The International Journal of Disability, Development and Education has published research on 12 adolescents with Down syndrome. Each individual participated in the Corsi-Block tapping test (e.g., visual working memory), the Auditory Memory span test (e.g., verbal working memory) and the Tower of London test (e.g., cognitive planning), and motor control, measured by the Purdue Pegboard (e.g., fine […]
Download and print this free puzzle to test your visual discrimination skills. How many of each smile face can you find? You can get the freebie at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/freesmilefaces.html [subscribe2]
Here are 5 FREE printables to practice scissor skills, visual perceptual skills and motor planning skills: 1. Step By Step Puppy – cut out the simple shapes and follow the step by step directions. You can download it here https://www.yourtherapysource.com/stepsample.html 2. Cutting Cards – Practice cutting skills on these smaller 3×5″ cards. Download a few sample […]
How cool is this project? It reminds me of a zentangle which I always find very calming to do. There are two ways to complete this activity to encourage visual motor skills, grading of movements and visual spatial skills. 1. Doodle Shape Stencils – Draw any random doodle all over a piece of paper with […]
IEP Goals Related to the Common Core for OT/PT Grades 3-5 has been published in electronic format. Head on over to https://www.yourtherapysource.com/commoncore35.html and scroll down to download some free goals suggestions. There is one freebie for higher level gross motor skill goals related to English Language Arts for Grade 5. The other freebie is for pre-writing/writing […]
I am so excited to announce this new electronic title – Tai Chi for Children. You can download some sample pages from the ebook at https://www.yourtherapysource.com/taichi.html. This excellent resource includes a delightfully illustrated story for children with all abilities: It describes the history of Tai Chi and some basic principles and movement patterns (from Tai Chi […]
Here is a quick, simple visual motor activity for any of those car loving kids – magnetic cars on the whiteboard. Glue a magnet to the underside of a toy car. Place on whiteboard. That’s it, the activity is all set. Here are some ideas to do with the magnetic cars to encourage visual motor […]
As the school year progresses, it can be hard to motivate children to participate in therapy sessions or to complete in class or home exercise suggestions. Here are 5 ways to use positive reinforcement during therapy sessions: 1. Therapy Tickets: Earn tickets for following rules, completing exercises, etc. Place your tickets in a cup and […]
Autism Research recently published research examining whether sensory differences can be used to classify subgroups of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The Short Sensory Profile was completed on 228 children with ASD ages 2-10 years old. The results indicated the following: 1. four distinct sensory subtypes were identified – (a) sensory adaptive (b) taste smell […]
I love when an app comes along that is different than every other app. Drawnimal is a new type of app although simple. It is currently free today (3/28/14). Basically, you put paper down underneath your iPad, draw the simple images it shows you on real paper (see picture above tail and mouse ears). Then […]