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August 15, 2018

17 August 2018, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Speech Room News] I guarantee if you left me alone to wander through a school, I’d end up rummaging through cabinets to see what resources teachers and therapists had stashed away in their closets. Since we live in the age of…...

August 15, 2018

17 August 2018, News, Newsletter, Social Skills

[Source: Science Daily] Research shows that the behavior of the people you most spend time with can affect your own behavior, for better or worse. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that children who need assistance improving their social…...

August 15, 2018

17 August 2018, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Mary Barbera.com] Many children with autism have a difficult time teaching pronouns to kids with autism. For instance, if you tell a child, “Hang up your backpack” that child may say “Hang up your backpack” while he’s hanging up his own…...

August 15, 2018

20 August 2021, Article, SLP

[Source: Live Love Speech] I have mixed feelings about going back to work. On one hand, I’m sad…sad about having to set an alarm for the morning, not spending days on end making memories with my family, and just sunny summer days…...

August 15, 2018

[Source: Hands on as We Grow] Your baby will absolutely love discovering colorful scarves, and she’ll be able to practice a lot of motor skills at the same time! This scarf pull activity was inspired by Rachel in the Activity Room Facebook group. Want…...

August 14, 2018

17 August 2018, Hand Strengthening, News, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Medical X-Press] While other studies have shown that muscle weakness as measured by grip strength is a predictor of unhealthy outcomes—including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, disability and even early mortality—this is the first to do so for adolescent health over time,…...

August 14, 2018

17 August 2018, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Special Education

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Are you familiar with the use of graphic organizers? As students progress through the educational system, academic demands begin to increase with higher order skills and advanced concepts. Students with learning disabilities are at risk for falling behind…...

August 14, 2018

17 August 2018, ADHD, News, Newsletter, TBI

[Source: Science Daily] According to a study in Biological Psychiatry, physical brain injury in children contributes to the development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), distinct from genetic risk for the disorder. In the study, youth who reported ADHD symptoms and had a history of…...

Dyed Chick Peas Sensory Play

August 13, 2018

17 August 2018, Newsletter, OT, Sensory, SPD

[Source: The Imagination Tree] I love sensory play and especially enjoy the satisfaction of making sensory bin fillers which can be stored and re-used for months and years to come! Making some dyed chick peas for sensory play has been on my…...

August 13, 2018

17 August 2018, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Young children who are regularly engaged in conversation by adults may have stronger connections between two developing brain regions critical for language, according to a study of healthy young children that confirms a hypothesis registered with the Open Science…...