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OT / PT Corner: Why I Let My Kid Climb Up The Slide

May 13, 2015

15 May 2015, Article, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Pink Oatmeal] The golden rule of the park is climb up the stairs and slide down the slide. I guess we are rule breakers around here, within reason. I let my kid climb up the slide, I even encourage it. Of course,…...

May 12, 2015

15 May 2015, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Down syndrome, the most common chromosomal disorder in America, can be complicated by significant deterioration in movement, speech and functioning in some adolescents and young adults. Physicians previously attributed this regression to depression or early-onset Alzheimer’s, and it has…...

May 12, 2015

15 May 2015, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Everyone likes to look at young babies. But who wants to listen? Well…it turns out that other babies do. In fact, a McGill University/UQAM research team has discovered that 6-month-old infants appear to be much more interested in listening…...

May 11, 2015

16 July 2021, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Pincer Grasp

[Source: Learning 4 Kids.net] Water Play with Eye Droppers is a colorful and fun activity that encourages development of the pincer grasp. The pincer grasp enables a child to pick up small items using the thumb and index finger and is important…...

May 11, 2015

15 May 2015, Career, Job, Newsletter, OT

Congratulations to Anna K, of Ohio! She is moving to a bedroom community of greater Austin area to work for one of PediaStaff’s outpatient clinic clients. She will be working for therapist owned and operated clinic in a fabulous 10,000 square foot center. They serve kids…...

May 11, 2015

Article, Newsletter, OT, Sensory Processing, SPD

[Source: Carrots Are Orange] Maria Montessori believed that educating the senses preceded intellectual development. A child’s education of the senses begins at birth. He takes impressions of his world through his senses. Around 2.5 years old he enters a sensitive period…...

May 11, 2015

15 May 2015, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: No Time for Flash Cards] Paper dolls are a ton of fun but if you think back to when you were a kid you might remember that they were also tricky to keep clothed. Their outfits are kept on by folding…...

May 11, 2015

15 May 2015, Article, Early Intervention, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP

[Source: National Public Radio] The Harlem Children’s Zone is a nonprofit known for its innovative, multifaceted approach to ending the cycle to poverty. It’s garnered kudos from President Obama and philanthropists like William Louis-Dreyfus, who recently announced he would donate up to…...

May 7, 2015

8 May 2015, News, Newsletter, Pediatric Stroke

[Source: Medical News Today] When you hear the word “stroke,” the first picture that pops into your mind is likely to be of an elderly individual. It’s true that older adults are at greater stroke risk; the chance of having a stroke…...

Possible Role of Gut Bacteria in Autism

May 7, 2015

8 May 2015, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Autism: for a condition that continues to confound researchers and physicians alike, Dr. Richard E. Frye, Director of Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) autism research program, believes that research into the role of the microbiome could hold a key to…...