March 2010 Digital Monthly Magazine for Pediatric Therapy
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Archive for year: 2010
Importance of Fine Motor Skills and Sensory Processing for Preschoolers
I came across two great articles written by Rachel Rudman,OTR/L to hand out to preschool teachers. The first one is entitled A Preschool Teachers Back to Basic Guide to Hand and Fine Motor Skill Development. This article is also appropriate to distribute to parents of babies and young children. It explains the importance of tummy […]
iPhone Apps and Occupational Therapists
Here are two iPhone apps that I have tested out for letter formation. Either of these could be used as fun tools to encourage kinesthetic practice of letter formation. The first I tested was Letter Tracer. This app was $0.99 when I purchased it. I really liked the simplicity of Letter Tracer. The letter is […]
NY Times Article on Pediatric Occupational Therapy
Today there was an interesting article in the NY Times entitled “Watch How You Hold That Crayon” The article discusses occupational therapists helping children with handwriting. It is definitely worth a read to see what is happening in some areas of the Country and pediatric OT services. After you read the article, would love to […]
Fine Motor and Tactile Input Activity
This is a great activity to encourage fine motor skills, tactile input and creativity. The big bonus – can be simple or very complex so it works well with kids of varying abilities. Here are the full directions for Fabric Creations. Give this one a try!
Girl Recovering from Reattached Hand
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Plagiocephaly and Developmental Delay
The recent issue of Pediatrics reports on a study of 235 infants with plagiocephaly (“flat head” syndrome). The researchers found a relationship between plagiocephaly and developmental delay. Infants with plagiocephaly were twice as likely to exhibit developmental delays compared to the control group. They could not determine if one causes the other though. The investigators […]
Baby’s Motor Development and Cognitive Scores
A large study by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies analyzed the data of 15,000 children in the United Kingdom. The data revealed that 1 in 10 children exhibited delays in gross and fine motor development at 9 months of age. The delay in motor development at 9 months was significantly associated with delayed cognitive development […]
Help Needed to Get SPD in DSM-5
The Sensory Processing Foundation has provided information for OT’s, PT’s, parents, teachers or any professional with experience in sensory processing disorder on how to comment on the APA website to include sensory processing disorder in the DSM-5. Check out the SPD Foundation webpage to read sample comments and how to reigster on the APA website.
iPod and iPhone Applications for Education
There are constantly new iPod, iPhone and soon to be on the iPad applications for education. It is hard to keep up with them all or find them even. Here are 2 great compilations of applications for education. EUSD iRead iphone and ipod applications for (Special) Education Do the children that you work with use […]