With intricate coloring sheets being super popular right now, I thought I would create a few for occupational and physical therapy. Simple but cute! Here are three things to do with your coloring sheets: Color and decorate the therapy room. Have a coloring contest and award a small prize to the winner. Tell everyone not […]
The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders published research to examine the evidence regarding motor impairment specificity in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is difficult to determine if there is evidence for specificity of motor impairment within different clinical groups. For example, are certain motor impairments associated with specific diagnoses? Previous research indicates […]
Part of our job as pediatric therapists, teachers and parents is to encourage children to succeed. Whether it be a small accomplishment, a big dream or a lofty goal children need our support and help through motivating words. This is especially true during therapy sessions when children are faced with many challenges. You can print […]
A small study examined five children (ages 3-5 years old) participating in three conditions (15 minutes each) in randomized order: 1) playing with traditional age appropriate toys to simulate free play environment (e.g. drawing/crafts, trains, toy cars). 2) playing with iPad2 with a range of age appropriate apps. 3) viewing television with a range of age appropriate programs. […]
It is that time of year again when annual reviews will slowly start to begin. Here are 5 things to do before you write an IEP goal: 1. Check present levels of performance – Perform a new evaluation if it is necessary. Determine the student’s strengths and weaknesses. When you formulate a goal try to […]
Here is a unique way to practice visual discrimination skills while adding in some physical activity. You can download the freebies from Your Therapy Source.
The Journal of Attention Disorders published research on two studies to investigate the role of physical activity on the affect and executive functioning of children with symptoms of ADHD. One study explored the association between physical activity and affect in the daily lives of children with varying degrees of hyperactivity. The second study randomly assigned children […]
Here is a sample page of 7 core strengthening activities to do with children using a towel. You can download it here https://www.yourtherapysource.com/corestrengtheningfreebie.html The activities are from the electronic book The Core Strengthening Handbook by Lauren Drobnjak, PT and Claire Heffron, OT. The Core Strengthening Handbook – This download includes 50+ activities including: Quick and Easy Core Strengthening […]
I am not sure if you have ever heard of Dr. Jean but she is an amazing early childhood educator who has authored many books, written songs and produced videos. She is a huge supporter of encouraging movement with learning. Here are some of my most favorite Dr. Jean videos for combining movement and learning […]
Recent research from Clinical Biomechanics completed a review from the motion analysis laboratory results from 27 children with bilateral cerebral palsy to evaluate the shoulder and pelvic girdle in the three planes of motion. The control group was data from 10 typically developing children. The results indicated the following: the children with bilateral cerebral palsy walked […]