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Motivational Wall Art for OT/PT Room

Print this motivational wall art to hang up in the occupational or physical therapy room. You can download it from Your Therapy Source at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freebicyclequote [subscribe2]

May 20, 2014/by Your Therapy Source

#pediOT, #pediPT, autism, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy, visually impaired

10 Tactile Requests Versus Verbal Requests for During Therapy Sessions

Recently, the Journal of Intellectual Disabilities published research comparing responses to verbal versus tactile requests in children with congenital blindness, intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). For trial one, requests were given verbally. For trial 2, tactile requests were given. The results indicated the following: 1. All students perceived tactile symbols to be explicit […]

May 12, 2014/by Your Therapy Source

cerebral palsy, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy, #pediOT, #pediPT

Child Focused and Context Focused Therapy Are Equally Effective

A group of researchers at the CanChild Centre in Canada completed research comparing child focused therapy and context focused therapy for children with cerebral palsy. The participants included 128 children with cerebral palsy who received one sessions of therapy per week by an OT or PT of either child focused therapy or context focused therapy. […]

May 6, 2014/by Your Therapy Source

#pediOT, #pediPT, adapted physical education, autism, autism motor skills, autism social skills, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy

Motor Skills Linked to Autism Severity in Young Children

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly has published research on motor skill deficiencies and the severity of symptoms in 159 young children (110 with autism diagnosis) ages 12 – 33 months. The researcher, Megan MacDonald, from Oregon State University, found the following: 1. children with autism were nearly a year behind their typical peers in […]

April 28, 2014/by Your Therapy Source

tactile sensitivity, #pediOT, #pediPT, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy, sensory preferences, sensory processing, tactile, tactile input

Infant Responses to Tactile Input

Psychological Science has published research on 9 month old infants reaction to tactile input. The parents sat the infant on their lap while the experimenter stroked the back of the infant’s arm with a paintbrush. The experimenter varied the rate of the brushstrokes among three defined velocities: slow, medium and fast (0.3, 3, or 30 […]

April 17, 2014/by Your Therapy Source

common core, pediatric occuaptional therapy, pediatric physical therapy, #pediOT, #pediPT

Free Sample Pages for OT/PT Goals Aligned with Common Core Grades 3-5

IEP Goals Related to the Common Core for OT/PT Grades 3-5 has been published in electronic format. Head on over to https://www.yourtherapysource.com/commoncore35.html and scroll down to download some free goals suggestions. There is one freebie for higher level gross motor skill goals related to English Language Arts for Grade 5. The other freebie is for pre-writing/writing […]

April 8, 2014/1 Comment/by Your Therapy Source

#pediOT, #pediPT, pediatric occupational therapy, pediatric physical therapy, physical activity in children, physical disabilities, physical therapy, postural exercises

Tai Chi for Children

I am so excited to announce this new electronic title – Tai Chi for Children. You can download some sample pages from the ebook at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/taichi.html. This excellent resource includes a delightfully illustrated story for children with all abilities: It describes the history of Tai Chi and some basic principles and movement patterns (from Tai Chi […]

April 5, 2014/by Your Therapy Source

#pediPT, core stability, developmental coordination disorder, muscle strengthening, pediatric physical therapy

Core Stability Training Versus Task Oriented Training

Clinical Rehabilitation published research comparing core stability training versus task oriented training in improving motor proficiency in 22 children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD), ages 6-9 years old. The intervention consisted of one time per week for 8 weeks, face to face sessions of either core stability exercises or task oriented training. Children in both groups […]

April 3, 2014/by Your Therapy Source

#pediOT, #pediPT, motivation, motivational tools, pediatric therapy

5 Free Positive Reinforcements Ideas to Use for Therapy Sessions

As the school year progresses, it can be hard to motivate children to participate in therapy sessions or to complete in class or home exercise suggestions. Here are 5 ways to use positive reinforcement during therapy sessions: 1. Therapy Tickets: Earn tickets for following rules, completing exercises, etc. Place your tickets in a cup and […]

March 29, 2014/by Your Therapy Source

gross motor skills, #pediOT, #pediPT

Spinning Exercises for Kids

Combine fine motor and gross motor skills with this free printable to try some “spinning” exercises. To get the details and download the printable go to https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freespinningtop.html

March 26, 2014/by Your Therapy Source

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