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As the summer season gets underway and children face the inevitable disruption of daily routines, educators and pediatric therapy professionals have a new tool at their disposal to help young learners maintain focus, body awareness, and emotional regulation. A newly launched set of printable "Summer Sensory Stations" has been introduced to the public, offering a…
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For decades, the prevailing dogma in neuroscience held that the brain was an "immune-privileged" organ—a secluded fortress isolated from the rest of the body’s defensive systems. This long-standing belief suggested that the brain was largely left to fend for itself, protected by the blood-brain barrier and detached from the systemic surveillance that guards other vital…
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As families and educators navigate the long stretch of the summer months, maintaining children’s routines, attention spans, and emotional regulation can present a unique challenge. To address this need, therapy professionals and educators have welcomed a popular self-regulation resource: an all-new set of printable Summer Sensory Stations. Designed by pediatric occupational therapist Colleen Beck, OTR/L,…
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Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have uncovered a groundbreaking architectural feature of the human body: previously unknown, lymph node-like immune structures nestled within the bone marrow of the skull. This discovery, published in the journal Nature, fundamentally alters the scientific understanding of how the brain interacts with the body’s…
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Therapy professionals, educators, and parents looking for effective ways to manage children’s energy and attention during the warmer months have a new resource at their disposal. The release of the all-new Summer Sensory Stations set offers a structured, movement-based approach to self-regulation that can be easily implemented in classrooms, therapy clinics, summer camps, and home…
