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March 7, 2023

"Tip or Resource", 10 March 2023, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: We love this fine motor craft which involves threading beads, fine motor manipulation of pipe cleaners, and hand strengthening (squeezing glitter glue) [Source: Carrots are Orange] I received this great package of craft supplies from Craft Project Ideas filled with…...

March 7, 2023

10 March 2023, ABA, Article, BCBA

[Source: Richmond.com] Seventeen-year-old Orion Martin climbed into the driver’s seat of the driving simulator in a classroom at The Faison Center — a nonprofit education and treatment center near Willow Lawn that serves individuals and families affected by autism spectrum disorder and…...

March 7, 2023

10 March 2023, Article, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Spectrum News] Except for her family and closest friends, no one in Jennifer’s various circles knows that she is on the spectrum. Jennifer was not diagnosed with autism until she was 45 — and then only because she wanted confirmation of…...

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March 6, 2023

10 March 2023, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Brick by Brick] Making a collage is a standard type of activity in preschool and kindergarten rooms. Assembling a lot of different materials to create a larger visual item is a time-honored art form. In fact it is so familiar that…...

March 6, 2023

10 March 2023, AAC, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Speech and Language Kids] In this video, speech-language pathologist Carrie Clark will show you how to encourage an unmotivated child to use his AAC device or system. Watch This Video on Speech and Language Kids ...

March 6, 2023

10 March 2023, Autism, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Social Skills

by Tasia Markoff, lifehiswayblog.wordpress.com Reprinted with permission of the Author as it appeared on the Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism Last week Nick’s science teacher mentioned in an email that he was concerned that Nick is isolating himself socially. The other kids…...

March 6, 2023

10 March 2023, Article, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: The Maine Association of School Psychologists via NASP] Thanks to the Maine Association of School Psychologists for sharing this great message – we 100% agree. And thank you to everyone who makes a difference by working with children and youth! ...

March 6, 2023

10 March 2023, OT, Sensory Integration, Video

Rock Bowling is a sensory motor activity idea that encourages proprioceptive input, tactile input, fine motor skills and eye hand coordination. Get outdoors and get playing! From Your Therapy Source Watch it on YouTube ...

March 1, 2023

3 March 2023, News, Newsletter, PT, TBI

[Source: Medical X-Press] The adoption of recommended changes in concussion management led to a reduction in the length of symptoms among 11- to 18-year-old athletes with first-time, sports-related concussions, according to new research in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. These outcomes support the…...

March 1, 2023

3 March 2023, Dyslexia, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] A combined brain-scanning and behavior study has explored dyslexia in 7 & 8-year-old children learning how to read. Dyslexic youngsters were shown to have different activation in the left hemisphere compared to the control group – the area of…...