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Design Your Own Sensory World
Stumbled across this website that is AMAZING! And free of course which makes it more amazing!!! You can design and decorate your own sensory house. There are sensory rooms, lounges, bedroom, kitchen, sensory garden and more. There is visual and auditory feedback so it makes it suitable for different learning abilities. All you have to […]
September 2011 Digital Magazine
Open publication – Free publishing – More autism If you can not view magazine go to www.YourTherapySource.com/magazine to download the pdf.
Survey Results Are in – Types of Caseloads
The survey results are in from 226 therapists on caseloads. You can view the results here. Looks as if most of you work in Pre-K through 5th grade spread out among general ed, inclusion, self contained and multiply disabled. Don’t forget to answer our new survey on the economy and pediatric OT and PT.
Self Regulation in Young Children
Here is an excellent article entitled Developing Young Children’s Self Regulation Through Everyday Experiences. It is a 6 page articles with a thorough description of self regulation and how teachers can support the development of it in young children. You can read the article here.
Handwriting and Learning
Pediatric occupational therapists spend a significant of time working on the handwriting skills of students. With all of the technology that is available today, more and more children are not getting the handwriting practice they once were (nor are adults for that matter). Now 44 states have adopted the Common Core Curriculum Standards which does […]
Autism, Motor Skills and Socialization
If you ever need to justify why children with autism need occupational or physical therapy, don’t forget to include the benefits that improvements in motor skill development has on socialization. Recent research looked at young children’s scores on the Battelle Developmental Inventory–Second Edition for gross and fine motor skills. The Baby and Infant Screen for […]
Suggestion Box for Disability Issues
The White House Domestic Policy Council and Office of Public Engagement are requesting suggestions for topics and speakers for the monthly, live-captioned conference call on disability issues. According to the website, “Over the past several months, these calls have featured discussions on accessibility, employment, education, technology, emergency preparedness, transportation, healthcare and the budget, just to […]
Upper Extremity Function and Spastic Cerebral Palsy
A recent study looked at upper limb deformities, upper limb function and its relation to gross motor function. The researchers analyzed data from 234 children with spastic cerebral palsy. The results indicated the following: 70.5% had a limitation in forearm supination 62.8% had problems with wrist and finger extension in at least one limb Thumb-in-palm […]
Punch Cards for OT/PT
Check out our latest freebie – Reward Punch Cards for Occupational, Physical and Speech Therapy. You can download these business cards to encourage children to achieve their goals in therapy whether it be functional or behavioral. After 10 holes are punched, the child earns a reward. Download the punch cards here.
Doodling and Science
A recent study indicated that students who drew or doodled while learning had improved memory recall over students who did not. The researchers reported that students applied more effort when they drew pictures to indicate they understood text that they previously read. This appears to be especially helpful during science class to motivate and engage […]