Monthly Archive
August 28, 2013
[Source:  Your Therapy Source via Gait and Posture] Gait and Posture published research on the postural control of children with autism under two different task conditions.  Nineteen children with autism (ages 10-15) were compared to 28 typically developing peers.  Using a force…...
Editor’s Note:  Thanks to Heidi Brislin of the Pediatric Occupational Therapists Group on Facebook for this great link!! [Source: Huffington Post] California resident Daniel Cope suffers from cerebral palsy, but that never stopped him from dreaming of hiking with his family. With…...
[Source: the Tutus & Turtles Blog via Pinterest & Instagram] One of the best things about taking PediaStaff to Instagram so far has been the chance to go back through some of our best pins on Pinterest – especially those that are explained…...
Editor’s Note:   ARK Therapeutic was so excited that we reprinted their Tran-Quill Pencil product review that they have extended a special discount to any “friend of PediaStaff.’   Use coupon code  BTS15 for 15% off storewide, valid through 9/16/13 [Source”  Toys Are Tools]…...
August 26, 2013
[Source: Your Therapy Source] Some of you have already started the school year and some of you will begin over the next few weeks. Get to know your new students with these ideas: 1. Write a letter to your students telling them…...
[Source: Peachie Speechie] Another great thrift shop find! This Whac-A-Mole game is a new addition to my collection and I just love it. Look at how cute these little moles are: The only thing I don’t adore about this game is the…...
by Pat Mervine, MS – CCC- SLP For the second summer in a row, my husband and I traveled to Brazil to visit our son, Gregg, and daughter-in-law, Adi. This year was extra special, as we also met our new grandson, just…...
Last week I took a late lunch to exercise.  While I was on the stationary bike, a Cheerios commercial comes on.    A boy is taking a handful of Cheerios and making designs on the kitchen table.   The sister wanders over, notices…...
[Source: Medical News Today] Getting kids to share their toys is a never-ending battle, and compelling them to do so never seems to help. New research suggests that allowing children to make a choice to sacrifice their own toys in order to…...
August 22, 2013
This video has been going around the internet for a few years now, but it is a great message for any teacher – especially a teacher who works with disadvantaged or special needs children – to start his or her new school…...