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Hellen Keller and her communication system.
“It is not blindness or deafness that bring me my darkest hours,”.. “It is the acute disappointment in not being able to speak normally. Longingly I feel how much more good I could have done if I had acquired normal speech. But out of this sorrowful experience, I understand more fully all human tragedies, thwarted ambitions, and the infinite capacity of hope.”
See also this this video of Anne Sulliivan and Helen with some more information about her speech development.
Wow. I love Helen Keller.
If I could meet anyone she would definitely be in my top 5.
Child's Own Studio | custom making soft toys with children
I can’t remember where I saw this link but the concept is super amazing. Using child drawings to create a toy.
Beautiful creations. I wish I had one when I was a child :)
A flow chart I created for choosing hospital wheelchairs.
Not meant to be used for assessing long term users…for acute or rehab settings when therapists are choosing frames and cushions from a designated pool of chairs
Maybe you will find it useful?
Awesomeness. Thank you!! I will certainly be referring to this during my hospital pracs :)
OpenDyslexic is a free-to-use font that is designed to help those with dyslexia read better. The text is weighted, having a heavier bottom, which is thought to increase readability for dyslexic people. You can download it for free here.
I don’t have dyslexia myself, but in the event any of my followers do, I thought I’d share. Maybe it will help people.
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This Kid Just Died. What He Left Behind Is Wondtacular.
If you know you are gonna die before you turn 19, you might as well do this. RIP, Zach.As pediatric therapists, we sometimes meet children that live a short life. It can be heartbreaking but also rewarding to have had the opportunity to have them in your life. This kid has a spirit that makes you wish you knew him…even if for just a moment in time. Please share.
Procrastinating about starting my next assignment … I totally need motivation right now … Paediatrics is killing me :|
Best news story Ive seen in a while
What a great (short) story about participation in meaningful occupations. #ot
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There once was a young boy with a very bad temper. The boy’s father wanted to teach him a lesson, so he gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper he must hammer a nail into their wooden fence.
On the first day of this lesson, the little boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. He was really mad!
Over the course of the next few weeks, the little boy began to control his temper, so the number of nails that were hammered into the fence dramatically decreased.
It wasn’t long before the little boy discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Then, the day finally came when the little boy didn’t lose his temper even once, and he became so proud of himself, he couldn’t wait to tell his father.
Pleased, his father suggested that he now pull out one nail for each day that he could hold his temper.
Several weeks went by and the day finally came when the young boy was able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.
Very gently, the father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence.
“You have done very well, my son,” he smiled, “but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same.”
The little boy listened carefully as his father continued to speak.
“When you say things in anger, they leave permanent scars just like these. And no matter how many times you say you’re sorry, the wounds will still be there.”
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