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How To Camouflage Occupational Therapy With Play
Take a look at this future engineer! Pediatric therapist Emilio and his awesome client have been working hard in Occupational Therapy building the world's coolest bridge! This bridge not only safely transports hot wheels cars, but it also helped practice some serious...
Overheard in Occupational Therapy: Using Sensory Bins
Overheard in Occupational Therapy: Using Sensory Bins to Stimulate Sight, Taste, Smell, Touch, and Hearing. Sensory bins have gained popularity in the past few years--and with good reason. Research shows that sensory bins can help children: Decrease sensory...
New RSI Partnership to Help Auditory Processing
Do any of the following statements sound correct about your child? My child often mishears sounds and words. “Huh?” or “What?” are common responses when starting conversations with my child. My child struggles with spelling and/or phonics. Noisy environments are...
Happy St. PatT-Rex Day Coloring Contest!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qlNHUf_gSO7lyegeTv_SOsLPy4U5_h6A/view?usp=sharing Click the link above to view and print an official St. PatT-Rex coloring page! Masterpieces are due on March 8th. Click here to visit our RSI Blog Other Popular RSI Links: How do I know...
Ask an RSI Expert: What to expect at a Speech Therapy Evaluation
Ask an RSI ExpertToday's question is answered by Kathi Wright, MS, CCC-SLP--an RSI speech-language pathologist based in our Rexburg Pediatric Clinic and our Ashton Therapy Clinic. Question: What exactly happens in the first speech therapy evaluation? Answer: “I know...
Ask an RSI Expert: Can PT help a child with Autism?
Ask an RSI ExpertToday's question is answered by Warren Lake, PT, DPT, NCS--an RSI physical therapist based in our Rexburg Pediatric Clinic and in the Therapy Services clinic at Madison Memorial Hospital. Question: My child has Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), would...
Ask an RSI Expert: OT and ADHD
Ask an RSI ExpertToday's question is answered by Brian Kingsford BS, OTR/L --an RSI occupational therapist based primarily in our Rexburg Pediatric Clinic. Question: How can OT help my ADHD diagnosed child? Answer: “ADHD is a condition that can affect a child’s...
How to Pay for Pediatric Therapy with RSI
With the start of a new plan year for many private insurance policies and with the roll-out of a number of Idaho Medicaid changes--we are commonly asked by money conscious parents if there is anything they can do to help them financially afford their children's...
Overheard in Physical Therapy: Jumping Jacks
Overheard in Physical Therapy: Jumping jacks tell more about gross-motor development than you realize. By age 5, a child should be able to move both sides of their body together to coordinate a jumping jack. This quick process of being able to switch their arms and...
Ask an RSI Expert: Toe Walking
Ask an RSI Expert Today's question is answered by Anna Ripley, PT, DPT--an RSI physical therapist based primarily in our Rexburg Pediatric Clinic. Question: My 4-year-old daughter walks on her toes. Is it a big deal? Should I be worried? Answer: "There are several...