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Video Game Improves Balance in Youth with Autism

January 25, 2022

28 January 2022, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: University of Wisconsin Madison] Playing a video game that rewards participants for holding various “ninja” poses could help children and youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) improve their balance, according to a recent study in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders led…...

January 25, 2022

28 January 2022, News of the Week, Newsletter, School Nurse

[Source: Science Daily] Ontario saw nine times more emergency department (ED) visits per month for cannabis poisonings in young children under the age of 10 after Canada legalized recreational cannabis, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. While single hospitals have…...

January 25, 2022

28 January 2022, News, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP

[Source: Medical X-Press] A team of investigators from six universities across the U.S. reports that an intervention designed to reduce poverty had a direct impact on children’s brain development. After one year of monthly cash support, infants in low-income families were more…...

Fluffy Polar Bear Tactile Craft

January 25, 2022

28 January 2022, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Tools to Grow] We have a great tactile winter Polar Bear craft that children of all ages will love to make! This activity addresses a variety of skills including fine motor control, bilateral coordination, visual motor integration, visual perception, and sensory…...

Beluga Whale Fun

January 25, 2022

28 January 2022, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Magical Childhood] I happened upon a pretty incredible video that you have to see to believe today — a beluga whale playing fetch! Now if that doesn’t make you smile, I don’t know what will. I had to share it, and…...

January 25, 2022

28 January 2022, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Almooon, photo credit: Rachel Coyne/Unsplash] A company hopes to analyze her to help identify children with autism. A single lock of hair may be all it takes to determine whether a child likely has autism. The Food and Drug Administration has…...

January 25, 2022

28 January 2022, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Medical X-Press] A technique that uses ultrasound images to determine the depth and shape of the hip socket can accurately predict which infants with hip dysplasia will develop normal hip structure and which remain dysplastic, according to a study in Radiology. Researchers…...

January 25, 2022

28 January 2022, Newsletter, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Preschool Powol Packets] Did you know that an active learning, full-body preschool activity also prepares your child to read? See how this fun winter-themed arctic animal preschool activity also counts as a reading lesson below! I just took an online course…...

January 25, 2022

Article, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Special Education

[Source: Ed Surge] Between school closures, learning loss, intensified educator burnout, widespread staff shortages and increased stressors at home, it’s been hard not to focus on the negatives in education this year. In fact, it’s human nature to get caught up in…...

January 25, 2022

28 January 2022, Article, Newsletter, Teacher

[Source: Ed Surge] This article is part of the guide Survival Mode: Educators Reflect on a Tough 2021 and Brace for the Future. There was a time when I would work myself to death. All day, every day. There was a time when…...