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Empower Children, Parents and Teachers – 5 Ways For Pediatric Therapists to Help
Pediatric therapists can help to empower children, parents and teachers. In fact, encouraging children and families to work on independence is an underlying goal for all children. Essentially, when we empower children and their support systems to use information and communication we can help kids to reach new goals! Research in Developmental Disabilities published research […]
Development of Handwriting Skills – 15 Factors Leading to Successful Handwriting
The development of handwriting skills in children is a complex process. Here are the results of a 33 question survey on the pre-handwriting factors needed for successful handwriting. It was was completed by 535 occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants (from the USA). Development of Handwriting Skills – 15 Pre-Handwriting Factors The responses from the […]
Coordination Exercises for Kids
Did you know that coordination exercises for kids provide so many benefits for children especially at school? Coordination exercises include physical activity where children practice visual motor skills and/or bilateral skills where they use both sides of the body together. These types of skills are very important when it comes to completing everyday skills such […]
Physical Activity for Children with Disabilities – Tips for Inclusion Sports
Many of us are aware of the importance of physical activity for children with disabilities. Unfortunately, research indicates that persons with disabilities frequently join inclusive sports but do not continue with inclusion sports overtime. Parents report rejection by staff and other participants. In addition, parents feel that there is a lack of contact and understanding […]
Host a School Based Therapy Showcase at Open House
Have you ever considered hosting an occupational and physical therapy showcase at the school where you work? You could invite parents, teachers, and students to your school based therapy showcase to check out all the assistive technology and adapted equipment that is available for students. It would be perfect to host on Open House night […]
Trauma Informed Care for Children in the Foster Care System
Did you know that there are hundreds of thousands of children in the US foster care system? The most recent data indicates that 690,548 children spent time in the foster care system during 2017. Most likely, if you are a school-based therapist or any school staff member you have worked with these children. Many children […]
Halloween Shape Drawings – Free Printables
I created these Halloween Shape Drawings this morning as a quick, free printable but it actually took a looooong time to create. Isn’t it always that way – things you think will be done in a flash take forever? Anyway, I wanted to create these simple Halloween shape drawings for the kids to trace around […]
Body Part Word Search and Letter A Words FREE Printables
Are you looking for a fun and novel way to practice body part identification? Download the free body part word search worksheet and the bonus Letter A word search at the end of this blog post. Easy Word Searches for Kids Kids love word searches but sometimes they can be too hard. Words go backward […]
Handwriting and Autism
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders published research on handwriting and autism. The researchers investigated whether handwriting skills in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are related to visual perception, motor coordination, visual-motor integration, and executive functions. Previous Research on Handwriting and Autism Previous research provides additional information on handwriting skills: in children with autism perceptual […]
Autism and Exercise
Perceptual and Motor Skills recently published research on autism and exercise. The researchers examined the effects of a 48-week exercise-based intervention for 64 children (ages 6-12) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Previous research indicates that children with autism may have limited levels of physical activity and delayed motor skills and physical fitness, leading to a […]