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June 4, 2019

14 June 2019, Newsletter, OT, Sensory Processing

[Source: Sensory Smarts.com] by Lindsey Biel, MA, OTR/L When it comes to self-care tasks, as with everything sensory, you’ll need to analyze the underlying sensory challenges, determine what can and needs to be changed, and increase the ability to handle a wide…...

June 4, 2019

7 June 2019, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: The Washington Post] Why is he so tired, Jackie Mann wondered, not for the first time, as Evan, the middle of her three children, wandered off to his bedroom to take an after-school nap. Small for his age, the 12-year-old seemed…...

June 4, 2019

7 June 2019, Article, Bilateral Coordination, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, PT

Editor’s Note: This article is directed at parents and is a great article for sharing. [Source: North Shore Pediatric] As babies grow and develop certain milestones are often celebrated, such as rolling, sitting, crawling, and walking. As a pediatric occupational therapist, one…...

June 4, 2019

7 June 2019, Newsletter, School Psych

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 f Do you dream of living in beautiful Colorado? We have a wonderful opportunity for a School Psychologist to work a full-time position just northeast of Colorado Springs for the 2019-2020 school year.…...

June 4, 2019

7 June 2019, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Crazy Speech World] Every new class of preschool students brings new vocabulary that we need to teach, and this year I have had a lot of kids who are working on identifying and labeling body parts. I have been trying to find…...

June 3, 2019

7 June 2019, Article, Newsletter, PT

[Source: The Inspired Treehouse] This year I’ve been lucky enough to have lots of time at home with my 16-month-old. And while I try to cherish every single minute with him, I’ll be honest. Sometimes the days can feel kind of long…...

Bilateral Coordination Activity

June 3, 2019

7 June 2019, Balance, Bilateral, Coordination, Newsletter, PT, Tip or Resource, Video

Here is a fun bilateral coordination activity. Hang a string across a room with a paper clip on it. Put another piece of string on a balloon or soft ball. Hang the balloon from the paper clip. Using a bat or a…...

June 3, 2019

Article, News, Newsletter, TNI

[Source: Medical X-Press] Sometimes it’s a teen who got injured playing sports. Other times it’s a student who banged his head in a seemingly innocuous fall or maybe was in a car crash. Whatever the cause, the concussion cases that come in…...

May 30, 2019

31 May 2019, Language, Literacy, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

This is the second modified version of Candyland we have seen since joining Pinterest, but this one seems even more popular than the first. We started brainstorming over here and realize that it is the sheer flexibility of this game that makes…...

May 30, 2019

31 May 2019, Language, Literacy, Newsletter, Tip or Resource, Vocabulary

Special Thanks to Literacy Speaks for suggesting this week’s Therapy Resource of the Week – Addictive Summer Reading Lists for Kids of All Ages [Source: Make and Takes.com] Want to get your kids addicted to reading all summer? Sometimes it just takes…...