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July 25, 2023

28 July 2023, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Recycling OT] I have been teaching several children and adults to close large buttons using large button squares. These are simply 2 pieces of fabric -one with a button sewn on it and the other with a slit to button onto…...

Button Fine Motor Projects/Activities

July 25, 2023

"Tip or Resource", 28 July 2023, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter

Special Thanks to Your Therapy Source for this Week’s Therapy Activity. If you need to work on fine motor, visual motor or button practice why not try some of these activity ideas?...

July 25, 2023

28 July 2023, Fragile X, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily; Image Credit: CDC] Boosting the activity of inhibitory interneurons in Fragile X mice reduced their hypersensitivity to sensory stimuli, according to a new Neuron study led by UCLA Health researchers. Fragile X Syndrome, which is caused by a mutation…...

July 25, 2023

28 July 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily; Image Credit freepic.diller via Freepik.com] When infants watch a live performance of a baby opera, their heart rates synchronized and they were significantly more engaged than babies who watched a recording of the same show — even though the…...

July 25, 2023

28, July 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A new national study, led by researchers at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, has found whole genome sequencing (WGS) to be nearly twice as effective as a targeted gene sequencing test at identifying abnormalities responsible for genetic disorders in…...

July 24, 2023

28 July 2023, Autism, Newsletter, OT, Special Ed

[Source: Washington Post] “I wish I got to spend more time with Charlotte,” the teacher told me with a slight frown. “It’s hard for her to make friends when she’s not here very much.” We were sitting at a child-sized table, perched…...

July 24, 2023

28 July 2023, AAC, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: PraAACtical AAC] The summer is flying by here in Florida and we’re starting to think about heading back to school. Teachers, therapists, and aides play a pivotal role in helping AAC learners develop skills with core vocabulary so that they have…...

July 24, 2023

28 July 2023, Article, Bilingualism, SLP

By: Alejandro E. Brice, Ph.D.,CCC-SLP, Ellen Kester, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, and Roanne Brice, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Previous Viewpoint The idea for this column comes to me via the courtesy of the ASHA Multicultural Issues Board. I am the Chair of this committee for…...

July 24, 2023

28 July 2023, Article, Newsletter, SPD

By: Cat Lichtenbelt Copyright 2011. Reprinted with the express permission of Sensory Flow as it appeared on their website August 11, 2011 Editor’s Note: This article was written for parents, but we are including it on our blog because we thought it…...

July 24, 2023

28 July 2023, Article, Newsletter, Stuttering

Ask the Expert by Gary Rentschler, PhD, CCC-SLP This article was written for parents of stutterers. It would be an excellent choice to share with the parents of the students you treat. All material Copyright © 2008 The National Stuttering Association Reprinted with…...