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September 22, 2010

24 September 2010. School Based OT, ADHD, Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, Newsletter, OT

By: Loren Shlaes, OTR Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique NB: This is part TWO of a two part article. Part one may be found HERE The Lost Child: Strategies for the Classroom In my last post, I talked about the child…...

September 20, 2010

24 September 2010, Cerebral Palsy, Newsletter, OT, PT

All material Copyright © May 2009 EasyStand Reprinted with their express permission as originally published on their website. By: Stephenie Labandz, PT Weakness, range of motion limitations, and spasticity prevent many people from being able to participate in highly specialized therapeutic treatment…...

September 20, 2010

24 September 2010, Article, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Newsletter, SLP

By: Sarah M. Gee, MS, CCC-SLP What is prosody? When it comes to childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), many therapists are stumped. Even after helping a child find some words, there can be other problems including grammar delays and underdeveloped prosody. Prosody…...

September 20, 2010

24 September 2010, Art Therapy, Mobility & Orientation, Newsletter, PT, Tip or Resource

By: Pamela Ullmann, ATR-BC, LCAT copyright 2010. Pamela Ullmann. This blog post has been reprinted with express permission of the author as it appeared on her on the Full Spectrum Blog Although it has been a while since I have ran a…...

September 17, 2010

Article, Bilingualism, Newsletter, 24 September 2010

By: Alejandro Brice, Ph.D, CCC-SLP, Roanne Brice, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, and Ellen Kester, Ph.D., CCC-SLP We recently had the positive experience of attending and presenting at an international conference (i.e., the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics) held in Athens, Greece this past…...

September 15, 2010

[Source: CNN.com via DisabilityScoop] as appeared on their website Spina bifida isn’t stopping Aaron Fotheringham who recently became the first person to do a double back flip in a wheelchair. The 18-year-old from Las Vegas, who goes by the nickname Wheelz, started…...

September 15, 2010

17 September, 2010, Article, Newsletter, OT, OT, PT, PT, SLP

By: Margaret Rice PT Owner of Your Therapy Source Inc Copyright, 2010, Your Therapy Source and Margaret Rice. Reprinted with the express permission of the author as appeared on the YourTherapySource blog Some of you have already started the school year and…...

September 14, 2010

17 September 2010, Article, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT

Source: Irish Medical Times Summary: Dr David McNamara and Dr Hugo Van Odyck of Saint John of God Hospital, Stillorgan, examine the causes and consequences of growing up left-handed As specialists in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry, the developmental perspective…...

September 13, 2010

17 September 2010, News, Newsletter, OT, Vision Therapy, Visual Perception

ScienceDaily (Sep. 10, 2010) — In our dynamic 3-D world, we can encounter a familiar face from any angle and still recognize that face with ease, even if the person has, for example, changed his hair style. This is because our brain…...

September 13, 2010

17 September 2010, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, Proprioreception, Tip or Resource

Special Thanks to Your Therapy Source for this week’s Therapy Activity of the Week! Here is a simple activity that you can modify depending upon the skill level of the child. We chose to do a name but you could make this…...