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Feeding Therapy Corner: Wait…For…It.. – The Power of Waiting

September 10, 2019

27 May 2011, Article, Feeding Disorders, Feeding Issues, Newsletter

By: Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP As a speech language pathologist who specializes in feeding, one of the most important strategies that I teach to parents and caregivers is the power of waiting. Children need time to organize their thoughts and their bodies…...

September 10, 2019

13 September 2019, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource, Visual Discrimination, Visual Motor

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Here is a visual perceptual freebie Find and Color for back to school from the School Doodle Find packet. Challenge your student’s visual scanning and visual motor skills with this activity. Can you find and color the 7…...

September 10, 2019

13 September 2019, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Special Thanks to Therapy Fun Zone for this Activity of the Week. Please support our contributors and visit Therapy Fun Zone Any square piece of paper can be made into a Cootie Catcher. Fold two corners together and crease firmly. unfold. Then…...

September 10, 2019

31 August 2018, Newsletter, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Toddler Approved] Back to School Basics posts review simple skills for preschoolers and pre-k students. Today I am sharing this simple word family and color slam game. We typically try and come up with games or activities that can work for both my son (entering pre-k…...

September 10, 2019

13 September 2019, Article, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Best Practice Autism] Impairment in social communication and interaction is a core feature of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Social skills deficits include difficulties with initiating interactions, maintaining reciprocity, taking another person’s perspective, and inferring the interests of others. Unfortunately, many children…...

September 10, 2019

13 September 2019, Article, Auditory Processing Disorder, Newsletter, SLP

By: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Reprinted with the permission of National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) as originally published on their Website What is auditory processing? Auditory processing is the term used to…...

September 10, 2019

13 September 2019, Article, Newsletter, Sensory Processing, SPD

By: Jackie Linder Olson Editor’s Note: This article is directed at parents, but would a a great resource to share with the caregivers for your sensory sensitive kiddos! It is time to go back to school, which can be both exciting and…...

September 10, 2019

13 September 2019, Article, Newsletter, PT

By: Margaret Rice PT Looking back to graduation from physical therapy school, well over 10 years ago, I now realize that the professors missed quite a bit of information about school based therapy. After one class in pediatric physical therapy and an eight…...

September 10, 2019

13 September 2019, News, Newsletter, PT, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] Sylvia Colt-Lacayo is 18, fresh-faced and hopeful, as she beams confidence from her power wheelchair. Her long dark hair is soft and carefully tended, and her wide brown eyes are bright. A degenerative neuromuscular disease, similar to muscular dystrophy,…...

September 9, 2019

13 September 2019, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Nearly a decade after Congress first considered restrictions on the use of restraint and seclusion in schools, a new report finds that rules continue to vary significantly from state to state. Thirty states have “meaningful” laws on the books…...