[Source: Best Practice Autism] The holiday season can be a stressful time of year for everyone, especially for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The sights and sounds of the holidays can be stressful and over-stimulating. There are many changes…...
Special Thanks to Your Therapy Source for this great sensory motor holiday activity guide. Please support our contributors and visit Your Therapy Source Here is a twist on the usual countdown to the holidays. This calender for December includes gross motor and…...
Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) is HERE! Here is a great collection of holiday activities to do with your kids in therapy! The board is loaded with word searches, crafts, coloring pages, poems, mazes and more. Enjoy our Hanukkah Pinboard on…...
[Source: San Diego Union Tribune] Erin Coller’s 5-year-old son, who has an intellectual disability and autism, is not allowed to go to school because he can’t wear a mask. Cadman has sensory defensiveness, which means he is hypersensitive and overreacts to certain…...
[Source: Cleveland.com] Akron Public Schools offered Lyra Christensen, a student with Down Syndrome, specialized therapy, support in the classroom and a social network. Lyra, 8, was on-track to match her peers when the pandemic hit, parents Max Thomas and Holly Christensen said.…...
[Source: Disability Scoop] Government investigators are offering up some of the first details about how schools fared in addressing the needs of students with disabilities when they shuttered at the start of the pandemic. A report out this month from the Government Accountability Office…...
[Source: Medical X-Press] When Rebecca Acabchuk was studying mild traumatic brain injuries while working on her doctorate in physiology and neurobiology at UConn, she met a student athlete who had suffered multiple concussions. “When I started doing research on concussions, people just…...
[Source: The New York Times] Messy handwriting is one of the most common reasons children are referred to occupational therapists like me. Here are some strategies that can help First, set up your child for success. Make sure the table and chair…...
[Source: NPR] Kids, this comic is for you. You’ve been living through this pandemic for months, and you might be feeling sad, frustrated or upset. But there are lots of different ways to deal with your worries – and make yourself feel…...
[Source: Griffin OT] This three minute sensory diet video is designed for teacher to use with students at their desk to help them to regulate and get ready to learn. Watch on the Griffin OT YouTube Channel...
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