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Pinterest Pin of the Week: Squeezie Sidewalk Chalk

June 15, 2012

15 June 2012, Newsletter, OT, PT, Tip or Resource

No Time for Flashcards is one of my very favorite learning/play/craft sites. I always enjoy sharing their ideas here, especially when they support great therapy objectives like hand strengthening! Quite a few repins on this one! Learn How to Make Squeezie Sidewalk…...

June 15, 2012

Articulation, Language, SLP

A special thank you and shout out to 2Gals talk about Speech Therapy for reminding me to feature this fantastic collection of worksheets by Caroline Bowen. Please visit 2Gals Blog post for access to this great resource Oh, and while you are…...

June 14, 2012

15 June 2012, Article, News, Newsletter

Image Credit: WSJ.com [Source: Disability Scoop and ASHAsphere] The iPhone and iPad will soon be even simpler to use for people with a wide range of disabilities thanks to a new software update, Apple Inc. officials said this week. Changes designed to…...

June 14, 2012

15 June 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] A father’s love contributes as much – and sometimes more – to a child’s development as does a mother’s love. That is one of many findings in a new large-scale analysis of research about the power of parental…...

June 13, 2012

15 June 2012, News, Newsletter, Spacial Relations, Visual Perception

[Source: Science Daily] Children who are skilled in understanding how shapes fit together to make recognizable objects also have an advantage when it comes to learning the number line and solving math problems. (Credit: © mitgirl / Fotolia) Children who are…...

June 13, 2012

15 June 2012, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Social Anxiety

[Source: UCF Tdoay, Virtually Better, Inc.] A principal standing in the hallway says, “You are one of my favorite students!” In class, a smart girl says, “You are the nicest person in our class!” Many children would smile and eagerly return those…...

June 12, 2012

15 June 2012, Article, Cerebral Palsy, Newsletter

By: Rachel Scott, Doctor of Physical Therapy Student. University of Central Arkansas. 2006. Karl Kaufman, PT, Melanie Massey Physical Therapy. West Monroe, Louisiana. Reprinted with the express permission of Rachel Scott, PT, DPT Background and Purpose: Intensive therapy (IT) programs for children…...

SLP Corner: Improving Social Skills

June 12, 2012

15 June 2012, Newsletter, SLP

by Brianna Allor, SLP-CFY Reprinted with permission of the author as it appeared on her blog I’m taking some summer classes this year to help bump me up on the pay scale a little quicker. One of the classes I am taking…...

June 12, 2012

15 June 2012, Anxiety, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, one in eight children suffers from an anxiety disorder. And because many anxious children turn into severely anxious adults, early intervention can have a major impact on a patient’s life…...

June 11, 2012

15 June 2012, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] In what could be a major blow to autism research efforts, scientists say that one-third of the world’s largest collection of autism brain samples has been damaged. Officials at McLean Hospital, a Harvard affiliate near Boston, found that a…...