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More Screen Time Associated with Decreased Fine Motor Skills

May 13, 2019

17 May 2019, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] As technology and screens take a stronger hold on our children’s lives every day, it is important to analyze the relationship between screen time and fine motor skills in preschoolers. Teachers and therapists continue to report that when…...

May 12, 2019

17 May 2019, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] New research suggests that medications targeting a hormone may lead to improved socialization and behavior in those with autism. Results from two studies on treatments related to the hormone vasopressin — one looking at adults on the spectrum and…...

May 12, 2019

17 May 2019, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Education Week] The U.S. Department of Education will appeal a judge’s ruling that could affect how school districts across the country spend millions of dollars in federal special education money. The department has wanted to delay the implementation of a rule…...

May 12, 2019

17 May 2019, News.etter, OT, Parenting, PT, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] What really matters in caring for babies may be different than commonly thought, says Lehigh University researcher Susan S. Woodhouse, an expert on infant attachment. In new research, she finds that caregivers need only “get it right” 50 percent…...

May 12, 2019

17 May 2019, Article, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Many people say that handwriting instruction is no longer a necessity because of the prevalence in the use of gadgets that effectively replace our need to write using traditional writing tools. Dr. Beverly Moskowitz, OTR/L, creator of the…...

May 9, 2019

10 May 2019, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Alaska is calling! A school system in Fairbanks, AK seeks two Speech-Language Pathologists with school or pediatric experience for the 2019-20 school year. * New Grad SLP-CFs will be considered * The caseload consists of schools…...

May 9, 2019

10 May 2019, Article, Newsletter, PT

[Article and Image Source: HeartSpacePT] A few weeks ago I had occasion to assess a lovely little girl. Her mom had several concerns one of which was her incoordination during running. I noted that there were difficulties with alignment in all positions/activities…...

May 9, 2019

10 May 2019, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP

Editor’s Note: Thank You @ariyares on Twitter for calling our attention to this article. [Source: Lifehacker.com] Parents and teachers might often wonder how to teach children caring toward others–more so when the world feels full of disagreement, conflict, and aggression. This…...

50 Flower Crafts for Kids

May 8, 2019

10 May 2019, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Growing a Jeweled Rose] Spring is finally here, and with that we have flowers on our mind. We can’t wait to plant and craft this Spring! Are you excited, too? Here are 50 fun and creative flower crafts to help get…...

May 8, 2019

10 May 2019, Article, Newsletter, SLP, Stuttering

by Mirla Raz, CCC-SLP The formative preschool years, when a child’s speech and language skills progress by leaps and bounds, is also the time when the seed of stuttering often take root. Ignored or inadvertently fertilized, the roots of stuttering grow longer…...