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Posted on: April 18, 2005
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Vol. 21 •Issue 8 • Page 15 Opinons in Rehab Letting Go of Labels By Sue Parry, OTR An unprecedented number of children are now receiving occupational therapy services in our nation's public school system. The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, in its fall 2004 newsletter, indicates that 26 percent of all occupational therapists are employed in the nation's public ...
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Posted on: March 22, 2005
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By Carolyn O. Cantu, MS, OTR
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There are times in pediatric practice when we have exhausted all our screenings, standardized evaluations and treatment implementations for children with special needs; however, our patient/student has plateaued in progress. We instinctively know that there is more progress to be had along the rehabilitative journey but we are at a roadblock. If vision difficulties are suspected, there is ...
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Posted on: March 21, 2005
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Vol. 21 •Issue 6 • Page 12 Kids Corner Vision Therapy By Carolyn O. Cantu, MS, OTR There are times in pediatric practice when we have exhausted all our screenings, standardized evaluations and treatment implementations for children with special needs; however, our patient/student has plateaued in progress. We instinctively know that there is more progress to be had along the ...
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Posted on: March 21, 2005
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Vol. 21 •Issue 6 • Page 48 It's Not Just for Kids A Michigan day treatment program uses SI protocols with adult clients By Kelley Phillips Kozloff What do you picture when you think of sensory integration treatment? You may see Dr. Jean Ayres treating children on swings and scooterboards in her clinic. Maybe you think of a school-based therapist, using "How Does Your Engine Run?" ...
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Posted on: November 15, 2004
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Vol. 20 •Issue 23 • Page 16 What's in a Name? Who should (or should not) have the right to claim Jean Ayres' legacy By E.J. Brown This is the conclusion of a 3-part series on Jean Ayres' legacy in sensory integration dysfunction theory, and who should be its inheritors. Brian Erwin remembers his "Aunt Jeanie" Ayres, founder of sensory integration theory, with great affection. "My ...
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Posted on: November 1, 2004
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Vol. 20 •Issue 22 • Page 18 SI After Ayres When Jean Ayres died in 1988, sensory integration took some unexpected turns By E.J. Brown This is the second installment in a 3-part series. The first story ran in the Oct. 18 edition. Perhaps Jean Ayres' most famous work was her book Sensory Integration and the Child, published in 1979. By this time her theory was well organized, and she had ...
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Posted on: October 18, 2004
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Vol. 20 •Issue 21 • Page 9 Supporting International Adoptees Clinics help families deal with health issue By Sandy Keefe Across the country, international adoption clinics offer adoptive parents an array of services designed to support them in the life-altering decision of adopting a child from another country. Carol Weitzman, MD, Director of the Yale University Adoption Clinic and ...
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Posted on: October 14, 2004
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Children with sensory processing difficulties are likely to have difficulty paying attention, learning, planning and doing things in a skilled manner. Many parents who have been confused, afraid or frustrated by their child's perplexing behaviors or difficulties begin to feel a glimpse of hope when they hear about sensory integration concepts. To aid parents of children who may have sensory ...
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Posted on: January 26, 2004
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Vol. 20 •Issue 2 • Page 40 Changing Lives Down Syndrome and the Health Care Professional By Sandy Keefe What's the best way to tell parents about new visual-motor or perceptual issues in their child with Down syndrome? How often should these children be screened for sensory impairments? Do adolescents with Down syndrome continue to gain fine-motor skills? How can you best support this ...
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Posted on: June 30, 2003
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Vol. 19 •Issue 13 • Page 18 Clean As a Whistle It's easy to teach hygiene to kids with special needs By Sandy Keefe Mark is ten years old, and I'm still bathing him every night," Tina complains. "With his ADHD and learning disabilities, he can't seem to focus. He takes a few swipes at his arms and then he's done!" Knowing that Mark has real problems with motor planning and eye-hand ...
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