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- Make EBooks iPad Apps: “Write” on pdf documents on your iPad
- Shoes4Kids: Read how a PTA delivers shoes and socks to children in need during the annual APTA conference
- 2010 Pediatric Therapy Product Awards: Check out the results from the survey about your favorite therapy products and resources.
- Play For All: article written in ADVANCE for PT by Margaret Rice PT on combining universal design and motor learning during play time.
- Family TV Watching and Autism: by Eileen Parker. Check out this article about simple rules and tips for people with sensory processing disorder and television watching.
- Twitter for Therapists: Not sure what Twitter is or how to use it? Read this article on getting started with Twitter.
- Research on Self Regulation in Children: Article on self regulation as a predictor of academic abilities in children. Also offers suggested activities to encourage self regulation from prominent researchers.
- Interview Tips for School Based Therapists: Informative article for school therapist’s in the job market written by Heidi Kay at PediaStaff
- SI Quiz: Test your sensory integration knowledge with this fun quiz.
- Deep Pressure Sensory Input – By: Nancy Hylton, PT, LO and Katy K. Schoos PT, MHS, PCS Informative article on the SPIO, flexible compression bracing.
- Developing Clinical Skills in Assistive Technology – by Michelle L. Lange OTR Need to learn more about assistive tech but not sure where to start. Check this article out.
- OT PRODUCT FOCUS – Easieeaters – great article written by Kelly Klemmer OT on getting her adapted utensils from idea to the mass market.
- Bulk Up The Brain – The Benefits of Bringing Physical Activity into the Classroom – informative article by Margaret Rice PT (owner of Your Therapy Source Inc) printed in ADVANCE on the brain boosting benefits of exercise during the school day.
- Updated 5/1/09 FDA Report on Botox Use in Children with Cerebral Palsy – must read for any therapists who work with children who receive botox injections
- ADHD and Brain Development: Recent Research and Commentary posted on 11/14/07 regarding new research by the National Institutes of Health. Read and add your comments.
- Sitting – What Should We Be Avoiding? – informative article written by Carol K. Sheats PT, OCS on the importance of proper sitting posture for school children
- Abbreviations – a short list of common abbreviations in special education
- 10 Things They Don’t Teach You In School – learning on the job as a school based therapist
- Strength in Numbers – Tips for Successful Pediatric Group Therapy Sessions
- Therapists as Advocates for Physical Activity in Children – including a FREE hand-out, 10 Simple Activities to Encourage Physical Activity in the Classroom
- Teaching Motor Skills to Children with Cerebral Palsy – Book Review
- Collaborate with Teachers to Develop Multisensory Lessons
- LET’S TALK: How to Communicate Effectively with The Special Education Team
- Cuttables and Traceables, New Aids to Teach Basic Cutting and Tracing Skills – By: Elisabeth A. Wharton, MOTR/L. Check out this article on a great new OT product created by an OT.