Blog - PediaStaff

SLP Corner: When You and Your Team are the Target

August 3, 2021

6 August 2021, Newsletter, SLP

by Ruth Morgan, MS CCC-SLP “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” – Yoda One thing (among hundreds of things) that was not taught in grad school was how…...

August 3, 2021

6 August 2021, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Researchers have found that eating disorder behaviors, such as binge-eating, alter the brain’s reward response process and food intake control circuitry, which can reinforce these behaviors. Understanding how eating disorder behaviors and neurobiology interact can shed light on why…...

August 2, 2021

6 August 2021, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Neuroscientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have demonstrated in new research that dopamine plays a key role in how songbirds learn complex new sounds. Published in the Journal of Neuroscience, the finding that dopamine drives plasticity in the…...

August 2, 2021

6 August 2021, News, Newsletter, Preemies

[Source: Science Daily] Babies younger than four weeks old, called neonates, were once thought not to perceive pain due to not-yet-fully-developed sensory systems, but modern research says otherwise, according to researchers from Hiroshima University in Japan. Not only do babies experience pain,…...

August 2, 2021

6 August 2021, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Small and seemingly specialized, the brain’s locus coeruleus (LC) region has been stereotyped for its outsized export of the arousal-stimulating neuromodulator norepinephrine. In a new paper and with a new grant from the National Institutes of Health, an MIT…...

August 2, 2021

6 August 2021, Cerebral Palsy, News, Newsletter

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Do you work with children who have cerebral palsy? Recent research on upper limb training dosage and functional improvements was published in the Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. This research review was conducted to quantify which rehabilitation training approaches and…...

August 2, 2021

6 August 2021, News of the Week, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] A major standardized test maker is taking steps to make it easier for students with disabilities to access accommodations. The nonprofit ACT, which makes the test of the same name, said it will automatically grant allowable accommodations that are…...

July 29, 2021

"Tip or Resource", Newsletter

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…...

July 29, 2021

30 July 2021, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Seeking an SLP-CCC with 2-3 years of experience (or more) to join a dynamic pediatric outpatient clinic just north of the most sought after Houston addresses. We have an immediate need…...

July 29, 2021

20 July 2021, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Are you an Occupational Therapist seeking a pediatric outpatient facility or a seasoned professional ready to enhance your skillset? We are working with a client, in the San Antonio area, who…...