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ASD, Google Sketch Up and Life Skills
Here is a video on 4 children with autism and how they use Google Sketch Up. This is a great program for visual spatial learners. If anyone has used this with older children on the spectrum please comment. I would love to hear how it worked.
Brain Gains Documentary
If you are interested in how exercise effects learning in the classroom this documentary is a must see video. It is about 15 minutes long. It covers a special education classroom in Canada that use treadmills followed by academic sessions. The teacher reports excellent results. Here is the link – http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/special_feature/brain_gains/brain_gains_2.html
Hippotherapy and Autism
Here is a video of one child’s story on hippotherapy and autism from CBS news. Watch CBS Videos Online
Assistive Technology Links
I am not usually one to support a web page full of links but this is an informative one. Disability Info website has a great page of links for assistive technology articles and publications to access. It is jammed pack with links but it is easy to weed through the information. There are links for […]
Focus and Gum Chewing
Lots of news today regarding a recent study indicating that chewing gum improved students scores on math testing (read more at NBC). Need some more justification to teachers and parents as to why you recommend chewing gum for certain children, check this out. Click on bottom right to view in full screen.
Self Regulation and Obesity
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine published research that indicated children who lack self regulation exhibit excessive weight gain. This was a longitudinal study of 1061 children. The children participated in self regulation tasks at ages 3 and 5 years old. They were then followed until 12 years of age with body mass index (BMI) […]
Pediatric Physical Therapy in the News
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Occupational Therapy Blog Carnival
Your Therapy Source Inc. is the host for the next Occupational Therapy Blog Carnival. A blog carnival is a collection of articles on a specific topic. There have been two previously done on occupational therapy. All you have to do is submit your favorite OT blog post to the carnival at http://blogcarnival.com/bc/submit_6317.html. You must submit […]
Earth Day Activities for Pediatric Therapists
Earth Day is this Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Why not incorporate the theme into your therapy sessions. Here are a few suggestions: 1. Earth Day Crafts: Create collages out of recycled materials. The children can cut up recycled cardboard or magazines to create a collage. Perhaps think of a theme such as healthy foods or […]
Video Activity: Salt Letters
Here is a video of a suggested activity to do with our newest electronic book – Alphabet, Number and Shape Cards.