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Easy (Hand Strengthening) Icicle Activity

February 14, 2022

18 February 2022, Hand Strengthening, OT

[Source: Mommy’s Bundle] Inside: Make a simple icicle winter craft and activity for kids to keep them entertained indoors. An easy idea for letter of the week “I”. My 3-year-old is always looking for an excuse to dump glitter or salt all…...

Icicle Winter Scissor Skills Activity

February 14, 2022

18 February 2022, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: The OT Toolbox] This paper icicle craft is a fun one for wintertime occupational therapy activities. If you are working on Scissor skills, cutting icicles into paper is a great fine motor task that builds eye-hand coordination, crossing midline, and visual…...

Icicle Craft for Kids

February 14, 2022

18 February 2022, Fine Motor Skills, OT, SLP

[Source: Hands on as We Grow] We’ve finally had a good snow here in Iowa and I feel like I can finally get into winter crafts and activities. It was hard to get in the Christmas spirit over the holidays without there being…...

February 14, 2022

18 February 2022, ADHD, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] A study in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP), reports that certain children with ADHD should be given priority when it comes to behavioral treatment. “Behavioral treatments are found to reduce symptoms of ADHD, tackle…...

February 14, 2022

18 February 2022, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press] Two years into the pandemic, concerns around the effect of masks on the linguistic, emotional and social development of children are taking center stage. In the United States, calls to lift mask mandates at school have multiplied in recent…...

February 14, 2022

18 February 2022, DMD, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Pediatric occupational and physical therapists often provide trunk training exercises for boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). The purpose of a recent study was to evaluate whether trunk training affects limb, respiratory, and pulmonary function in children with…...

February 14, 2022

18 February 2022, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A routine prenatal ultrasound in the second trimester can identify early signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka Medical Center has found. Researchers from the Azrieli National Centre for…...

February 14, 2022

18 February 2022, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A long-term study involving hundreds of brain scans finds changes in the amygdala linked to the development of anxiety in autistic children. The study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers also provides evidence of distinct types of anxiety specific…...

February 14, 2022

18 February, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Science Daily] New research from the University of California, Irvine reveals that sex differences in learning and memory mechanisms are triggered by biological events occurring during puberty. Findings show prepubescent female rodents have much better hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) and spatial…...

February 9, 2022

11 February 2022, Article, Career, Career Tip, Newsletter, OT, PT, School Psych, SLP

by Debbie Fledderjohann There has been a lot of buzz around contract staffing as the number of contract workers continues to break records. However, the talk usually surrounds why companies are gravitating toward contracting. The fact is of the matter is that candidates are also…...