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App Review of the Week: Loopz Motor Planning Game and App Review

November 6, 2012

9 November 2012, App, Newsletter, PT

by Margaret Rice There are more and more active games coming out on the market. LoopzTM is a toy available in stores ranging from $35 to $50 (Walmart, Target, ToysRUs, etc) and online that is a great tool to practice motor planning…...

November 6, 2012

9 Novmember 2012, Newsletter, OT, SPD

[Source: SPD Blogger Network] Reprinted with permission of the SPD Blogger Network by “Reinventing Mommy” This post isn’t for the faint of heart. Two words – two little words – that can strike fear into the hearts of every special needs parent.…...

November 5, 2012

9 November 2012, Language, Literacy, Newsletter

[The Guardian UK, via Reading Rockets] How do we know what makes toddlers laugh? A lot of picture books expect very young children to find things like a big splash, a loud noise or a vivid picture of someone getting hurt funny.…...

November 5, 2012

9 November 2012, Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, Newsletter

(Very Personal) Editor’s Note: Fascinated by the cover, and I picked up a copy of New York Magazine in the airport on my way home from a visit with my own elderly father who has cancer and severe Asperger’s Syndrome. I am…...

November 5, 2012

Anxiety, Newsletter, 9 November 2012, School Psych

[Source Science Daily] Parents with social anxiety disorder are more likely than parents with other forms of anxiety to engage in behaviors that put their children at high risk for developing angst of their own, according to a small study of parent-child…...

November 1, 2012

2 November 2012, Article, Newsletter, OT, SPD

[Source: LD Made Easy] Transitions are particularly hard for some children and extremely difficult for most children with sensory issues. It isn’t just the air and the leaves that are changing it are the clothes that the children are wearing changes too.…...

November 1, 2012

Autism, Executive Function, Newsletter, 2 November 2012, SLP

Editor’s Note: Speech Lady Jen of Therapy and Learning Services, Inc wishes to thank Tara Roehl, MS,CCC-SLP for writing this guest post for the SpeechladyJen Blog community. You can find Tara’s blog at http://www.speechykeenslp.com/. Teenagers with executive functioning difficulties often struggle to…...

November 1, 2012

2 November 2012, Article, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Special Ed Post] by Carlo Pandian Naturally adverse to dealing with new situations and communicating with other people, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) face numerous challenges in dealing with day to day life in which new situations come as part of the…...

October 31, 2012

2 November 2012, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

‘Tis definitely starting to approach “the season.” Halloween is this week and Turkey Day is around the corner. Please enjoy the great big Thanksgiving Pinterest Pinboard we have compiled, now in year two, with 485 pins and counting! Visit the PediaStaff Thanksgiving…...

October 31, 2012

2 November 2012, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

One thing that I love about Pinterest is that the “good stuff” speaks for itself. This week’s choice for a Pinterest related shoutout is a great example. I pinned seven recent blog posts by “Ms. Lane” off of the new SLP blog …...