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New Guidelines on Identifying Students with Learning Disabilities Released

May 29, 2012

1 June 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Education Week] Who are students with learning disabilities? It depends on what state or school district you live in. The combination of a surge in the use of response to intervention and a lack of consensus about how much of a…...

May 29, 2012

1 June 2012, News of the Week, Newsletter, SPD

[Source: Reuters Health via the Chicago Tribune] Occupational therapy for kids who are over- or under-sensitive to sound, touch or other senses could help improve their symptoms — but parents and doctors should be careful not to miss an underlying disorder in…...

May 29, 2012

1 June 2012, Autism, News

[Source: Medical Xpress] A team of UC Davis researchers has found that mothers who had fevers during their pregnancies were more than twice as likely to have a child with autism or developmental delay than were mothers of typically developing children, and…...

May 27, 2012

1 June 2012, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, Sensory Activity

Here is a fun way to explore ice this summer as a sensory “craftivity” with your kiddos! [Source: First Palette.com] Materials Ice cube tray Small plastic bowls Plastic spoons Food coloring Scissors Sketch paper Craft sticks or disposable ice cream spoons Steps:…...

May 26, 2012

Special Thanks to Your Therapy Source for this excellent idea for working on heel contact! Four year old boy working on heel contact. Velcro is strapped to feet with velcro coins on cards....

May 25, 2012

25 May 2012, App, News of the Week, Newsletter, Technology

Editor’s Note: This fascinating podcast aired this week on the Diane Rehm show. Although the discussion mostly centers on neuro-typical children, the last fifteen minutes talks about how the real promise of these devices may just be for our special kiddos, especially…...

May 24, 2012

22 June 2012, AAC, Newsletter

[Source: Wired.com] The iPad is by far the most adored tablet in the human world. The numbers speak for themselves. But what you may not know is that members of the animal kingdom dig the 9.7-inch tablet too — particularly a clan of six…...

May 24, 2012

25 May 2012, Article, Newsletter, SPD

by: Nancy Peske Two-year-old Manuel is supposed to begin his home-based session with a speech-language pathologist who has just entered his family’s home. Manuel is so excited that he greets her by running at her and head butting her thighs. She pulls…...

May 24, 2012

25 May 2012, Article, Newsletter, OT

Image Credit: All For Kids, Pediatric Therapy Krystal Vermeire, OTR/L Occupational therapy has been around for nearly a century. The profession has grown into a diverse field that continues to be ever shifting in its definition and scope of practice. When working…...

May 24, 2012

25 May 2012, News, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Medical News Today] Investigators report that a simple bedside manual therapy to correct a painful misaligned sacroiliac joint was highly successful in a group of 45 patients 10 to 20 years of age. Thirty-six patients (80 percent) obtained significant pain relief,…...