This is certainly not news to those who work with young ASD children on sensory processing skills. The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders published research stating that young autistic children experience specific sensory sensitivities with regards to tactile input, taste, smell and auditory filtering when compared to other children with different developmental disabilities. The […]
Recent research in Abnormal Child Psychology reports on a study of 12 boys with ADHD were compared to 11 typically developing boys. All of the boys ages 8-12 years old wore actigraphs on their wrists and ankles during working memory tasks. The research indicated that all children moved more during working memory tasks but the […]
Here a child has index cards with numbers on them. Using clothes pins, the child is hanging the cards in the correct numerical order. Then the child presses the clothes pins to drop the cards. Hanging the line next to the wall helps to control the clothes line and makes it easier for the child. […]
Don’t forget to tune in tonight at TalkShoe, for our first ever LIVE talk show about pediatric therapy. It is scheduled at 9pm Eastern standard time. Join us for a live discussion on pediatric occupational and physical therapy. Please be patient with me for this is first broadcast. I am hoping it goes smoothly but […]
Heard about Sqworl from Paul Hamilton’s blog. I just created a Sqworl page for Your Therapy Source. This is a visual look at all the places Your Therapy Source can be found on the Internet. Sqworl could also be used for some of the students that you work with. If there is websites that the […]
Heard about this on Twitter – The Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative (WATI) is now offering free access to many of their superb resources. There is a free 337 page book entitled Assessing Student’s Needs for Assistive Technology. There are numerous resource guides, forms, assessments and more all for free.
I am really excited about announcing this. We are going to host our first ever LIVE call in talk show on pediatric therapy. I think it will be fun to try out. All you have to do to participate is to log on to TalkShoe on March 11, 2009 at 9pm. It is free! For […]
Quite a few classrooms in Minnesota are in the process of trying out stand up desks. These desks were created by a teacher and a furniture company two years ago. The desks are height adjustable. The children can stand, sit and swing their feet on the movable foot rest. This desk seems like a great […]
Pediatrics reports that 8-9 year old children who receive at least 15 minutes of daily recess had better teacher’s rating scores of classroom behavior. The New York Times wrote an article on this topic yesterday. Read more at the New York Times. There is a great discussion that follows. This is a informative article for […]
I guess I better describe our website to those of you who are not following us yet. We offer many resources for school based therapists, teachers and parents who work with children with special needs. Over the years, we have grown to a successful business that offers economical therapy ideas and products. Please take the […]