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Hot, New Job! School Nurse, RN – Easton, MD

December 5, 2022

9 December 2022, Job, Newsletter, School Nurse

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December 5, 2022

9 December 2022, News, Newsletter

[Source: Education Week] On the surface, Gas, a new app catching fire with high schoolers, sounds as much like an educator’s dream come true as any social media platform could be. Strangers can’t contact kids. Users can only say nice things to…...

December 5, 2022

9 December 2022, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical X-Press] Anyone who has ever learned a foreign language knows how laborious it is to acquire vocabulary and grammar. In contrast, children acquire their first language seemingly effortlessly. By the age of four, many children are already speaking without errors…...

December 5, 2022

9 December 2022, ADHD, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Disability Scoop] A Missouri mom believes taking a generic brand of acetaminophen while pregnant caused autism and ADHD in her child who was born in 2017. She’s now suing Walmart in federal court. The lawsuit was filed Nov. 10 in the…...

December 5, 2022

9 December 2022, News, Newsletter, OT, Sensory

[Source: Disability Scoop] As the holiday season gets underway, hundreds of malls will offer individuals with disabilities a special opportunity to meet with Santa Claus without the hubbub that such visits often entail. Roughly 500 shopping centers across the U.S. will host…...

Pattern of Gene Activity For ADHD

December 5, 2022

9 December 2022, ADHD, New, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Science Daily] Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have successfully identified differences in gene activity in the brains of people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The study, led by scientists at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI),…...

December 5, 2022

9 December 2022, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A new study exploring the origins of pretend play suggests infants perform interactional patterns with elements of pretence a lot earlier than thought. Pretend play is often considered a developmental landmark, being linked to emotion regulation, language skills, cognitive…...

December 5, 2022

9 December 2022, Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Research on understanding the effect of extra chromosomes for conditions like Down syndrome typically involves examining what genes play a role in the symptoms of these conditions. However, researchers propose a new way of looking at these conditions, suggesting…...

December Read Alouds for Speech Therapy

November 30, 2022

2 December 2022, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Crazy Speech World] December doesn’t have enough school days for me to use all of the books I want to use! There are so many great read alouds to use this month, but I only chose 4 to share with you…...

November 29, 2022

"Tip or Resource", CCC, Newsletter

Please enjoy our newest issue of Teaching & Therapy Resources for the Classroom, Clinic and Carryover. (Have you missed any of our previous issues? Read them HERE) Please feel free to forward this weekly resource to the parents/guardians, other therapy clinicians…...