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April 6, 2011

8 April 2011, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Thanks to our great friends at YourTherapySource.com for this week’s Therapy Tip. Create a set of tactile alphabet cards or a child’s name using our alphabet cards. The purpose of this activity is to encourage fine motor skills, bilateral coordination and tactile…...

April 5, 2011

[Source: US News and World Report/HealthDay] For people with the movement disorder dystonia, starting deep brain stimulation therapy early in the course of the disease provides better results, according to a new study. Click here to find out more! Dystonia is a…...

April 5, 2011

8 April 2011, Developmental Coordination Disorder, Gross Motor Skills, News, Newsletter, Rare Diseases and Disorders

[Source: ScienceDaily.com] Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is widely recognized by the medical community, and there are a number of therapies in place. But as many as six percent of all children suffer from the less familiar Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).…...

April 4, 2011

8 April 2011, Article, Newsletter

By: Heidi Kay for ASHAsphere Copyright 2011. Reprinted with the express permission of ASHA as it appeared on their blog ASHAsphere Editor’s Note: I was asked to write this article for the ASHA blog. We thought it would be a nice resource…...

April 4, 2011

8 April 2011, Autism, News, Newsletter, Physical Fitness

Often sedentary and hard to motivate, this developmentally disabled population can benefit from reward and routine surrounding fitness goals [Source: The Chicago Tribune] For the typical adult, getting to the gym requires manipulation. You know it’s good for you, that you’ll feel…...

April 4, 2011

8 April 2011, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Brain scans of aggressive and antisocial teenage boys with conduct disorder (CD) have revealed differences in the structure of the developing brain that could link to their behavior problems. The study reveals that the brain differences were present regardless…...

March 30, 2011

Article, Autism, Newsletter, OT, SPD

By: Loren Shlaes, OTR/L Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique Very often, the children I treat in my sensory integration practice have balance and equilibrium problems. They have an uneasy relationship with gravity and can’t hold themselves up effortlessly against it. They…...

March 30, 2011

Thanks to Donna Freeman at Yoga In My School.com for this terrific video that presents a mindful listening game which promotes conscious awareness of sounds, improves listening skills and is ideal for the Easter season. Using a variety of commonly found items…...

March 30, 2011

1 April 2011, Article, Newsletter, Orientation & Mobility, PT

By: Stephenie Labandz, PT Editor’s Note: Easy Stand, a manufacturer of standers, created this video, but it really is a wonderful, educational and unbiased piece on standing and standers. “Small Steps to Standing Tall” is a Physical Therapist’s perspective on the steps…...

March 30, 2011

1 April 2011, Language, Newsletter, Video

Here’s a video that has gone viral all over the internet, and most people won’t even fully appreciate what it says about twins and language development. Enjoy!! Watch a Story that ABC broadcast about Twin Talk in Response to this Video! Read…...