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Book Review: When My Worries Get Too Big

February 27, 2014

28 February 2014, Book, Newsletter

Review by: Connie Mistler Davidson via Amazon.com How many kids do you know with Attention Deficit Disorder who don’t live with anxiety? I know very few. Anxiety and ADD go hand-in-hand for many children, especially in the classroom. The National Association on…...

February 27, 2014

Autism, News, Newsletter 28 February 2014

[Source: Medical News Today] Last year, the American Psychiatric Association issued new guidelines for the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. But new research from Columbia University School of Nursing in New York, NY, suggests that these guidelines could leave thousands of children…...

February 27, 2014

28 February 2014, ADHD, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: New York Times] by Alan Schwarz Jerry, 9 years old, dissolved into his Game Boy while his father described his attentional difficulties to the family pediatrician. The child began flitting around the room distractedly, ignoring the doctor’s questions and squirming in…...

February 26, 2014

28 February 2014, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) researchers have determined that a small region of the hippocampus known as CA2 is essential for social memory, the ability of an animal to recognize another of the same species. A better grasp…...

February 26, 2014

Feeding Issues, Newsletter, OT, Picky Eaters, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Therapy & Learning Services] Food should be fun and there is no better way to put this into action than building with food. Don’t worry, I’m not suggesting complicated food art that looks like a professional has spent hours building. I’m…...

February 25, 2014

Article, Sensory Integration, SPD

Editor’s Note: This article is written for the parents of children who have SID and related problems. We publish it here because we know that therapists like to give their client’s caregivers as much information as possible. By: Debbie Woodward One of the…...

February 25, 2014

28 February 2014, News of the Week, PT, Rare Diseases and Disorders

[Source: CNN] Doctors are looking for more information about a “polio-like syndrome” that has caused paralysis in a few children in California. Neurologists have identified five patients who developed paralysis in one or more of their limbs between August 2012 and July…...

February 25, 2014

[Source: Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities via Your Therapy Source] Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities published research of the effects of using a platform swing on independent work behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The research was…...

February 24, 2014

OT, PT, School Psych, SLP

We are waiting for ours too! It should be be for a whole lot!! Ha Ha! Thanks to our Facebook friend Cara Koscinski for making sure we saw this one!...

February 24, 2014

28 February 2014, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP, Tip or Resource

The Easter stuff is already out, so it should be easy to find plenty of green plastic eggs for this adorable activity. We shared this on Instagram last week. Some suggestions included: Cut up students’ target articulation words and put inside eggs…...