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July 28, 2020

31 July 2020, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

{Source: World Health Organization] As part of ongoing collaborations with children’s entertainment and education platforms, the World Health Organization (WHO) partnered with preschool animated television series Peppa Pig to launch the “Wash Wash Wash Your Hands” sing-along video. Peppa and her friends…...

Socially Distant Kindness Activities

July 28, 2020

31 July 2020, At Home, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Coffee and Carpool] The other day, my kids were complaining they missed their friends. Of course, they miss their friends. We’re on week 8 of social distancing (with no end in sight)… we’re home with very little interaction with the outside world.…...

July 28, 2020

31 July 2020, Balance, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Proprioreception, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Asphalt Green] Players: 2+ Time: 10 minutes+ Where: Auditorium, cafeteria, classroom, gymnasium, hallway, library, playground Equipment: Tape How to Play! Players line up and stand 6 feet away from each other. Players imagine they are in the circus on the high wire (line of tape)!…...

July 27, 2020

Concussions, News of the Week, Newsletter, PTBI, TBI

[Source: Psych Central] A new study shows that concussions in young people can lead to various long-term cognitive, behavioral, and emotional health consequences. A concussion is the most common form of traumatic brain injury, caused by a mild blow to the head.…...

July 27, 2020

31 July 2020, Autism, Newslette, r News

[Source: Psych Central] A new study has identified brain circuitry that plays a key role in the dysfunctional social, repetitive, and inflexible behavioral differences that characterize autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The findings, published in the journal Nature Neuroscience, could lead to new treatments for people…...

July 27, 2020

31 July 2020, News, Newsletter

[Source: GAO] Two-thirds of U.S. public school districts have schools with physical barriers that may limit access for people with disabilities, according to GAO’s survey of district officials. Barriers, such as a lack of accessible door hardware and steep ramps, can make…...

July 27, 2020

31 July 2020, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] As our schools become more and more technology based with 1:1 devices, keyboarding has become an even more important skill for ALL students to master and this skill is sometimes addressed in occupational therapy. When students struggle with…...

July 27, 2020

31 July 2020, Article, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Kelli Weaver found herself fumbling as she tried to apply teaching guides from her second-grade son’s classroom to math and reading lessons at home. The effort would often end in meltdowns rather than learning. Parker, an 8-year-old in a…...

July 27, 2020

1 July 2022, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: NCCAPM] Every year in the United States, about 7,000 babies (or 1 out of every 600) are born with a cleft lip and/or a cleft palate. These are two of the most common birth defects found in the US. A cleft…...

July 23, 2020

"Tip or Resource", COVID, Newsletter

Welcome to Issue number 18 of our special e-letter, “Teaching & Therapy Resources for Homebound Families” (Did you miss our previous issues?| Read them HERE) Each week, this e-mailer features new resources, articles about this bizarre time we are living in, and…...