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PT Corner: Strong Outer Hips (Aka Abductors)

May 10, 2017

12 May 2017, Article, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Starfish Therapies] One of the muscles we focus on when we are working with kids, or young adult (or even ourselves if we’re being honest) is the hip abductor, or the outer hip muscle. This muscle may be on the smaller…...

May 10, 2017

Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Special Ed

[Source: Disability Scoop] In a first, a new comic book debuting this summer will feature a superhero with an extra 21st chromosome. Comic book publisher Lion Forge said they will introduce a character named Jonah, a teenage boy with Down syndrome, in…...

May 9, 2017

12 May 2017, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Don’t you love activities that require little prep and include more than one domain of development? I do for sure so I created this Summer Match Up board that you can download for free below from the Summer…...

May 9, 2017

12 May 2017, News, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Science Daily] Day and night, it’s processing signals from all over the body, from recognizing the wriggles of the child’s own fingers and toes to the sound of mommy’s or daddy’s voice. Though much of how the infant brain works and…...

May 9, 2017

12 May 2017, News, Newsletter, OT, Visual Perception

[Source: Medical X-Press] A team of researchers with members from the University of Sussex and the University of California has found evidence that suggests color categorization in humans is biological rather than learned. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National…...

May 8, 2017

12 May 2017, Article, Newsletter, School Nurse

Editor’s Note: Wednesday, May 10th is National School Nurses Day. Please share this excellent article that we found on the National Association of School Nurses website. [Source: AFT.org via NASN] By Erin D. Maughan The number of students with chronic and…...

May 8, 2017

12 May 2017, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: USA Today] Share in the excitement: watch this 7-year-old show off her new prosthetic at school Watch this Video on USA Today ...

May 8, 2017

Autism, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] Less than a year ago, Erica Daniels, a Horsham, Pa. mother of two, did what once upon a time she would have considered unthinkable. She gave her son Leo, who has autism and is now 12, a dose of…...

May 8, 2017

12 May 2017, Newsletter, OT, Pediatric Stroke, PT, SLP

[Source: Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association (CHASA)] May is Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month! There is strength in numbers and you can join the movement to increase Pediatric Stroke Awareness. This page will give you tools to help you raise awareness. A Few Facts…...

May 8, 2017

Newsletter, Parents, SLP, Speech Delay

[Source: Scary Mommy] When you have a speech delayed child, many people blow it off as being no big deal. No, it’s not the end of the world and yes, kids develop at different rates — but to you and your child,…...