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Research: Writing Forces and Pencil Grasps

March 11, 2013

15 March 2013, Handwriting, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: The American Journal of Occupational Therapy via Your Therapy Source] The American Journal of Occupational Therapy published research on the writing forces associated with four pencil grasp patterns in 74 children in grade 4.The students completed a handwriting assessment before and…...

March 11, 2013

15 March 2013, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter

Thank you to Barbara Smith of the Recycling OT for this week’s activity! Spring is a great time of year for egg-themed crafts regardless of your religion or location on this planet. Children love eggs and birth……. Some of the common crafts…...

March 7, 2013

Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: I had the privilege to meet Ruth Morgan of Chapel Hills Snippets this past fall at ASHA. She is such a lovely person, and a blessing to the field. Her wonderful blog has definitely risen in my estimation as one…...

March 7, 2013

8 March 2012, Newsletter

Before you know it will be graduation day for many of the student clinicians that follow this blog. We have gotten terrific feedback on our Career Guide for pediatric therapists, and thought it was a great time of year to share with…...

March 7, 2013

8 March 2013, Article, Newsletter

by Paul McGhee, PhD, www.LaughterRemedy.com [Adapted from P. McGhee, Understanding and Promoting the Development of Children’s Humor, Kendall/Hunt, 2002. To order, call 302-897-7827.] When parents think of their preschool children, the first image that pops into their minds is often that…...

March 6, 2013

8 March 2013, News, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: Reading Rockets carried a summary and link to this Washington Post story on their blog this week. We found it a very thought provoking piece as well. Here’s a powerful piece about how an award-winning principal went from being a…...

March 6, 2013

8 March 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter, Social Skills

[Source: Medical News Today] Two Michigan State University neuroscientists report in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Scientists used to think the brain cells you’re born with are all you get. After studies revealed the birth…...

App Review: Social Skill Builder

March 5, 2013

8 March 2013, App, Newsletter

[Source: Sublime Speech] Over the past month I’ve had the opportunity to use Social Skill Builder’s App! Both the Full and Lite versions are compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad (iOS 4.3 or later). I had previously used the Lite version but was…...

March 5, 2013

8 March 2013, Autism, Language, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] New findings published in Pediatrics by the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Autism and Related Disorders reveal that 70 percent of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who have a history of severe language delay, achieved phrase or fluent…...

March 5, 2013

8 March 2013, ADHD, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] The first large, population-based study to follow children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) into adulthood shows that ADHD often doesn’t “go away,” and that children with ADHD are more likely to have other psychiatric disorders as adults. Although…...