MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'fine motor skills'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:48:48 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2576797&cid=t_105490_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fhow-to-make-your-own-votive-hurricane.html Yes, this is not so much a ‘get organized’ post as a ‘have a daily do-able activity for the children’ post.You will need:-A jam jarA tea lightAn old wire hangerNarrow gauge [easy to bend] wireWire cuttersBeads or chopped up drinking straws as a substitute and even more 'green' beads.Thread the beads onto wire and secure each end so they don't fall off.Cut a length of wire long enough to go all the way around the rim of the jar and make a handle.Thread the beads onto the long wire first and then secure around the rim and fashion a handle.Pop the tealight inside and voila. Make sure you hang it in a safe place as is does get very hot which is why a longer handle is better. Hang far away from anything flammable.Children need a lot of help with this one but motivation is pivotal. The m... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2576797 Tue, 07 Jul 2009 06:37:00 +0100 2576797 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2190692&cid=t_105490_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fbe-mine.html Hosted by "Tracy" at "Mother May I," but the photo-picture below will whizz you right there with one click.Just call me snap happy.A little late, but isn't everything these days?Now that my friends is a labour of love. The marathon is over until next year.....when is St. Patrick's Day again?If you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.' (Source: Whitterer on Autism) Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2190692 Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:10:00 +0100 2190692 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1024363&cid=t_105490_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F184234112%2F The brains of full-term infants with congenital heart disease appear more similar to those of premature newborns than to the brains of normal term infants, a study conducted by researchers at UCSF has found. The study suggests that the mental and physical impairments in children with congenital heart disease may also have their origins in utero in addition to injuries resulting from surgery. Up till now we have not fully understood the widespread deficits in cognition, including memory, attention, and higher-order language skills, as well as deficits in fine motor skills of these children. The suggestion is now that the deficits themselves can be attributed to abnormal fetal circulation and lower levels of oxygen-saturated blood reaching the brain in while in the womb… which makes a ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1024363 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:16:01 +0100 1024363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=974297&cid=t_105490_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2F7-layer-dip.html I am on weak ground and failed to research the matter in depth, so I will prevail upon your indulgence. Others, real Americans, are more adaptable. Their "blog titles" are deceptive because really they have it down to a fine "art." We are each of us, far more "complex," than we let on.Some of us are of a culinary disposition be that chef, cook or can opener. In America, and I believe elsewhere, since we are now of a global persuasion, I notice a surfeit of these concoctions on the supermarket delicatessen shelves. They come in a wide variety of forms. The principal is simple enough, take three or more slops and pour one on top of another. A common combination would be some bean smoosh, guacamole, salsaish slime and sour cream, which is then sprinkled with a substance pretending to be chee... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=974297 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:01:00 +0100 974297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=571471&cid=t_105490_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fdijon-mais-oui-translation-therapy-for.html Now I am no gourmand, nor some sort of food snob, but when it comes to mustard, well.....…lets just say that I have certain standards that need to be maintained. It’s not that I shun Coleman’s [translation = lurid yellow English mustard that blows your socks off after just one whiff] it’s just that there are other flavours and textures, such as the wholegrain mustards, that are all together superior.There would, it appears, be other gloops, that call themselves mustard. In America these substances are known as mustard, but are in fact, merely neon yellow slime, masquerading as mustard. It only took me a few short weeks in the States to discover this deception foisted upon my fellows. Once I gained this knowledge was careful to ensure that the dreaded concoction should never pass ov... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=571471 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 23:00:00 +0100 571471 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=488344&cid=t_105490_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Ffrom-velcro-to-zipper.html If I had known that bearing children would also mean investing in a truck load of Velcro, I would had bought shares in the company whilst they were still in vitro, but no-one warned me. To be fair, not many people would have predicted this eventuality. Even now, one of my son's has a serious dose of tactile defensiveness and supersonic hearing. Those two qualities are firm indicators that would guarantee that Velcro, with it’s scratchy surfaces and noisy ripping sounds, would be banned. However, as it turned out, it soon became the case that PECS with their Velcro backing, ruled the world, or our little corner of it. As long as I didn’t rip them off willy nilly, just kept them on the board, all would be well. Rearranging PECS, adding new ones, removing out moded ones, became a clandes... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=488344 Wed, 14 Mar 2007 21:06:00 +0100 488344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1186448&cid=t_105490_165_f&fid=36777&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.therapytimes.com%2Fblog%2FRickSteinberg%2Findex.cfm%2F2006%2F11%2F26%2FAssessing-Fine-Motor-Skills In assessing fine motor skills I especially like one activity from subtest number seven of the Bruininks Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency. The child is instructed to touch the tip of each finger to the tips of the thumbs, one at a time, in order, from the second to the fifth finger. This is done imitatively (while watching the therapist) with both hands at the same time. Once accomplished the child is asked to close her/his eyes and continue opposing the fingers to the thumbs one finger to the thumb on each hand at a time. During the exercise I look at the quality of opposing the fingers - is it exactly tip to tip? I look at speed - is the movement relatively quick/natural? Is the movement of the fingers smooth or awkward? Does the child skip fingers i.e. a sequencing difficulty? Is... Rick Steinberg's Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1186448 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 02:21:00 +0100 1186448