It is that time of year again – New Year’s resolutions. We all know the typical ones like lose weight, exercise more, quit smoking, etc. How about creating some resolutions for the workplace? Another way of putting it is to create annual goals for yourself. School based therapists help to write IEP goals for students, […]
Do you ever need to explain to parents the benefits of early intervention? Maybe convince some that early intervention services can make a huge difference in a child’s life? Check out these videos from Pathways Awareness. There are video stories of children with varying abilities who have shown great success with pediatric therapy services.
The Journal of Child Neurology published research on the use of injections of Botox A in the upper extremities of children with cerebral palsy. A retrospective study was done on 30 children (average age 9.9 years old +/-5 years) who received 1-5 treatments in various muscles of the upper limbs (pronator teres, flexor carpi radialis, […]
Therapists can follow in the footsteps of teachers and create lesson plans for therapy sessions. This can be especially useful for group sessions or push in therapy. When the lesson plan is written, provide a copy to the teacher or parent to inform them of your goals for the session. It is a great way […]
Learning to type can be boring after awhile and monotonous. How about try some games to motivate children to learn how to type? Here are a few suggested websites with free online typing games: Simple, basic typing skills: Sense-Lang.org Typing games at http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/games/index.php?lang=EN Easy, Medium and Difficult Typing Games:Typing Web at http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/games/ A video game […]
Found this video on You Tube. It is entitled Autism Survival Manual – Fine Motor Tips and Tricks. It is very visual with tips for activities of daily living such as using a screwdriver, pouring liquids, tying garbage bags, slicing veggies and more. Worth a look.
The start of the school year is approaching or here for some of you. Start the year off right with these tips to get organized: Create an organized caseload list of your students. Include all information such as teacher’s names, parents’ names, emails, phone numbers, addresses, frequency and duration of therapy sessions. If you have […]
Recent research published in Current Biology reports on proprioception. Subjects had to determine information regarding touch AND location. The posterior parietal cortex was the brain area responsible to determine touch AND location. When magnetic stimulation was used to impair the subject’s parietal cortex, the perception of touch or location alone was not decreased. It was […]
The Texas Assistive Technology Network has published online information regarding technology supports for struggling writers. The objectives of this module are to “understand a framework for the writing process, identify research-based, technology supported strategies to assist struggling writers and to locate available technology resources that will assist those struggling writers”. The module also offers many […]