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Weekly Mind Bender

How many “F”s are in the following sentence?

“Fin­ished files are the result of years of sci­en­tific study com­bined with the expe­ri­ence of years.”

 

Answer

Six.  But most people see only three.   Why? The brain cannot correctly process the word “OF”. The letter F usually makes the “f” sound, like in “fox”. However, in the word “of”, it makes a “v” sound. Somehow, the brain overlooks the word “of” as it scans for the sound of “f”.

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Hidden Disabilities

For many of us “seeing is believing,” but what about the things we cannot see?  Millions of people across the world suffer from “hidden disabilities” such as brain injuries, autism spectrum disorders, mental illness and more.  Though these disabilities may not be visible on the outside, they are serious and life altering. Laura Brydges, a Canadian living with the effects of brain injury, has started a campaign to create a hidden disability symbol to bring awareness to those who live with these disabilities.  Check out this article from Brain Injury Society of Toronto’s blog (BIST) and help Laura in her quest to make this symbol recognized around the world.

Brain Injury Blog Toronto:  Is it the right time for a hidden disability symbol?

 

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Inspired

“So often in time it happens, we all live our life in chains, and we never even know we have the key.”

The Eagles, Already Gone

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Starting A Practice

Taking the leap to go out on your own and begin your own practice is a big step.  But with proper planning and a positive outlook, this decision can be extremely rewarding.  I invite you to listen to the following Podcast, on StartATherapyPractice.com where I share the story of my decision to open my own practice which eventually lead to my current firm, Entwistle Power.

Start A Therapy Practice:  Julie Entwistle, OT – Begin A Therapy Practice Organically

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The Gluten-Free/Casein-Free Diet And Autism

Many parents with children who have autism are moving towards a strict gluten/casein free diet.  Although this diet has not been medically proven to help with the symptoms of autism spectrum disorders (ASD’s), many feel that it does.  The following from Web MD discusses the pros and cons of the gluten/casein free diet and the connection to ASD’s.

Web MD: Gluten-Free/Casein-Free Diets for Autism

We want to hear from you!  Has the Gluten-Free Casein-Free diet worked in your situation?  Would you recommend it to others?

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I Am OT

One of the main reasons we started our blog 2 years ago was to bring awareness to the general population about the profession of Occupational Therapy and to be able to connect with OT’s all over the world.  A fellow OT, Dr. Frederick Covington, of “Ask The OT” recently reached out to the global OT community requesting collaboration such that he could create a song and video to spark OT awareness.  The video features OT’s from across the globe, representing over 5 continents and Entwistle Power is happy to be representing Canada in Dr. Covington’s “I Am OT.”