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Easy at Home: Beaded Dragonfly & Lightning Bug Craft

May 20, 2020

22 May 2020, At Home, Newsletter, OT, SLP

How adorable is this?? Thank You to I Heart Crafty Things for this fantastic summery, insect-themed idea that combines fine motor practice with a ‘reward-for-correct-utterance’ activity! I would combine it with a reading of Sam and the Firefly – one…...

May 20, 2020

22 May 2020, Job, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Live and work in paradise and make a difference in a child’s life today! We are seeking Physical Therapists to serve the children of the Ft. Lauderdale and the Pompano Beach, FL…...

May 20, 2020

22 May 2020, Fine Motor Craft, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Woot Jr.] As a native Floridian, I have spent a lot of time at the beach. I love breathing in the salt air, especially along the Atlantic coast. It can instantly relieve my stress and bring me back to my childhood.…...

May 20, 2020

22 May 2020, News, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] There has been many studies on exercise and ADHD that indicate a possible beneficial effect on functional outcomes for children with ADHD. A recent meta-analysis research study was completed and published in the Journal of Attention Disorders. After…...

May 20, 2020

22 May 2020, COVID, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] It is highly likely that children can transmit the new coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, but several factors suggest that children are unlikely to be the main drivers of the pandemic. Opening up schools and kindergartens is unlikely to impact…...

May 20, 2020

22 May 2020, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] In a recent study, Duke researchers tested whether a single infusion of a unit of a child’s own or donor cord blood could improve social communication skills in children between the ages of 2-7 diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.…...

May 20, 2020

22 May 2020, Newsletter, OT, Pediatric Stroke, PT, SLP

[Source: Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association (CHASA)] Did you know that kids have strokes too? May is Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month! There is strength in numbers and you can join the movement to increase Pediatric Stroke Awareness. This page will give you tools…...

May 20, 2020

22 May 2020, Article, Newsletter, OT, PT, School Psych, Sped

[Source: Mindful Magazine] I can clearly remember sitting in a parents group when my youngest was in elementary school, participating in a discussion about what we most wanted for our children. Being happy was at the top of everyone’s list, and yet…...

May 19, 2020

Article, COVID, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Education Week] When schools in Owley County, Ky., closed in early March, James Barrett hopped on his bus each morning to deliver meals to hundreds of students. Then the special education teacher, who is also a bus driver for the rural…...

May 19, 2020

22 May 2020, Article, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Starfish Therapies] Since we have been doing some blog post round-ups I thought I would go through and find all the posts that are related to the various developmental milestones that baby’s go through. Bookmark this as a resource and we…...