How Occupational Therapists can help Children with Learning Disabilities

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Up to 10 percent of the United States population is affected by specific learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, dyscalculia and autism, translating to 2 or 3 pupils in every classroom, according to a new review. A learning disability can be described as a gap between the level of achievement that is expected and what is actually achieved. Contrary to popular belief, learning disabilities can affect people with average or above-average intelligence. A child may have a learning disability ...

23
JUL
2018

Learning Disabilities, Mental Disorders in Children, Occupational Therapy, School Based Therapy Careers, Tips for Therapists

Attention, Child-Centered Collaboration, Printing, Self-Regulation

The Role of The Pediatric Physical Therapist for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

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The role of pediatric physical therapy is to help children who have difficulty with functional movement, poor balance, and challenges moving through their environment successfully. Some children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have low muscle tone, some have poor balance, others may not be well-coordinated, and still others may have a combination of all of the above. These are all areas that a physical therapist can address. After an assessment, the physical therapist will design and implement a program that will help to improve the individual child’s areas ...

9
JUL
2018

Austism, Blog Posts, Mental Disorders in Children, School Based Physical Thereapy, Tips for Therapists

Additional Resources:, Goal of Physical Therapy for a Child with ASD, How Often Can Treatment Occur?, Physical Therapy Areas of Intervention, The Importance of Motor Skills, What Does a Treatment Session Look Like?, Who Implements Treatment?

Sensory Processing Disorder in Children

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If you’re familiar with the term “sensory overload,” you have an idea what sensory processing issues are. Sometimes called sensory processing disorder or SPD, these issues happen because the brain has trouble organizing information from the senses.

Children with sensory processing issues can be oversensitive to sights, sounds, textures, flavors, smells and other sensory input. This can make a trip to a toy store or trying a new dish at a restaurant an overwhelming experience for them. Other children with sensory processing issues ...

9
APR
2018

Mental Disorders in Children, Sensory Processing Disorder in Children

DSM-5, Hypersensitivy-Oversensitive to stimulation, Hyposensitivity-Undersensitive to stimulation, IDEA, Motor Skills, Self-control, Social Skills, SPD

Are Our Children Over-Medicated?

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A new study suggests that contrary to popular opinion, psychiatric medications are not overprescribed for American children. In fact, because of limited access to child psychiatrists, researchers worry more about undertreatment and a failure to explore other means of treatments before medications.

Investigators from Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC) compared prescribing rates with prevalence rates for the most common psychiatric disorders in children, and discovered that some of these medications may be under prescribed.

“Over the last several years, there has been widespread ...

21
MAR
2018

Medicating for Pediatric Psychiatric Disorders, Mental Disorders in Children

ADHD in Children, Antidepressants, Antipsychotic prescriptions, Medicating ADHD, Medicating anxiety, Medicating depression, Stimulants

What Is ADHD in Children?

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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common mental disorders affecting children. Symptoms of ADHD include inattention (not being able to keep focus), hyperactivity (excess movement that is not fitting to the setting) and impulsivity (hasty acts that occur in the moment without thought).

An estimated 5 percent of children and 2.5 percent of adults have ADHD. ADHD is often first identified in school-aged children when it leads to disruption in the classroom or problems with schoolwork. It ...

6
MAR
2018

ADHD in Children, Mental Disorders in Children

Causes, Hyperactive/impulsive type, impulsivity, inattention, Inattentive type, Symptoms