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Project ACES – Gets Kids Moving
May 6th is the date for Project ACES (All Children Exercise Simultaneously). Project ACES was started to help celebrate in May for National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. The goal of the project is to encourage physical fitness through daily exercise and to live healthy lives. This is a great way for school based therapists […]
Teacher Appreciation Ideas
May 5th is Teacher Appreciation Day. Depending upon the types of children that are in the classroom try some of these ideas: 1. Give the teacher a basket of fidgets to use in the classroom as a sign of your appreciation 2. Offer to host a party. If the children earn enough rewards, have a […]
Occupational Therapy Blog Carnival Edition #3
Your Therapy Source Inc is the host this month for the OT Blog Carnival Edition #3. This is a summary of the blog posts that were submitted for the Blog Carnival. There was no specific topic for this edition therefore there is a variety of topics discussed. I have started with the pediatric posts since […]
FDA Report on Botox and Cerebral Palsy
The FDA has added some updated information regarding the use of Botox in children. They are now requiring that all manufacturers of Botox add a box warning “regarding the risk of adverse events when the effects of the toxin spread beyond the site where it was injected”. The manufacturers also have to come up with […]
May 2009 Digital Magazine Your Therapy Source Inc
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Sensory Adaptations, Developmentally Disabled Children and the Dentist
New research published in the Journal of Pediatrics reports that 16 children (ages 6-11 years old) with developmental disabilities had decreased anxiety during dental visits when a sensory adapted environment was used. The study compared developmentally disabled children to typical peers. During the first dental visit, no environmental adaptations were used. During the second dental […]
ASD, Google Sketch Up and Life Skills
Here is a video on 4 children with autism and how they use Google Sketch Up. This is a great program for visual spatial learners. If anyone has used this with older children on the spectrum please comment. I would love to hear how it worked.
Brain Gains Documentary
If you are interested in how exercise effects learning in the classroom this documentary is a must see video. It is about 15 minutes long. It covers a special education classroom in Canada that use treadmills followed by academic sessions. The teacher reports excellent results. Here is the link – http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/brain_gains/brain_gains_2.html
Hippotherapy and Autism
Here is a video of one child’s story on hippotherapy and autism from CBS news. Watch CBS Videos Online
Assistive Technology Links
I am not usually one to support a web page full of links but this is an informative one. Disability Info website has a great page of links for assistive technology articles and publications to access. It is jammed pack with links but it is easy to weed through the information. There are links for […]