Plagiocephaly and Developmental Delay

The recent issue of Pediatrics reports on a study of 235 infants with plagiocephaly (“flat head” syndrome). The researchers found a relationship between plagiocephaly and developmental delay. Infants with plagiocephaly were twice as likely to exhibit developmental delays compared to the control group. They could not determine if one causes the other though. The investigators […]

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Baby’s Motor Development and Cognitive Scores

A large study by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies analyzed the data of 15,000 children in the United Kingdom. The data revealed that 1 in 10 children exhibited delays in gross and fine motor development at 9 months of age. The delay in motor development at 9 months was significantly associated with delayed cognitive development […]

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Help Needed to Get SPD in DSM-5

The Sensory Processing Foundation has provided information for OT’s, PT’s, parents, teachers or any professional with experience in sensory processing disorder on how to comment on the APA website to include sensory processing disorder in the DSM-5. Check out the SPD Foundation webpage to read sample comments and how to reigster on the APA website.

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Safe Lifting and Transfers

SafeLiftingPortal.com is a great collection of information and articles on safe lifting techniques for therapists. If you need to justify to a school district why they need to purchase special lifting equipment for a student here is a website to start gathering information. There are suggested links for information to give to caregivers regarding safe […]