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PT Corner: Torticollis: Addressing the Full Body to Treat the Neck

May 15, 2012

18 May 2012, Article, Newsletter, PT, Torticollis

By: Dr. Joni Redlich, DPT, PCS The child in utero is curled up tight to fit in such a tight space. If a baby’s neck is tilted, it is visually obvious to the parent and pediatrician. If they have asymmetry elsewhere the…...

May 11, 2012

[Source: Science Daily] After completing the first study of its kind, researchers at McMaster University have discovered that very early musical training benefits children even before they can walk or talk. They found that one-year-old babies who participate in interactive music classes…...

May 10, 2012

11 May 2012, Acitivies for Daily LIving, Autism, Newsletter, OT

Thanks to Your Therapy Source for letting us know about this excellent video that that really helps to explain how sensory techniques can help some individuals to learn activities of daily living. It also helps to demonstrate that certain skills can take…...

May 10, 2012

11 May 2012, Autism, Bilingualism, Newsletter

by Paula Bendfeldt-Diaz We moved to the United States 4 years ago, just as my daughter was about to turn 3. At that time she spoke only a few words in Spanish. We put her in a regular, monolingual, preschool and she…...

May 9, 2012

11 May 2012, Newsletter, Specific Language Impairment

Here is a nice fact sheet from the NIDCD (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) on Specific Language Impairment to use and or file in your toolkit! Image Credit: NIDCD What is specific language impairment? Specific language impairment (SLI) is…...

May 9, 2012

11 May 2012, Newsletter, Pin

Wow, this must be some kind of record. I pinned ’25 Alphabet Activities for Kids’ less than 24 hours ago and we have 378 repins already. Not surprising. No Time for Flashcards is one of the best education/child development blogs out there. …...

May 9, 2012

11 May 2012, Fine Motor Skills, Hand Strengthening, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Thanks to our friends at Your Therapy Source for this great activity – Spray Shapes and Patterns Here is an old favorite therapeutic activity – spray shapes and patterns. Cut up some fun foam into different shapes or use any foam shapes. …...

May 8, 2012

This is so very cool! Thanks to Deb Discenza of Preemie World for letting us know about it!! The Brain Map was adapted in 2006 by ZERO TO THREE from BrainWonders, a collaborative project (1998-2001) between Boston University School of Medicine, Erikson Institute…...

May 8, 2012

11 May 2012, News, Newsletter

Illustration: Copyright Maurice Sendak I was deeply saddened today to hear of the passing of Maurice Sendak who was my all time favorite children’s author. I even wrote a paper on his work in college for an American Studies Literature class in…...

May 7, 2012

11 May 2012, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A Kansas State University graduate student is creating a schoolyard that can become a therapeutic landscape for children with autism. Chelsey King, master’s student in landscape architecture, St. Peters, Mo., is working with Katie Kingery-Page, assistant professor of landscape…...