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Summer Activity of the Week: Giant Bubble Wands

June 16, 2015

19 June 2015, Newsletter, OT, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Inner Child Fun] These giant bubble wands are easy to make with just a few items you can find at your local hardware store. Older kids can help tie on the string, and younger kids can help measure out how much string…...

June 16, 2015

19 June 2015, Animal Assisted Therapy, Newsletter, OT, Therapy Dogs, Video

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Grab a tissue and watch this heart warming video about how a special dog helped a 6 year old boy during his therapy sessions. Support our Contributors and Visit the Your Therapy Source blog and website....

June 16, 2015

Early Intervention, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Teaching Mama] My baby is really into grabbing and pulling things…especially drawstrings on my jackets! Since he loves things that dangle, I decided to create an ribbon activity box for him to play with! Learn About this Terrific Activity on Teaching…...

June 16, 2015

19 June 2015, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] More families are taking legal action against Disney, alleging that recent changes to theme park access for people with disabilities are discriminatory. Fourteen new families filed suit this week in Los Angeles Superior Court against Walt Disney Parks and…...

June 16, 2015

19 June 2015, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Education Week] Boys and girls with autism spectrum disorder may share difficulties in communicating, but how those problems manifest themselves differs between the sexes—an important element for educators to remember, according to new research examining children with autism and their peer…...

June 15, 2015

19 June 2015, Article, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: The Temple Grandin School via About.com] By Lisa Jo Rudy, Autism Spectrum Disorders Expert The autism spectrum is very large. If you think of it as a rainbow (or a bell curve), you’ll note that there’s an awful lot of the spectrum…...

June 15, 2015

19 June 2015, News, School Psych

[Source: Medical News Today] Dopamine is the chemical messenger in the brain most closely associated with pleasure and reward. Recent scientific advances now shed light on precise roles for dopamine in the reward process. A new paper published in the current…...

June 15, 2015

19 June 2015, Deafness, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily.com] Deaf education lecturers at The University of Manchester are using the Swivl robot in school classrooms in a UK first for teacher training. Swivl is a robotic turntable onto which is placed an iPad or other tablet. It is…...

Sticky Wing Dragonfly Craft

June 10, 2015

12 June 2015, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: I love this. I would love to see an SLP use this craft and reward the child a sequin for every correct utterance! [Source: No Time for Flashcards] My daughter and I made this dragonfly craft together ages ago but…...

June 10, 2015

12 June 2015, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Toys, appliances, and even a sofa and coffee table can impact when or the way a baby first crawls, walks or achieves other growth milestones, but a new UT Arlington study finds that many parents are unaware of…...