This has been posted at Theraconcepts but we would also like to share this valuable publication to the Angtherapist family.
We are pleased to present to you this handbook titled “Occupational Therapy Accommodations for the Classroom.” As written in the introduction, this handbook was originally developed for by the Ventura County SELPA OT Network as the Tool Chest and further expanded by the occupational therapists of the Pleasant Valley School District for use by OTs, student study team and IEP team members. One of the contributing staff from Pleasant Valley School District is no other than Dahlia Dosdos-Saavedra, a Filipino occupational therapist.
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To our dear friend Dahlia, many thanks! We are so proud of you!
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Here is an article published on Advance, which talks about some recent research findings on Autism.
Faint magnetic signals from brain activity in children with autism demonstrate they process sound and language differently. Identifying and classifying these brain response patterns may allow researchers to accurately diagnose autism and possibly develop more effective treatments for the developmental disorder.
Timing appears to be crucial. Children with autism respond a fraction of a second slower to vowel tones and sounds than healthy children, revealed study leader Timothy Roberts, PhD, vice chair of radiology research and holder of the Oberkircher Family Endowed Chair in Pediatric Radiology at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
To determine this response time, Roberts used a technology called magnetoencephalography (MEG), which detects magnetic fields in the brain, just as electroencephalography (EEG) detects electrical fields.
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Hopefully this new technology will help in the early diagnosis and intervention of children with ASD.
The following is an invitation to therapists who would want to volunteer their time and expertise at a free clinic organised by the Barangay San Lorenzo Persons with Disabilities & Co. (SanLo PerDisCo).
When & Where
8 March 2009, Sunday
9AM – 5PM
Multipurpose Hall of Barangay San Lorenzo,
Makati, Philippines
Therafree: Libreng Therapy Para sa Pilipino is in coordination with the Therapy Centers Movement, UP College of Allied Medical Professions Alumni Association, and Barangay San Lorenzo OIC Ernesto Moya and Council.
The program aims to provide free Speech and Language, Physical and Occupational Therapy evaluations as well as home programs to the residents of Barangay San Lorenzo (BSL). As part of the barangay’s efforts to reach out to other communities, we are opening the program not only to the constituents of BSL but also to the residents of the neighboring barangays especially to the members of the Makati Persons with Disabilities Federation (MPWDF).
In connection with this, we wish to have volunteers to take part in the said program. We will be needing Physical, Occupational and Speech and Language Therapists to evaluate and provide home programs to the constituents of Makati.
Should you need more information or if you want to sign up as a volunteer, please do not hesitate to contact the following numbers: (632) 893-3811 or 817-0999; mobile no. (63)9175019024. You may also send us an email at sanloperdisco@gmail.com
Thanks for your support and God Bless!
Maan Aleta, PT ’07
