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Halloween Speech Lesson of the Week: Where’s My Mummy?

October 22, 2019

25 October 2019, Language, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

by Kristin Cummings, M.S. CCC-SLP I love fall and I love Halloween! Even more, I love the story, Where’s My Mummy? by Carolyn Crimi. I use this book every October with my speech and language students. This is an adorable, not…...

Halloween Bat Dice Drawing

October 22, 2019

25 October 2019, Fine Mot, Halloween, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Here is a simple game that requires paper, pencil and one die. Player one rolls a die. To start your drawing you must roll a #1. When you roll the #1, you can draw the first item. Next…...

October 22, 2019

25 October 2019, Newsletter, SPD, Tip or Resource

[Source: Hands on As We Grow] I love a good sensory activity! Halloween is a great time of year to get a little messy, too. This fun Halloween shaving cream sensory activity is the perfect combo of messy fun and holiday spirit!…...

October 22, 2019

1 October 2021, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Hands On As We Grow] Tis the season for pumpkins, apples, skeleton bones, costumes, and bats. Yes, bats! Have fun learning about those cute (okay, maybe creepy) fluffy mammals that fly through the air with these batty crafts, snacks, and activities. Read the…...

October 22, 2019

Depression, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press] While fewer straight teens suffer depression than did two decades ago, the same cannot be said for lesbian, gay and bisexual teens. For those teens, depression risk remains much higher than among their straight peers, new research shows, and…...

October 22, 2019

25 October 2019, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Autism spectrum disorder has neither a distinct pathogenesis nor pharmaceutical treatment, yet evidence continues to mount demonstrating immune dysfunction and inflammation in specific brain regions of children diagnosed with the neurodevelopmental condition. A collaborative group of researchers in Boston…...

October 21, 2019

25 October 2019, Down Syndrome, Newsletter

[Source: theinfo.me] The fashion industry is rapidly changing and how this change can be seen not only in dresses but also in models. Earlier, the grounded idea was that only tall, slim and fair people can be models. But now this idea has…...

October 21, 2019

25 October 2019, Newsletter, TBI

[Source: Medical X Press] Adolescents who play contact sports, including football, are no more likely to experience cognitive impairment, depression or suicidal thoughts in early adulthood than their peers, suggests a new University of Colorado Boulder study of nearly 11,000 youth followed…...

October 21, 2019

25 October 2019, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] The primary method that pediatricians use to identify children with autism is missing more kids with the developmental disorder than it catches, new research suggests. Less than 40 percent of children later diagnosed with autism screened positive on…...

October 21, 2019

25 October 2019, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Did you know that coordination exercises for kids provide so many benefits for children especially at school? Coordination exercises include physical activity where children practice visual motor skills and/or bilateral skills where they use both sides of the…...