Child: Care, Health and Development has published an excellent article (which is free to download until 12/31/15) entitled The ‘F-words’ in Childhood Disability: I swear this is how we should think! The authors, Dr. Peter Rosenbaum and Dr. Jan Willem Gorter, discuss how we need to change our focus with regards to childhood disabilities. We need to move […]
Here is a collection of informative blog posts to get some recommendations on purchasing shoes for children including shoes that fit over orthotics: Shoe Recommendations for Children: start here with this informative post of typical development of children’s feet. There are some There are some general recommendations based on age and recommendations based on the […]
The Journal of Experimental Child Psychology published research on the development of multisensory body representation and awareness in older children (10-13 years old) using the “the rubber hand illusion”. Previous research indicated that younger children (ages 4-9 years old) represent the position of their own hand in external space by relying more on looking at […]
Physical Therapy published research on the differences between 25 children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and 25 of their peers with typical development for activities of daily living (ADL) performance, learning, and participation, and the predictive values of these aspects. All of the children’s parents completed the DCD Daily-Q. The DCD Daily-Q is a 23 […]
Here is another freebie from Your Therapy Source – Ask Me About My Stickers freebie. You can download the templates for stickers to put on a label sheet. You just need labels size 1″ by 2 5/8″ (30 per sheet Avery label #5160/8160 or comparable). Toss the label sheet in your printer and you will […]
Check out these $0.99 specials until 11/30/15: 1. Scavenger Hunts – Encourage physical activity and visual perceptual skills while going on fun scavenger hunts. 2. Tangrams for Kids – cut and paste puzzle projects for kids. 3. December Handwriting Activities – over 40 pages of December holiday handwriting templates, visual motor and visual perceptual worksheets.
Here are 10 tips to help teach children to be independent with self help skills and everyday routines: 1. Make sure you have time to give the child your undivided attention when you are first teaching a new skill or routine. Likewise, make sure that the child is paying attention when learning the skill. Minimize […]
This Downward Dog Yoga Pose is a free sample from Yoga Cards. The purpose of the downward dog pose is to: 1. improve balance. 2. stretch the back and the hamstring muscles (back of the thighs). 3. strengthen the shoulders, arms and the core muscles. 4. stimulate the vestibular system with the inverted position of […]
Research in Developmental Disabilities published an article comparing implicit versus explicit motor learning in 30 boys with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their age and IQ matched peers. Each children participated in a serial reaction time task (SRTT). The children were separated into different groups based on diagnosis and implicit or explicit learning for the […]
Have you ever heard of the SNARC effect? I had not, so when I read about it in a research article I decided to find out more information. SNARC stands for spatial-numerical association of response codes. The SNARC effect is when someone is presented with smaller numbers people respond faster with the left hand and when […]