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February 11, 2021

12 February 2021, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Click on Links Below to Apply!! PediaStaff has six SLP and SLPA openings in and around the San Antonio area, positions include school-based and home health. School-Based CCC-SLP Bilingual (Spanish) School-based CCC-SLP Feeding…...

February 11, 2021

"Tip or Resource", COVID, Newsletter

Welcome to Issue number 44 of our special e-letter, “Teaching & Therapy Resources for Homebound Families” (Did you miss our previous issues?| Read them HERE) Each week, this e-mailer features new resources, articles about this bizarre time we are living in, and…...

February 10, 2021

12 Feburary 2021, COVID, News of the Week

[Source: CBS News] Ford is using its engineering prowess to solve a thorny coronavirus problem: Designing a medical-grade face mask that reveals wearers’ facial expressions and also allows people who are hard of hearing to read lips. The automaker, which began producing personal protective…...

February 10, 2021

12 February 2021, OT, PT

[Source: Nike News] With an eye toward making shoes even more accessible to people with disabilities, Nike is introducing a sneaker that can be taken on and off completely hands-free. The shoe known as the Nike GO FlyEase is part of Nike’s…...

February 10, 2021

12 February 2021, News, Newsletter, Play

[Source: Science Daily] Play is a crucial part of a child’s development. It is how children develop cognitive skills and learn new information as well as social skills and it is an important topic of research by social scientists. Dr Pete King,…...

February 9, 2021

12 February 2021, Article, News, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: NPR.org via Beyond Basic Play] Here’s a great article along with audio discussing a study about something new about how babies learn. As a physical therapist, we learn a lot about motor learning and how one acquires a new skill or…...

February 9, 2021

12 February 2021, Article, Newsletter, SLP

by Sherry Artemenko, M.A., CCC-SLP It’s fun to be on a school team again twice a month when I meet with the public school special education team working with my kindergarten client. My little friend is on the higher end of the…...

Lawmakers Make Push To Fully Fund IDEA

February 9, 2021

Article, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., introduced legislation last week which would fully fund two federal education mandates that help students with special needs and high poverty schools. For years states have complained that Congress passed laws requiring school…...

February 9, 2021

12 February 2021, Art Therapy, Article, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SPD

By: Pamela Ullmann, ATR-BC, LCAT copyright 2010. Pamela Ullmann. This blog post has been reprinted with express permission of the author as it appeared on her Full Spectrum Blog Creative art making can offer unique ways for children to gain a sense…...

Observation, Imitation and Autism

February 9, 2021

12 February 2021, Autism, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] A recent research study looked closely at action observation, imitation, and autism. The study wanted to explore how neurologically, motor impairments contribute to the deficits and unique neural signatures of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Precognitive embodied…...