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‘F’ Words in Childhood Disability

Child: Care, Health and Development has published an excellent article (which is free to download until 12/31/15) entitled  The ‘F-words’ in Childhood Disability: I swear this is how we should think!  The authors, Dr. Peter Rosenbaum and Dr. Jan Willem Gorter, discuss how we need to change our focus with regards to childhood disabilities.  We need to move […]

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Shoes, Orthotics and Children

Here is a collection of informative blog posts to get some recommendations on purchasing shoes for children including shoes that fit over orthotics:  Shoe Recommendations for Children:  start here with this informative post of typical development of children’s feet.  There are some There are some general recommendations based on age and recommendations based on the […]

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Body Awareness Develops Throughout Childhood

The Journal of Experimental Child Psychology published research on the development of multisensory body representation and awareness in older children (10-13 years old) using the “the rubber hand illusion”.   Previous research indicated that younger children (ages 4-9 years old) represent the position of their own hand in external space by relying more on looking at […]

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Huge Freebie – Cut and Paste Puzzles

This is a huge 18 page FREE packet with two levels of cut and paste puzzles.  You can use the easier version where the picture is present to match up the puzzles pieces or use the more difficult version where the picture is not present.  Download the Cut and Paste Puzzle freebie here https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freecutpuzzles.html Check out […]

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Improvements in Handwriting and Transfer of Skills Following iPad Instruction

Computer and Education published research examining the effectiveness of iPad computerized writing instruction for 4th–9th graders (n = 35) with diagnosed specific learning disabilities (SLDs) affecting writing: dysgraphia (impaired handwriting), dyslexia (impaired spelling), and oral and written language learning disability (OWL LD) (impaired syntax composing).  Each participant completed 18 two-hour iPad lessons with multiple learning activities.  The goal […]

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ADLs and Children with DCD

Physical Therapy published research on the differences between 25 children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and 25 of their peers with typical development for activities of daily living (ADL) performance, learning, and participation, and the predictive values of these aspects. All of the children’s parents completed the DCD Daily-Q. The DCD Daily-Q is a 23 […]

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Ask Me Why I Got This Sticker

Here is another freebie from Your Therapy Source – Ask Me About My Stickers freebie.  You can download the templates for stickers to put on a label sheet.  You just need labels size 1″ by 2 5/8″ (30 per sheet Avery label #5160/8160 or comparable).  Toss the label sheet in your printer and you will […]

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Holiday Lights Tracing Freebie

Practice visual discrimination and visual motor skills with this Holiday Lights Tracing freebie from the December Visual Perceptual Puzzles.   December Visual Perceptual Puzzles By:  Your Therapy Source, Inc Summary:  Download of 20 visual motor, visual spatial, visual closure and visual perceptual challenges with a December theme.  FIND OUT MORE AT https://www.yourtherapysource.com/vpdecember.html