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Sensory Activity of the Week: Shaving Cream Tracks

February 6, 2017

10 February 2017, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Shaving Cream Tracks is a fun activity to set up that encourages fine motor skills, tactile input and crossing midline. You will need plates, toy cars and shaving cream for this activity. This idea is from Therapeutic…...

February 6, 2017

10 February 2017, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Medical News Today] There is an abundance of foods that should be avoided during pregnancy, and a new study suggests that licorice should sit firmly in this category. Researchers have found that children born to mothers who consume large amounts of…...

Comic Redesigns the Autism Spectrum

February 3, 2017

3 February 2017, Autism, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: The Mighty] Rebecca Burgess sees a problem with the way many people perceive the autism spectrum. Her resolution? The comic below. The Tumblr user debuted “Understanding the Spectrum” (below), which gets rid of the linear autism spectrum image (i.e. you’re either “not autistic, “very…...

February 3, 2017

3 February 2017, Jobs, Newsletter, School Psych

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or Great opportunity for you! Our client is in need of a full time School Psychologist to work between two schools in Osseo and Minneapolis, approximately 10 miles from one another. You will be working 2.5 days at…...

February 3, 2017

3 February 2017, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or Wow…working in a wonderful family-oriented town that’s close to the University of Arkansas, the Ozark Mountains with water sports, hiking, biking trails and so much more! You would have the ability to work under a salary or…...

February 3, 2017

3 February 2017, News, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or Seeking a Pediatric (and Adult) Speech-Language Pathologist for the heart of Atlanta, Georgia * Full time Position in clinic position serving the pediatric position (3 days a week) and working with seniors (2 days a week). *…...

February 2, 2017

3 February 2017, Behavior, News, Newsletter, School Psych, Social Work

[Source: Crisis Prevention.com via School Psyched] What is emotional self regulation? Emotional self regulation is the ability to monitor and manage our own behavior. With self regulation, we can calm ourselves down when we’re distressed, and pick ourselves up when we’re low.…...

February 2, 2017

3 Feburary 2017, Newsletter, OT, School Pysch, Social Work

[Source: PBS Parents via School Psyched By Katie Hurley, LCSW A mother of a six-year-old boy called me in tears. After yet another meltdown in his classroom, the teacher requested a meeting with the parents. The mother assured me that her son…...

February 1, 2017

3 February 2017, Article, Newsletter

[Source: Starfish Therapies] When babies are first born, they are dependent on us for all movement. They are suddenly in a world that has gravity and their muscles have to adapt. So, any position you put them in their muscles are going…...

January 31, 2017

3 February 2017, News, Newsletter, PT, School Psych

[Source: Medical News Today] The ability of exercise to protect against depression in adults and young people is well studied. However, whether it has such an effect in children is unknown. Now, a new study from Norway suggests that children who undertake…...