accessible for people with disabilities. Sony said it will make its Access controller available for PlayStation starting Dec. 6. The circular controller, which has…...

October 24, 2023

27 October 2023, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] New data shows that schools across the nation continue to be plagued by a shortage of teachers trained to work with students who have disabilities. As of August, 86% of schools nationwide reported that they were having difficulty hiring…...

October 24, 2023

27 October 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Healthline] New research suggests that some toddlers diagnosed with autism may not meet the condition’s diagnostic criteria by age 7. The study, published in JAMA PediatricsTrusted Source, looked at 213 children diagnosed with autism at 12 to 36 months of age and…...

October 24, 2023

27 October 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A new study indicates a strong connection between early parent-child relationships and the likelihood that children will grow up to display socially-desirable characteristics like kindness and empathy. Using data from 10,000 people in the UK, researchers found that children…...

October 24, 2023

27 October 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Severe inflammation in early childhood is a clinically known risk factor for developing autism and schizophrenia. Now, for the first time, scientists from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) have discovered that inflammation alters the development of…...

October 24, 2023

27 October 2023, News, School Nurse, SLP

Children fall broadly into four eating categories, according to new research at Aston University, and parents feed their children differently depending on those categories. The four categories identified by Dr Abigail Pickard and the team in the School of Psychology are ‘avid’,…...

Ear of Corn Craft

October 24, 2023

27 October 2023, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Kids Activities.com] This cute little fall ornament is perfect for the refrigerator. Plus, it would be a great time to talk about the harvest in the fall and how the farmers make sure we all have food! Regardless if you turn…...

Candy Corn Articulation Challenge

October 24, 2023

27 October 2023, Articulation, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Peachie Speechie via TpT] We have been enjoying a lot of Halloween and fall themed books in speech lately. But sometimes I want to skip the books and games and just do practice drills with my artic groups. In a fun…...