Special Report: The Interactive Metronome (IM) and ADHD
National Time Management Month is celebrated during February each year. February is the perfect month to focus on time management skills with your clients. Time management is not as complex or difficult as it seems. When children learn time management early in life, they tend to do so for the rest of their lives. Time management in students helps them achieve their academic and recreational goals. It also teaches them to be independent and productive.
Children diagnosed with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often have difficulty staying on task and staying organized, all of which can make time management challenging. This is because of the way the brain tends to process things when a person is living with ADHD.
We are Proud to Announce Our February Provider of the Month
Dr. Susan Zapf is an Occupational Therapist and Assistive Technology Professional with over 27 years of experience working with the pediatric population in both private practice and the school-based settings. She is an entrepreneur and is the Owner and Clinical of The Children’s Therapy Center, Inc., a prominent pediatric sensory integration clinic in Houston, Texas. Dr. Zapf is also the Owner and President of Children’s Journey to Shine, Inc, an educational training company that educates healthcare professionals on assistive technology assessment and service delivery and provides therapy services that utilize animals and nature as tools in therapy. Dr. Zapf is the President of Reining Potential of Texas, a non-profit organization that uses the horse in occupational therapy services. Dr. Zapf is adjunct faculty for the Ph.D. Pediatric Science track at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in Provo, Utah, and teaches a course on assistive technology. As an occupational therapist, she is passionate about helping children and their families develop skills to reach their full potential and she believes that occupational therapy, assistive technology, and animals can be powerful interventions to assist in this process.
IM Featured in the News: “Concussion”
Here at Interactive Metronome®, seeing our Providers in the news gives a special feeling of accomplishment; especially when they are able to incorporate current news in the media with using IM. This news clip, from WMAR Baltimore, features our very own Kate Ortman from Brain Training Center of Maryland and her son, Greg, who uses IM to help with his concussion recovery.
With the new Will Smith movie "Concussion" coming out (released on December 25th), we hope that it sheds light on a very important and dangerous topic - untreated sports related brain injury.
Iman improves 100% with IM
Iman lives at home with his mother and father, as well as an older brother. Iman is six years-old and is enrolled in elementary school. Based on caregiver and teacher[...]
Featured In the News: Concussion treatment option at trainer’s conference
At Interactive Metronome®, we love it when our Providers are featured in the news, and we love sharing it with all of you! We are thrilled that the Scarborough NeuroDevelopment Center was featured in the news at the Northeast Athletic Trainer's Conference in Portland, ME.
Featured In the News: $6M in upgrades at Memorial Hospital West Fitness & Rehabilitation Center
At Interactive Metronome®, we love to hear all the new and exciting ways our products are being used to help clients. That is why we were thrilled when the folks at the Memorial Hospital West Fitness & Rehabilitation Center added IM training to their program. This center works with all ages, helping children return to the sports they love and adults recover from the debilitating effects of brain injuries, strokes and many other conditions.
Family Fun
It is fall, kids are back in school and many families are still recovering from summer camps, trips and expenses! But don't let the changing seasons keep you from enjoy some family fun. Wendy Harron, an awesome OT and IM Provider, is back with some tips to keep kids' minds and bodies active and safe. Read more to find out how to create your own family fun times.
