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Easy Microwave Maple Pumpkin Playdough: Awesome Fall Sensory Play

October 4, 2022

7 October 2022, Newsletter, Sensory Play, Tip or Resource

[Source: Childhood 101] My children have both adored play with homemade playdough, not just as toddlers and preschoolers but well into their school years. Playdough is such a great sensory activity and this recipe is the easiest of all the playdough recipes because…...

October 4, 2022

7 October 2022, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Chapel Hill Snippets] Back in 2012, I found an awesome Halloween book on Tarheel Reader, and after adding interactive icons, put it up on my blog. It has been a huge hit, and when I was working in the schools, my students read it…...

17 Creative Ways to Decorate a Pumpkin

October 4, 2022

7 October 2022, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Kid Activities Blog] Here’s 17 creative and fun how to Decorate Pumpkin Ideas in this post! My preschoolers love to play with and decorate pumpkins. It is our fall family tradition and it seems we are not alone in that! Decorating pumpkins…...

Activity of the Week: Acorn Pumpkins

October 4, 2022

7 October 2022, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Shannon’s Tot School; Image from Family Fun Magazine] Great Fine Motor Craft but even better for social skills role playing, story telling, conversation, emotions work and more. Paint them with letters of the alphabet or numbers instead for more therapy…...

October 4, 2022

7 October 2022, Halloween, SLP. OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Childhood 101] What makes a memory matching game such a great game for kids? It has simple rules, is easy to play, requires just a set of matching game cards, and is great for developing visual discrimination skills…. especially when played…...

Lego Painted Pumpkins

October 4, 2022

7 October 2022, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: Great motor skill and messy play activity, but how about using this activity as reward for successful artic trials? [Source: Every Little Adventure] Happy October! This is one of my favorite months of the year. Just gimme all the…...

October 4, 2022

7 October 2022, Autism, News, Newsletter

There are many ways to enhance the lives of those diagnosed with autism, a developmental disability that federal figures show affects 1 in 44 children. But the condition is a spectrum of disorders affecting social communication and interaction, and doctors aren’t always…...

October 4, 2022

7 October 2022, Article, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Scientists have recorded the first direct evidence that babies react differently to various smells and tastes while in the womb by looking at their facial expressions. A study led by Durham University’s Fetal and Neonatal Research Lab, UK, took…...

October 4, 2022

7 October 2022, Autism, News, Newsletter, NIH

[Source: NIH] The National Institutes of Health has awarded a total of $100 million over the next five years to support nine Autism Centers of Excellence (ACEs). This endeavor funds large research projects to understand and develop interventions for autism spectrum disorder…...

October 4, 2022

7 October 2022, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: CNET.com] A new research initiative aims to make voice recognition technology more useful for people with a range of diverse speech patterns and disabilities. The Speech Accessibility Project, which launched Monday, is spearheaded by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Amazon, Apple,…...