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The Ultimate Guide to Self Regulation in Children
The Ultimate Guide to Self-Regulation Self regulation is the ability to tolerate sensations, situations and distress and form appropriate responses. Simply stated, it is the ability to control emotions, thinking, behavior and motor actions in different situations.Here are the many different strategies, Here are the many different strategies, tips and resources that Your Therapy Source has […]
Drawing Process in Children with Autism
Drawing Process in Children with Autism The Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy published an open source article to determine the correlations between the drawing process in children with autism and developmental indexes. The authors consider drawing to be one of the best tools to objectify the level of maturity reached by the child in psychomotor, cognitive and emotional […]
Do School Based Therapists Work Over the Summer?
Do school based therapists work over the summer? Many times school based therapists are asked if they work over the summer. For the past few months, the Your Therapy Source survey asked this question. One of the reasons was to determine a general idea of whether school based occupational or physical therapists work over the […]
How to Create a Professional Development Library
How to Create a Professional Development Library We all know how expensive professional development resources can be especially in the therapy world. Textbooks can be pricey along with individual research articles. For school based therapists, why not create a collaborative PD “library”. Try to create a real collection where all the therapists in […]
Cut Sequence Paste Draw Dolphin
Cut Sequence Paste Draw Dolphin Here is a dolphin activity that includes scissor skills, sequencing, motor planning, visual motor skills and following directions! All on one piece of paper (translation: NO PREP activity). This dolphin activity is from the Cut, Sequence, Paste and Draw – Beach. Print out this activity and the child can cut, sequence, […]
Picture Pokes Freebie to Strengthen Fine Motor Skills
Picture Pokes Freebie to Strengthen Fine Motor Skills Are you familiar with poke pictures? If not, they are pictures comprised of dots for children to poke to strengthen fine motor skills, improve hand mechanics and help with pencil grasp and control when children start writing. They are perfect for fine motor centers in the classroom […]
5 Ways to Develop Spatial Awareness
Spatial awareness is the ability to understand and interact with the environment around you. Whether it be avoiding obstacles when walking, reaching out to grab a pencil or determining left from right these are all examples of tasks that require spatial awareness. Developing the skills to express and understand spatial skills are the first step […]
10 Apps to Get Kids Moving and Grooving
There is no doubt about it that kids use iPhone and iPads. In fact, there are some scary, eye-opening statistics regarding media use and children: ages 8-10 spend about 6 hours per day in front of a screen for entertainment ages 11-14 spend about 9 hours per day in front of a screen for entertainment ages […]
AFOs, Walking and Cerebral Palsy
The Annals of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation published a systemic review on ankle foot orthotics AFOs, walking and cerebral palsy. The purpose of the study was to complete a systematic review of the literature to determine if AFOs produce a more normal gait pattern by positioning joints in the proper position to reduce pathological reflex […]
Unicorn Find and Color – Visual Perceptual Skills
This unicorn find and color activity is a freebie from the Unicorn Sensory Motor Packet. Children can practice visual discrimination skills, visual scanning and visual motor skills with this printable. DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE UNICORN FIND AND COLOR Check out the complete Unicorn Sensory Motor Packet – This digital download includes 20+ games, activities and puzzles to […]