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Pinterest Pinboard of the Week: Therapy Activities & Ideas to Celebrate the Olympics

February 1, 2022

4 February 2022, Newsletter, OT, PT, School Psych, SLP, Tip or Resource

Just because it’s cold out, doesn’t mean you can’t celebrate the Olympics indoors! Check out our recently beefed up Pinterest Pinboard of Therapy Ideas and Activities to Celebrate the Olympics. From indoor versions of winter sports to get the kids moving, a…...

February 1, 2022

4 February 2022, News of the Week, Newsletter, School Psych

A team of researchers has identified a neural network which is responsible for generating tic disorders. Targeting of this network via deep brain stimulation delivered by a pacemaker-like device has resulted in the alleviation of symptoms in people with Tourette syndrome. The…...

February 1, 2022

"Tip or Resource", 4 February 2022, Activities for Daily Living, Newsltter, OT

Editor’s Note: This Article was written for parent, but with permission from parents and guardians, this could be a great classroom/clinic ADL activity to to recognize Child Dental Health Month! [Source: Medical X-Press] Worried your kid isn’t brushing their teeth properly?…...

February 1, 2022

4 February 2022, Article, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Psychology Today] Parental alienation is a form of child abuse that we are only beginning to recognize. Technically speaking, it’s when a child aligns with one parent and rejects its other parent for reasons that are not warranted. According to The Parental…...

February 1, 2022

4 February 2022, News of the Week, Newsletter, TBI

[Source Science Daily] Resuming non-contact physical activity 72 hours after a concussion is safe, and may also reduce symptoms and the risk of delayed recovery, suggests the first and largest real-world, randomized clinical trial on the topic to be conducted with children…...

February 1, 2022

4 February 2022, Handwriting, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] It is important for primary students to have handwriting fluency and writing skills. This allows them to be able to communicate their ideas effectively. There are many activities that can help improve these skills but it is critical…...

February 1, 2022

4 February 2022, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona is pushing for more funding to meet the needs of students with disabilities and to support special education teachers. In a major speech late last week, Cardona said that it’s not enough for…...

February 1, 2022

4 February 2022, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: The University of Colorado at Boulder] A new study of preschoolers finds that exposure to even very low intensities of light before bedtime can sharply reduce production of the sleep-promoting hormone melatonin, interfering with sleep. It suggests that young children are…...

Rethinking Cerebral Palsy Origins

February 1, 2022

4 February 2022, Article, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Harvard Medical School] Cerebral palsy, or CP, has widely been viewed as the result of perinatal oxygen deprivation or other birth-related factors like prematurity. “In CP, the first thing that comes to many physicians’ minds is birth injury or asphyxia,” said Siddharth…...

Conversation Heart Pattern Strips

February 1, 2022

4 February 2022, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: We don’t usually refer to freebies that require you to give out your email address. But this is a really nice freebie so.. 🙂 [Source: The Stem Laboratory] Nothing says Valentine’s Day quite like conversation hearts! These conversation heart pattern…...