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OT Corner: School-Related Fine Motor Skills – Understanding the Components

November 13, 2018

16 November 2018, Article, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] When you search the internet, scour social media and review your textbooks, there are thousands of fine motor activities available to improve children’s fine motor skills. It can become completely overwhelming just to decide what activity to choose to…...

November 13, 2018

Newsletter, OT, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: The Inspired Treehouse] Have you started your holiday shopping yet? I logged into my Google account yesterday and was immediately confronted with my daughters’ wish lists, color-coded with fancy fonts as if they will get exactly what they want as long…...

November 13, 2018

16 November 2018, Article, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Starfish Therapies] Using a push toy is one way that little ones begin to practice walking. It gives them the support needed while they begin to figure out how to pick up their legs and take steps. As they are using…...

Thanksgiving Motor Planning Ideas

November 13, 2018

16 November 2018, Motor Planning, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Pink Oatmeal] With Thanksgiving approaching it’s the perfect time to start thinking about Thanksgiving motor planning activities. I love Thanksgiving, I don’t like turkey, but I love that there are four days in a row that everyone in my family is…...

November 13, 2018

16 November 2018, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] A new study has identified unique functional brain networks associated with characteristic behaviors of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in 12- and 24-month old children at risk for developing ASD. The study is published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.…...

November 12, 2018

16 November 2018, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] In a world first, breakthrough research has shown that toddlers with autism are just as capable of learning important life skills through early-intervention delivered in mainstream pre-schools as in specialized settings. Over a period of three years, 44 children…...

November 12, 2018

16 November 2018, ABA, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] A change to medical billing codes for the most common behavior therapy for autism will mean better insurance coverage for families and less hassle for providers, advocates say. Current Procedural Terminology, or CPT, codes are used by medical providers…...

November 12, 2018

16 November 2018, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Psych Central] New research finds that more hours of screen time are associated with lower well-being in those aged 2 to 17, with the association larger for adolescents than for younger children. San Diego State University psychologist Dr. Jean Twenge and University of…...

November 12, 2018

16 November 2018, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Children with undiagnosed language problems are more likely to have difficulty in school, and ultimately graduate and find employment at lower rates than their counterparts. Such children may have trouble early in development in forming connections between words, objects…...

Autism and Zinc – What’s the Link?

November 12, 2018

16 November 2018, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Earlier research indicated an association between zinc and autism. However, until now, understanding the connection has been challenging. A new study, published in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience, suggests that a zinc deficiency in early childhood may contribute to…...