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School-Based Strategies for Building Rapport with Selectively Mute Children

January 1, 2008

All material Copyright © 2009 Selective Mutism Group ~ Childhood Anxiety Network Reprinted with the express permission of SMG as originally published on their website. By: By Lynn Lunceford, Psy.D, Clinical Psychologist Important ground rule when working with a child who has SM: ask NO…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Behavior, OT, School Psych, SPD

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 Most children who are diagnosed on the autism spectrum have difficulty regulating their…...

January 1, 2008

Down Syndrome, OT, PT, School Psych, Video, Yoga

Introductory Chapter of a Yoga DVD for children with Down syndrome. The full DVDprovides over 60 minutes of Yoga classes. Taught and produced by Lucia Cordeiro Drever....

January 1, 2008

Book, Gross Motor Skills, OT, PT

Review “This monograph represents the single-most important and user friendly resource on gross motor skills in children with Down syndrome to date.” — George T. Capone, M.D., Director, Down Syndrome Clinic, Kennedy Krieger Institute Product Description Children with Down syndrome master basic…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Oral Motor, SLP

This Article was reprinted from SRH Therapies with the express permission of the Author Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson. What is oral-motor therapy and what is unique about SRJ oral-motor therapy? Oral-motor therapy addresses the physical movements of speech and feeding. Sara Rosenfeld- Johnson’s approach…...

January 1, 2008

Autism, Video, Yoga

Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) will benefit from yoga since it addresses both the physical and emotional symptoms of the disorder. The typical gross motor delay, low muscle tone and impaired coordination of ASD often result in low self-esteem and lack…...

January 1, 2008

OT, Video, Yoga

Yoga DVD featuring three children with Autism Diagnosis. Instructed by Aras Baskauskas, with OT Britt Collins, M.S. OTR/L....

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, PT, Rett Syndrome, SLP

All material Copyright© 2010 Girl Power 2 Cure Reprinted with the express permission of Girl Power 2 Cure as originally published on their website. Research finally proves: Rett girls are capable of learning! No longer considered a degenerative disorder, there is no brain…...

January 1, 2008

Article, RTI, SLP

Ehren, B. (2007, September 25). The ASHA Leader. Responsiveness to Intervention presents a chance to change practices to advance the cause of making speech-language services a valued commodity in the schools. See the full Article HERE...

Book: The Out of Sync Child Has Fun

January 1, 2008

Book, OT, SPD

by Carol Kranowitz This revised edition of the companion volume to The Out-of-Sync Child includes new activities that parents of kids with Sensory Processing Disorder can do at home with their child, along with updated information on which activities are most appropriate…...