Category Archives: Pediatrics

CDC Milestone Tracker App and Developmental Milestone Resources for Parents

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

The Center for Disease Control collects and provides statistic on many health and medical conditions. Over the past year or more, professional information I have read consistently cited an increase in the incidence of developmental disabilities. In a recent CDC … Continue reading →

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The Owlet Smart Sock 2

Posted on June 25, 2017 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

The Assistive Technology Daily shares the Owlet Smart Sock 2, offering monitoring of vital signs for young children. Read on for more information about the new Owlet Smart Sock 2 features. The Smart Sock 2 enhances everything that our 100,000 … Continue reading →

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Handwriting Without Tears Research Review Articles

Posted on November 11, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

The Wet Dry Try App, provides explicit instruction for letter formation based on the Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) curriculum. Below is a link to research review articles  related to the  HWT curriculum : Handwriting Without Tears Reference Review Additional supporting research articles: Case-Smith, … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Elementary School, Handwriting, iPad, Letter Formation, Occupational Therapy, Pediatrics, Primary Grades, School Based Interventions, Special education | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

It Hurts! Pain Management Apps for Children

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

An inquiry from a visitor about apps for pain management for children was posted so the search began. Although not exhaustive, her is an app and resource list of specific apps for pain management for kids and other relaxation apps found from the search: There are … Continue reading →

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National Occupational Therapy Month – Share Your Favorite OT Resources

Posted on April 11, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

April is National Occupational Therapy Month! As OT’s I think we have a lot to celebrate. Growth in jobs continues to expand and as an OT we have many venues that we can specialize in – and all so interesting, in my … Continue reading →

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iDo Hygiene App

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

iDo Hygiene is a new app providing instruction, video and games to learn personal hygiene. Included is an option to create your own images in the 12 hygiene areas. Created by the Center for Educational Technology for individuals with cognitive … Continue reading →

Posted in Activities of Daily Living, App Reviews, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, Cognitive Impairment, Developmental Delay, iADL's, iPad, Life Skills, Occupational Therapy, Pediatrics, Self Care, Special education, Special Needs, Visual Communication | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

OT’s with Apps Stylus List

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

What’s Your Favorite Stylus? Looking for a styluses for a child, mature user, an adaptive stylus, mouth or head stylus? Check out this new curated OT’s with Apps Stylus List, with a dozens of preferred styluses for almost everybody (no … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Accessories, Android, Assistive Technology, iPad, Mobility Impairment, Occupational Therapy, Pediatrics, Special education, Special Needs, Stylus, Therapist/Teacher Tools | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Brain Works Apps Reduced

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Brain Works app, for iPhone and iPad is at a reduced price 4.99 (originally 8.99). Created by Occupational Therapist, Gwen Wild of Sensational Brain.com,  the app  supports users with sensory modulation challenges by providing a selection of sensory diets following choice of environment … Continue reading →

Posted in App Rubric, Apps for OT's, Apps for Special Needs, Customizable app, Emotions, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Occupational Therapy, Pediatrics, School Based Interventions, Self Care, Self-regulation, Sensory Apps, Sensory Apps for ASD, Special education, Special Needs | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Summer Tip and Trick for Managing Screen Time for iOS

Posted on June 7, 2014 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Summer is finally here and that means more free time for kids. How will they spend their time? Playing outdoors doing physical activities? Spending sometimes doing hands-on learning with real things and or friends? Helping by doing some chores? More screen … Continue reading →

Posted in iOS, iPad, iPad Management, iPhone, iPod, Mobile Device Use, Pediatrics | 4 Comments

Toca Mini – Gone Free

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Carol Leynse Harpold, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, ATP, CATIS

Toca Mini , a relatively new app for iPad and iPhone developed by the folks at Toca Boca is currently free (regularly 2.99). Developed for 6-8 year olds, Toca Mini  app provides a tools to design a creature with facial parts … Continue reading →

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