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Worth Repeating: Dyspraxia in Children with Asperger's and High-Functioning Autism

June 19, 2014

20 June 2014, Article, Autism, Newsletter, OT

[Source: My Aspergers Child] “My son with Asperger Syndrome is nearly 5 years old and the problem is his clumsiness. I was always clumsy as a kid, which was blamed on my left-handedness, but his is extreme. Today he has dropped two…...

June 19, 2014

20 June 2014, Article, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: The School Psych Toolbox] This is both my area of interest and expertise, so you can expect several blogs in the future focusing on aspects of this disability targeting an audience with varying knowledge levels. This particular blog is to be considered…...

June 18, 2014

20 June 2014, Article, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Parental Involvement

By: Loren Shlaes, OTR Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique As we develop, the thumb and forefinger {the radial portion} separate out from the rest of the hand and perform the fine motor functions. The pinkie, or ulnar, portion of the hand…...

June 18, 2014

20 June 2014, Article, Auditory Processing Disorder, Newsletter, OT, SLP

By: Julia Harper, M.S., OTR/L and Aimee Levin Weiner, Au.D. Introduction Many before us have suggested the use of sound stimulation (Tomatis) and the combination of sound stimulation and sensorimotor activities (Frick and Hacker) as effective strategies for treating processing disorders. In…...

June 17, 2014

20 June 2014, Fine Motor Skills, Handwriting, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Thanks to Your Therapy Source for recommending this Pinterest goodie – Flipping Bean Bags for Wrist Strengthening! We posted this pin on Thursday of last week and it had seen 60 repins by the weekend! This great Motor Skill activity was first…...

June 17, 2014

20 June 2014, Language, Literacy, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

This is the second modified version of Candyland we have seen since joining Pinterest, but this one seems even more popular than the first. We started brainstorming over here and realize that it is the sheer flexibility of this game that makes…...

June 17, 2014

20 June 2014, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, Tip or Resource, Video, Visual Perception

Thank You Margaret Rice and Your Therapy Source for this fantastic fine motor skills and visual perception activity. Fantastic idea, as usual, Margaret! Materials: picture, scissors, glue stick, markers or crayons Purpose: Encourage fine motor and visual perceptual skills...

June 16, 2014

20 June 2014, ADLs, Down Syndrome, Newsletter

[Source: Special Ed Post] A course which teaches fire safety skills and awareness to young people and adults with Down syndrome in Essex could be rolled out across the UK and beyond, after it won national recognition as a runner-up for partnership excellence in…...

June 13, 2014

13 June 2014, Career, Career Tip, Job, Newsletter

How do you handle interruptions or changes to your daily schedule? Give me an example? By answering some of these questions ahead of time, you will find yourself more able to think on your feet when you get thrown an open ended…...

June 12, 2014

13 June 2014, Cleft Palate, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] An international team led by researchers from Karolinska Institutet has identified a new gene related to the Van der Woude syndrome, the most common syndrome with cleft lip and palate. The study is published in the scientific periodical American…...