Human Movement Science published research on wrist-joint position, finger muscle length, grip strength and prolonged handwriting. The study looked at two groups – control group of 22 young adults ages 18-24 (no pain while handwriting) and 18 young adults who do experience pain while handwriting. Each participant completed a writing task for 30 min […]
Here is an easy outdoor activity to challenge body awareness, motor planning and balance skills. Find two trees about 6 feet apart. Give the child a skein of yarn or twine. Wrap the yarn around the two trees in all different directions and heights to make the “laser” maze. Once complete, the child needs to […]
Although the start of the school year can feel like a ways off, the best time to prepare is when you actually have some time to do it. Rather than scramble during the start of the school year get a jump start with these tips to get organized: 1. Create an organized caseload list of […]
Encourage fine motor skills, bilateral skills and separation of the hand with this super cute activity – Paper Clip People. Download the printable and see the directions at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freepaperclippeople.html [subscribe2]
Here are three FREE printables for July 4th or any patriotic day. Practice reaction time and visual skills with the Red, White and Blue Game at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/july4free.html Practice visual discrimination, visual motor and figure ground skills with this July 4th Hunt and Find activity at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/july4huntfind.html Practice scissors and lacing skills to make this Flag Mobile at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/july4free2.html [subscribe2] […]
Physiology & Behavior published research on 20 children – 10 with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and 10 control subjects to determine how the heart rate adjusts during different physical tests. Each participant was evaluated using the Eurofit Physical Fitness Test Battery with constant heart rate monitoring. In addition, their parents completed the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales. […]
Here is a free schedule form from Therapy Planner 2015-2016. This planner will help you stay organized with your student caseload, attendance, lesson planning, IEP meetings and more. Here are some pictures of more of the forms you get with this great organizer for the 2015-2016 School year: And more forms…. You can find […]
Here is a simple activity to help children work on visual scanning, visual discrimination, letter identification and coloring skills. If the child can not color in the lines, you could use dot markers or colored stickers to identify the letters in the child’s name. You can download it at Your Therapy Source here https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freefindname.html [subscribe2] […]
JAMA Psychiatry published research on the neurobiological basis of sensory overresponsivity (an extreme negative reaction to sensory stimuli) in youth with autism. Since more than half of youth with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have sensory overresponsivity (SOR) the researchers wanted to use functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate the differences in brain responses, habituation, and connectivity during […]
Journal of Attention Disorders published research on 49 children newly diagnosed with ADHD to determine how motor and attention skills influence handwriting performance. The children were evaluated for handwriting performance before and after 3 months of stimulant use. The results indicated the following: 1. handwriting legibility and speed improved significantly at follow-up evaluation after the […]