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This website about assistive technology that can be use not only for children with learning disabilities but also for students and adults. With help of assistive technology kids don't have to depend on their parents, they can success independently. This website helps induviduals to select technology for their special needs, for example: AT for math, reading, listening, etc.

This site talks about burns in a pediatric setting. How to prevent, how to treat, and it discusses physical and emotional recovery.

This article gives a little history on the Shriners and their work with burn patients. With their four burn hospitals, Shriners cares for children with burn injuries from the time of acute injury through rehabilitation and individual reconstructive needs throughout their childhood.

Awesome TEDtalk by Todd Kuiken about Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (the future of UE prothesis). This is a much watch video about the future of UE prosthesis. Targeted Muscle Reinnervation is an intuitive way to use hand and elbow prothesis with your thoughts. This is a better way to control your arm and grasp patterns. And hopefully in the future this technology will allow its users to 'feel' sensations in their prosthetic hand. Amanda, the patient talks about how the most important thing to her in working with children was the ability to clap again. Great video! Very informative.

These orthotic shoes can be worn by children and adults that need to wear splints and/or AFO's. They come in different types and styles and provide an ease of rear entry and a closure system.

How cool are these bean bags?? They would be great to use in a classroom during story time, or at home while the child is watching a movie. The bean bags look very comfortable, and they provide the deep pressure children with ASD and SPD crave.

There are quite a few programs designed to help children return to school after a burn injury, but it sounds like this was the first.

Interesting article, Lorie. I taught at a high school several years ago that had a pretty strict "no hats worn in the building" policy. There was one kid that I kept seeing that had a toboggan. Turns out he had had severe head burns, and the school permitted him to wear it. Good for them.

Answers for the new childhood epidemics... Autism ADHD Asthma Allergies The statistics are alarming. Diagnosed cases of autism, ADHD, asthma, and allergies are increasing exponentially, especially among children. If your child is struggling with any of these conditions, you know that the search for answers can be overwhelming.

Parents are known to ask a lot of questions about their children. This one I wouldn't be able to answer until I read this article. This wil tell ou when it is a problem and how parents or therapists can address it.

I'm not sure what population would benefit most from this, maybe children with fine motor problems? It is a faster way to tie your shoes, with less steps.

I've heard a lot about the OT tool box, but this mom has made her own tool kit with over 50 items. They are all meant for children, but some can be used for adults. Bonus, a lot of this stuff can be made at home or bought for cheap at Walmart.

"What if we took a totally different approach to recess instead? A therapeutic approach that values the needs of the whole child and views recess as a form of prevention instead of simply time to get "energy out." What if we let children fully move their bodies during recess time, let them get dirty, and even test out new theories?"

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I love this game is helps the development of visual perception skills, fine motor skills, and sensory processing, crossing midline, eye-hand coordination and so much more. I think it works for adults as well as children.

Check this out! Tons of OT interventions ! Description , purpose, and materials are listed. Some activities are more related to children, however, can be modified or changed to focus on adults needs.

We've learned a lot about the importance for children with sensory processing disorders to receive OT in our pediatrics class this semester, but often when those disorders go untreated they persist into adulthood. This webpage discusses the ties that SPD in adults have to higher likelihood of anxiety and depression and overall poorer quality of life. The page discusses the importance of OT intervention in desensitization training, education, and reduction of any negative coping strategies developed by those adults. Very interesting read.

This is a newspaper article about a little boy diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (J.I.A.) and his mother's search for a cure. The mother thinks there is a connection between leaky gut syndrome and the JIA. It is a very interesting read, especially reading about his symptoms prior to diagnosis. (spoiler alert -- it has a good ending).

This is a heartbreaking disease. Children should be able to frolic in the fields, not have to deal with such a thing as this. :(

This is a site selling bags that are made to hold iPads or other tablets for children who use them to communicate. Cute and useful :)