The Journal of Attention Disorders published research on hand preference and its association with ADHD, severity symptoms, age, gender, comorbid psychiatric problems, or parental characteristics. Participants included 520 children (mean age of 9.04 years). Each subject was assessed for handedness, inattention severity, hyperactivity severity, oppositional behavior symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and developmental coordination problems. The results […]
Tying shoes is a complex skill to learn requiring fine motor skills, visual perceptual skills and motor planning. Some children may need extra help to learn how to tie shoes and some may need permanent adaptations. Here are 5 suggestions to adapt shoe tying: 1. commercial shoe laces that are different colors to help learn shoe tying […]
Purpose: Encourage following motor commands, motor memory and coordination skills. Materials: index cards with color words written on them (or use letters, numbers, sight words, vocabulary words, etc.) Activity: Give each child an index card with the color word on it and tape it to the child’s shirt. The children should sit in a circle […]
Developmental Neurorehabilitation published research on the long term effects of physical therapy on children with cerebral palsy. A retrospective review was performed on 56 children with cerebral palsy (GMFCS levels I-V) who were treated with physical therapy from 2008-2011. Their motor function was assessed every three months. The results indicated the following: significant improvements on […]
Shoes4Kids is an organization that was started in 2006 to help provide shoes for underprivileged or under served children. Brad Thuringer is a PTA and founder of Shoes4Kids. Each year he coordinates a shoe drive in conjunction with the APTAs annual meeting. Here is more information if you would like to help: In conjunction with […]
Here is the latest issue of the digital magazine for pediatric occupational and physical therapists. If you can not view it go to YourTherapySource.com to download the pdf version. Open publication – Free publishing – More autism
The Rite Aid Foundation is accepting grant applications for programs that focus on health and wellness in communities that Rite is present. The grants range between $1000 and $20,000. Do you have a health and wellness program that you would like funded? Why not apply? The current due date is April 15th but according the […]
Make this simple colored block game to practice in hand manipulation skills and visual perceptual skills. You can see the details and watch the video at YourTherapySource.com.
Here is a simple game. Gather some plastic Easter eggs. Hide a few plastic bunnies or any trinket inside a few eggs to make lucky eggs. Place the eggs in a basket. Choose any exercise or activity or let the child choose to demonstrate an exercise or stretch. Once completed, the child reaches into the […]
Clinical Rehabilitation has published research comparing the effects of a 7 week treadmill training or overground walking program for children with cerebral palsy. There was 36 participants in the study with cerebral palsy levels I-III on the Gross Motor Functional Classification System who were randomly assigned to the treadmill or overground walking group. They completed […]