Pediatrics will be publishing research on almost 7000 elementary and high school students in Australia to explore the demographic and health-related characteristics of school-aged children with low competency in fundamental movement skills (FMS). Staff examined each student’s height, weight, and assessed FMS and cardiorespiratory endurance. Demographic and physical activity was measured with a questionnaire. The […]
Here are several suggestions for making visual motor activities reusable with wipe off markers. You can watch the YouTube video or go to YourTherapySource.com for pictures of more ideas and tips on what worked best when we tried them all out.
Here is a wonderful, FREE, booklet that you can download for children with autism who will be visiting the dentist. It offers many sensory tips so it is also beneficial for children with sensory processing disorder. It includes tips for oral hygiene, sensory modifications, behavior modifications, sequence picture cards and social stories. You can find […]
Pediatrics will be publishing research on toe walking in children. A recent study looked at almost 1500 five and half year old children from Sweden. For children with a diagnosis of developmental delay or neuropsychiatric disorders, such as an autism spectrum disorder, more than 40 percent of children were currently or had been toe-walkers. The […]
Therapists frequently recommend exercise programs for the classroom, home or community. It can be difficult for individuals, teachers and parents to remember to perform the activities. Here are a few simple reminders to increase the likelihood of completing the exercises: 1. Set an alarm – Get an inexpensive alarm clock and set it to go […]
Long term follow up data was analyzed pre-operatively, 1 year, 5 years, 10 years and 15 years from 102 patients with spastic cerebral palsy who had a selective dorsal rhizotomy (SDR). The results indicated the following: statistically significant improvements seen in spasticity, Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM), activities of daily living up to 10 and […]
Does your school need a new playground or updates to their current playground? KaBOOM has partnered with Dr. Pepper, Snapple, Disney and others to offer several different grant opportunities. You can apply for a brand new playground, maintain a current playground, complete a playground and more depending upon what state you live in. You can […]
A retrospective study of 214 individuals (96 females and 118 males, ranging in age from 5-66 years old with a median age 9 years 7 months) with cerebral palsy was completed to determine the prevalence of symptomatic neurogenic bladder. The participants had hemiplegia, diplegia, quadriplegia and dyskinesia. Educational levels ranged from full special education to […]
Sensational Brain LLC has released a new app to go along with their online tools to create sensory diets. I received a free copy to review for this blog post. This app is quite comprehensive when it comes to creating sensory diets for home, school and the community. If you are not familiar with the […]
Here is another reward system to try for successful therapy sessions. Head on over to Your Therapy Source to get all the details and the free download of the Therapy Tickets.