Articles for tag: Occupational Therapy, Slow Learners

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Profile of an Occupational Therapist

In every career field, there are certain personality traits and general interests that characterize the people who are successful in that area. The field of Occupational Therapy is no different. There are several defining psychological features that many OT’s have in common in order to be the best at what they do. Here is a ...

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Weimaraners’ Temperament and Size Make Them Difficult Pets

The Weimaraner can be an enjoyable but challenging dog. This sleek, moderately large, smooth-coated dog is intelligent but has a mind of its own. The Weimaraner has a strong muzzle with a long head. The eyes are amber, blue-gray or gray. The nose on the Weimaraner is gray, and it has a good sense of ...

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Cognitive Development in Adolescents

Piaget, Vygotsky, and Gelman have all made substantial contributions to the area of research involving cognitive development during early childhood despite their somewhat contrasting viewpoints. Piaget’s research focused on what he termed the preoperational stage of cognitive development that occurs in children between the ages of 2 and 7 years. He believed that children at ...

The Gonads or Reproductive Glands: Human Anatomy 101

The following information has been gathered and compiled through personal experience while traveling, teaching T’ai Chi, Qi Gong, Chinese Herbal medicine, martial arts and other health related subjects. The article also contains feedback from students and anecdotal information from readers of my columns. The following are my opinions and deductions from those sources. So far, ...

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Disciplining an Autistic Child in School

Disciplining an autistic child in school is a little more difficult than disciplining a child without autism. Autistic children are sometimes slow learners and can be very sensitive. The autistic child needs a little more attention than a regular child. If you are giving an autistic child attention there won’t be much need for discipline. ...