Your Therapy Source
Disclaimer: These pages are not intended to provide medical advice or physician/therapist instruction. Information provided should not be used for diagnostic or training purposes. Consult a therapist or physician regarding specific diagnoses or medical advice.
Contact Us
Email: info@yourtherapysource.com
Phone: (800) 507-4958
Fax: (518) 308-0290
Robotic “Student” Helps Children with Handwriting
Researchers from Switzerland have created a robot to help children improve their handwriting. It really looks motivating and fun. The goal is for the child to act as the teacher to help the robot improve it’s handwriting but the end result is that the child improves his/her own handwriting as well. I have seen other […]
Link Between Visual and Motor Development in Cerebral Palsy?
Pediatric Neurology published research on 47 children diagnosed with cerebral palsy for ophthalmic disorders and their association with neurological disorders. All children were recommended to have comprehensive ophthalmic exams. The following assessments were completed: Gross Motor Function Classification System, Gross Motor Function Measure the Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II. The results indicated the following: 1. ametropia (abnormal […]
Motor Development in Children at Risk for Autism
Longitudinal research was published evaluating the development of 20 children at risk for developing autism (older sibling diagnosed with autism). Each child was completed motor, face processing, IQ and diagnostic assessments at 9 months and 40 months of age and an additional follow up assessments at ages 5-7 years old. The results indicated the following: […]
Springtime Visual Perceptual Freebie
Download this visual discrimination freebie from Spring Visual Perceptual Puzzles. Get more information about entire Spring Visual Perceptual Puzzle packet. [subscribe2]
Easy Visual Motor Activity
Here is a simple activity to set up that incorporates fine motor and visual motor skills. 1. Download the template for the activity at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freeeasyvisual.html 2. Ask the child to put stickers in each box. If you do not have stickers, the child can cut out different shapes. Glue the shapes in each box. 3. Ask […]
Physical Fitness, Self Control and ADHD
The Journal of Psychophysiology investigated the relationship between physical fitness and resting-state electroencephalographic (EEG) oscillations in 28 children (23 boys and 5 girls) with ADHD. In addition, each child completed a battery of physical fitness assessments including flexibility, muscular endurance, power, and agility tests. The results indicated the following: 1. ADHD children with higher […]
What? Why? and How? to Use Rubrics for School Based Therapy
What are rubrics? Rubrics are an excellent tool for school based therapists to utilize throughout the school year for ongoing assessment of a student’s skills. A rubric is a scoring guide to judge performance on a specific task. A skill is broken down into different components and a numerical value is given to each component. The […]
Physical Status, Feeding Behavior and Autism
Recent research was published to investigate the physical status and feeding behavior among 23 children with autism, ages 5-16 years old (higher enrollment of males). A 3 day food record was collected using a parent questionnaire, the Brief Assessment of Mealtime Behavior Inventory, the Food Preference Inventory and nutrient intake. Physical status was evaluated using height, […]
Postural Care A to Z Free Resource
Another great resource found on Facebook. This resource was shared by Sparkle Occupational Therapy. It is an award winning document entitled The A to Z of Postural Care from the University of Kent. The document discusses various types of adaptive equipment, manual handling, emotional support, inclusive education and the golden rules about equipment use. Then […]
Homemade Stencil Ideas
Check out these three simple ideas using a homemade stencil using the lid from a plastic container. You can view all the ideas at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freestencils.html [subscribe2] I Can Draw Shapes: Download of 6 mini books to practice drawing shapes. Includes a rubric to track progress. Find out more at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/drawshapes.html