Monthly Archive
August 23, 2021
[Source:  Science Daily] Teenagers who use cannabis frequently may be more likely to have children born preterm, when they become parents up to twenty years later, finds a new University of Bristol-led study. The research, published in Scientific Reports, repeatedly assessed 665 participants…...
[Source:  Science Daily] People with autism spectrum disorder have difficulty interpreting facial expressions. Using a neural network model that reproduces the brain on a computer, a group of researchers based at Tohoku University have unraveled how this comes to be. The journal Scientific…...
August 23, 2021
[Source:  Science Daily] Sensorimotor issues aren’t well understood in people with autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, yet they are important because they can be observed before social and communication indicators for the disorder, and they can predict worse functional outcomes. Such skills…...
August 23, 2021
[Source:  Science Daily] Children in poverty are more likely to have cognitive and behavioral difficulties than their better-off peers. Plenty of past research has looked into the physical effects of childhood poverty, or documented mental health disparities between socioeconomic classes. But Deanna…...
August 18, 2021
Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!!  PediaStaff is seeking a pediatric occupational therapist for a pediatric outpatient clinic in Winchester Virginia. Located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, Winchester-Frederick County is home to the City of Winchester and…...
August 18, 2021
Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!!  Adventure in the great outdoors awaits you in Anchorage, AK!  If you’re a Physical Therapist with tons of personality and a passion for pediatrics, we would love to meet you! We’re seeing…...
August 18, 2021
Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!!  Immediate opening for a school-based Speech-Language Pathologist to staff an Elementary K-4 in the vicinity of Wilmette, IL. Speech-Language Pathologist duties: * Elementary (K-4) caseload in Wilmette, IL * SLP needs…...
[Source: Toddler Approved] Back to School Basics posts review simple skills for preschoolers and pre-k students. Today I am sharing this simple word family and color slam game. We typically try and come up with games or activities that can work for both my son (entering pre-k…...
August 18, 2021
Please enjoy our new issue 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 or…...
August 18, 2021
Reviewed by Sunita Murty,  Clinical OT Supervisor/Mentor, PediaStaff The Nuts and Bolts to Becoming a Successful School Occupational Therapist by Ushma Sampat, is a very well thought out, organized and informative course! What a great way to have everything you could possibly…...