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Handwriting, Working Memory, and ADHD

Handwriting, Working Memory, and ADHD

Handwriting, Working Memory, and ADHD Handwriting is an important skill for written expression in school and at work.  Many times children with ADHD may display difficulties with legibility and speed of handwriting during school activities.  Recent research examined handwriting, working memory, and ADHD in 16 fourth and fifth-grade children compared to age-matched control children.  Each […]

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50 Bimanual Activities of Daily Living – FREE Printable

Bimanual Activities of Daily Living

50 Bimanual Activities of Daily Living – FREE Printable Bimanual activities are skills that we use two hands to complete.  All children benefit from practicing bimanual skills to help develop coordination skills, crossing midline, and functional life skills.  Children with cerebral palsy, especially hemiplegia, are often encouraged to participate in bimanual activities.  Many times following […]

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3 Evidence-Based Reasons Why Spending Time Outdoors Helps Children’s Vision

3 Evidence-Based Reasons Why Spending Time Outdoors Helps Children's Vision

3 Evidence-Based Reasons Why Spending Time Outdoors Helps Children’s Vision Did you know that children aged 10 to 16 now spend only 12.6 minutes a day on vigorous outdoor activity compared with 10.4 waking hours being relatively sedentary?  Or what about the fact that almost 50% of preschoolers do not experience even one parent-supervised outdoor play […]

Gross Motor Skill Delays, Behavior and Quality of Life for Children with Autism

Gross Motor Skill Delays, Behavior and Quality of Life for Children with Autism

Gross Motor Skill Delays, Behavior and Quality of Life for Children with Autism Physical Therapy published research to determine the associations between gross motor skill delays, behavior and quality of life for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).  Using a cross-sectional, retrospective analysis data was collected from 3253 children (2-6 years old) with ASD.  The […]

Writing SMART Goals for Adaptive Equipment

Writing SMART Goals for Adaptive Equipment

Writing SMART Goals for Adaptive Equipment When it comes to the use of adaptive equipment, it is very important to have high standards for goal writing and data collection.  Adaptive equipment spans across a huge range from gait trainers to pencil grips with everything in between.  How many times have you seen adaptive equipment that […]

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Copy the Caterpillar Visual Spatial and Visual Motor Activity Freebie

Copy the Caterpillar Visual Spatial and Visual Motor Activity

Copy the Caterpillar Visual Spatial and Visual Motor Activity Freebie Here is a cute, fun activity for Spring – Copy the Caterpillar Visual Spatial and Visual Motor Activity Freebie.  Challenge children’s visual-spatial skills and visual motor skills.  Download and print out the activity below.  The object of the activity is for the child to copy the caterpillars onto […]