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Type 1 Diabetes and Fine Motor Skills
A recent study in Pediatric Diabetes examined the neurocognitive functioning of 68 preschool children, 36 with Type 1 diabetes and 32 without any chronic illness. The two groups were administered a number of tools to assess cognitive, language and fine motor skills. The results indicated that the children in both groups performed similarly with skills […]
Free AT Tool for Studying, Reading and Writing
My Study Bar is an open source applications that can assist students with reading, studying and writing. There are six areas of My Study Bar: reading, writing, studying, vision, voice and help. You can download My Study Bar for free onto your computer or a USB stick. The benefit to the USB stick is that […]
Drooling and Botox
The Archives of Otolaryngol – Head and Neck Surgery published research on the use of Botox injections to control drooling. One hundred thirty one children with cerebral palsy or other neurological condition with moderate to severe drooling received an injection of Botox to the submandibular glands. Following the injections, 46.6% of the children responded to […]
Free Online Typing Games
Learning to type can be boring after awhile and monotonous. How about try some games to motivate children to learn how to type? Here are a few suggested websites with free online typing games: Simple, basic typing skills: Sense-Lang.org Typing games at http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/games/index.php?lang=EN Easy, Medium and Difficult Typing Games:Typing Web at http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/games/ A video game […]
Apps and Autism
There are thousands of applications available for the iPhone and the iPad. For those of you who work with children with autism it can be difficult to know where to start when you search the applications that are available. A few people have written some informative blog posts on apps and autism. Check them out […]
Exercise Programs in Males Versus Females with Cystic Fibrosis
An interesting study was published in The Journal of Pediatrics comparing the fitness levels of males and females with cystic fibrosis. A 6 week inpatient rehabilitation program was conducted with 158 females and 186 males subjects (ages 12-43 years) with cystic fibrosis. Lung function, peak oxygen uptake, peak workload, and peak heart rate were measured. […]
Free Sensory Motor Activity for Fall
Print and Play Fall Sensory Motor Activity Here is a fun, print and play sensory motor activity for the Fall season. Just print and cut out to start playing the Fall themed movement activity. You can view and print the game for free at YourTherapySource.com. Need more activity ideas for Fall? Check out our […]
Exercise and the Brain in Kids
The New York Times published a great article on the neurocognitive benefits of exercise on children. One recent study discovered that children who were fit had a significantly larger basal ganglia. Another study indicated that children who were more fit had a significantly larger hippocampus. Additional studies are cited regarding the benefits of aerobic exercise […]
Sitting and Developmental Delay
Pediatric Physical Therapy has published research on the relationship between the ability to sit upright and developmental delay. Sixty five infants were evaluated when the babies were learning to sit. The amount and variability of the center of pressure (COP) of sitting was measured and data was collected. After data analysis, the results indicated that […]
New Swing Invented
Check out this video on a new swing that a grandfather invented. Looks great for a sensory clinic or playground. You can view more info at the website for the Swring at http://swring.com/