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Peds Tx Corner: Early Motor Skills and Language Development

June 2, 2015

5 June 2015, Article, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: The Conversation via Your Therapy Source] Hayley Leonard, Goldsmiths, University of London and Elisabeth L Hill, Goldsmiths, University of London Learning to sit up, crawl and walk are all major milestones in a child’s early development – and parents often record…...

June 1, 2015

5 June 2015, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Researchers are exploring new approaches to designing prosthetic hands capable of providing “sensory feedback.” Advances toward developing prostheses with a sense of touch are presented in a special topic article in the June issue of Plastic and Reconstructive…...

June 1, 2015

Literacy, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Beginning readers who focus on letter-sound relationships, or phonics, instead of trying to learn whole words, increase activity in the area of their brains best wired for reading, according to new Stanford research investigating how the brain responds to…...

May 29, 2015

29 May 2015, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: I Can Teach My Child] We have had so much fun with these LEGO picture puzzles! The boys and I just laughed and laughed at the combinations they created. And the LEGO “puzzles” took only a few minutes to make once I…...

Babies Can Think Before They Can Speak

May 28, 2015

29 May 2015, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Two pennies can be considered the same — both are pennies, just as two elephants can be considered the same, as both are elephants. Despite the vast difference between pennies and elephants, we easily notice the common relation of…...

May 28, 2015

Autism, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP

Editor’s Note: We knew this but its great to see the evidence! [Source: Disability Scoop] Animals may offer more than comfort for kids with autism, according to new research finding that pets can bring about physiological changes in those with the developmental disorder.…...

May 28, 2015

29 May 2015, Article, Feeding Issues, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: ASHAsphere] by Melanie Potock In a March 2015 post titled Just Flip the Lip, we explored how the band of tissue or “frenum” that attaches the upper lip to gum tissue can affect feeding development if the frenum is too restrictive. Today,…...

May 28, 2015

29 May 2015, Article, Newsletter, OT, PT, School Psych, SLP, Special Education

[Source: From the Bowels of Motherhood via Autism Speaks] by Mandy Farmer I don’t know your background. I don’t know why you chose this profession. I don’t know where your inner strength comes from or what keeps you going. I don’t know…...

May 28, 2015

29 May 2015, Handwriting, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Download this free summer sunglasses activity to create a cute craft while practicing handwriting and scissor skills. There are step by step directions as well. You can download the craftivity here http://yourtherapysource.com/freesunglasses.html dup52419...

May 27, 2015

29 May 2015, Fine Motor Skills, News, Newsletter, Social Skills

[Medical News Today] Delayed clamping of the umbilical cord to help prevent iron deficiency in infancy was associated with improved scores in fine-motor and social skills in children at age 4, particularly in boys, although it was not associated with any effect…...