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Autism Corner: What to Do When Your Child Refuses to Put on Winter Clothes

January 10, 2022

14 January 2022, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Autism Society of Michigan] Many people—kids and adults—find putting on winter clothes to be a pain. But sensory processing issues can make it a real misery. Kids who are hypersensitive or who are tactile defensive may literally scream if they put…...

January 10, 2022

14 January 2022, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Speech and Language Kids] As one of my preschoolers told me the other day, the weather is getting “blustery”! Now is the perfect time to start pulling out all of those winter clothes: hats, gloves, scarves, coats, etc. However, seeing as…...

Using The Mitten in Speech Therapy

January 10, 2022

14 January 2022, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Simply Speech] I live in Florida, but lately it has felt like it should be snowing here! My native blood is not used to temps in the 40’s! (I know, I am a total baby to all you Northerners!) But most…...

January 10, 2022

14 January 2021, Article, Newsletter

[Source: Boomerang Health] Getting kids dressed to go outside in the winter can be a daunting task. On a good day it can take almost as long as the outdoor play itself. To avoid a hold up, parents will often “assist” their…...

January 10, 2022

14 January 2022, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Superpower Speech] I’m attempting a new idea to stream-line my therapy preparations: month long themes. I know these are common in classrooms, but since I see most of my students only twice per week, it makes it much more difficult to…...

Dotted Mittens Winter Craftivity

January 10, 2022

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

[Source: Creative Connections for Kids] It is mitten season! This is a quick and easy craft that even toddlers can make. Choose favorite colors and stickers to decorate these simple mittens. Read a mitten story for a literacy connection too! Read the…...

January 5, 2022

7 January 2022, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Support for recognizing profound autism as a separate psychiatric diagnosis has gained momentum recently with several high-profile endorsements. Since a 2013 change to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM, autism spectrum disorder has been…...

January 5, 2022

"Tip or Resource", Newsletter

Please enjoy our newest issue of Teaching & Therapy Resources for the Classroom, Clinic and Carryover. (Have you missed any of our previous issues? Read them HERE) Please feel free to forward this weekly resource to the parents/guardians, other therapy clinicians…...

January 5, 2022

7 January 2022, News of the Week, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Motherese is a form of simplified, exaggerated melodic speech that parents use to communicate with newborns and young toddlers. A horse becomes horsie; a dog becomes doggie; parents become mama and dada. The tendency to speak in such short…...

January 5, 2022

7 January 2022, Newsletter, School Psych

Despite the belief of many parents and teachers, school uniforms don’t seem to have any effect on young students’ behavior or attendance overall, a new national study found. But students who attended schools requiring school uniforms did report lower levels of “school…...