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Yoga for Children with Special Needs (DVD)

January 1, 2008

Yoga instructor Aras Baskauskas teams with Occupational Therapist Britt Collins, M.S. OTR/L. Aras takes the children through a yoga routine and Britt points out different suggestions regarding your child’s specific special needs. Yoga promotes mental and physical well-being, allowing kids to strengthen…...

January 1, 2008

Rett Syndrome

References compiled by Coast Music Therapy San Diego, California http://www.coastmusictherapy.com 2007 Summary of Findings Music, rhythm, and musical instruments are of significant interest and motivation to girls with Rett syndrome and have been used successfully in preliminary studies to increase their responsiveness…...

January 1, 2008

Book, Game, OT, PT, SLP, Toy, Yoga

Standing, Sitting and Chair Yoga for Offices, Schools and Planes! Get calm and increase your attention and reception to learning. No prior experience with yoga is required. This set of 52, large format (5 x 7 ) cards will help your and…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Autism, SLP

Davis, R. & Stiegler, L. (2010, April 27). The ASHA Leader. Audiological evaluation of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is an important component of initial assessment (Filipek et al., 2000) and should be completed prior to any other professional evaluation. Research…...

January 1, 2008

Book, OT, SLP, Social Skills

by Michelle Garcia Winner Every one of us is a Social Detective. We are good Social Detectives when we use our eyes, ears, and brains to figure out what others are planning to do next or are presently doing and what they mean…...

January 1, 2008

Article, School Psych, TBI

By: Joan Mayfield, Preventing School Failure Children who sustain traumatic brain injury (TBI) can experience significant cognitive deficits. These deficits may significantly impair their functioning in the classroom, resulting in the need for academic and behavioral modifications. Behavior and social problems can be…...

January 1, 2008

Ambidextrous, Overuse, PT, Video

It’s not entirely clear how good this young man is pitching on both sides, but he could be a Physical Therapist’s dream for preventing overuse injuries! CBS, May 2007, Added to ESPN Website May 2009...

January 1, 2008

Article, Stuttering, Voice Therapy

All material Copyright © 2009 Gal Levy By: Gal Levy, MS CCC-SLP It has been long known, that stuttering, especially in severe cases with blocks, stops and interjections, could produce a real voice disorder as a post effect. In most of these cases of…...

January 1, 2008

Article, PT, School Psych, TBI

Editor’s Note This article was originally written for parents. We present it here as it is an excellent resource to share with the parents of the kiddos you are treating. Why does our child behave so differently since the brain injury? Changes…...

January 1, 2008

Book, Selective Mutism, SLP

Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum’s Guide, “The Ideal Classroom Setting for the Selectively Mute Child” is a wonderfully informative guidebook that will provide parents, teachers, and treating professionals with the advice necessary to help prepare the ‘ideal class setting for the Selectively Mute child.’…...