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OT Activity of the Week: 'Crack the Code' Printable Visual Perception Game

December 12, 2013

Newsletter, Tip or Resource, Visual Perception

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Here is a free printable game to encourage visual perceptual skills, handwriting and fine motor skills. You can choose to practice coloring, shapes or handwriting letters/numbers. This is easy game to print and toss in your bag for a last minute…...

December 11, 2013

13 December 2013, Autism, News of the Week

[Source: Huffington Post] Meeting Santa Claus at a shopping mall can be horribly hectic. There are large crowds, long lines, and holiday music blaring from speakers. It’s a recipe for madness — and for children with autism, it’s especially unbearable. So, malls…...

December 11, 2013

13 December 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Mothers get all the attention. But a study led by McGill researcher Sarah Kimmins suggests that the father’s diet before conception may play an equally important role in the health of their offspring. It also raises concerns about the…...

December 10, 2013

13 December 2013, Article, Feeding Issues, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: ASHAsphere] by Melanie Potock, CCC-SLP A Parent’s Expectations and an SLP’s Goals As a pediatric SLP who focuses on feeding, I guide families through the process of transitioning from g-tube feedings to 100% oral feeds and ultimately, removal of the…...

December 10, 2013

[Source: Medical News Today] As we grow older, our brains reorganize themselves, pruning and streamlining nerve fiber linkages to reduce overall network connectivity while selectively preserving long-distance connections that are crucial to information integration. Now, a team led by Newcastle University in…...

December 10, 2013

13 December 2013, Article, Newsletter, SLP

by Erk X. Raj MS CCC-SLP In an attempt to get a bit more organized, I decided it was time for me to rearrange, reorganize, and essentially clean out my speech therapy filing cabinet. As I was going through the gigantic, paper…...

December 10, 2013

News of the Week, Newsletter, PT

[Source: CBS via Upworthy.com] Two years ago, Paul McCarthy began searching for an inexpensive yet functional prosthetic hand for his son Leon, who was born without fingers on one of his hands. McCarthy came across a video online with detailed instruction on…...

December 10, 2013

13 December 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] The anatomy of the brain affects cognitive control, an essential skill for learning and academic success. This is the result of studies performed by the Laboratoire de Psychologie du Développement et de l’Education de l’Enfant (CNRS/Université Paris Descartes/Université de…...

December 9, 2013

13 December 2013, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Social Skills

Our good friends at The Social Express (www.thesocialexpress.com), have just announced the latest version of their award-winning, highly reviewed program. We were excited to meet Marc Zimmerman, CEO and Founder of The Social Express, at this year’s ASHA Conference. Marc demonstrated the…...

December 9, 2013

13 December 2013, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Boston Magazine] The old saying “Sally sold seashells by the seashore” has nothing on a tongue twister created by researchers at MIT. The verbal puzzle, “pad kid poured curd pulled cod,” tripped up test subjects who tried to spit out so…...