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Birth Timing May Affect Brain Development

February 3, 2020

7 February 2020, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Moving birth a day early triggers an early start to widespread neuron death, according to new research in mice published in eNeuro. Right before and after birth, about half of the neurons in the developing brain die. Scientists have known…...

February 3, 2020

7 February 2020, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Disability advocates are decrying a Trump administration plan to alter Medicaid that they say could ultimately compromise services that people with disabilities rely on. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a proposal late last week giving states the option…...

February 3, 2020

7 February 2020, News, Newsletter, School Nurse

[Source: Medical X-Press] Kids who live with peanut allergies, which can have consequences ranging from annoying to fatal, now have an approved form of pharmaceutical relief, the FDA announced Friday night. Palforzia Allergen Powder by Aimmune Therapeutics is designed to limit the…...

February 3, 2020

7 February 2020, Behavior, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Edutopia] So often we find students in a stressed or anxious state of mind. The most telltale signs are inappropriate behaviors or outbursts, negative comments, and anxiety-ridden movements such as fidgeting, leg shaking, and fist clenching. These signals should raise immediate…...

January 29, 2020

31 January 2020, Article, Early Intervention, EI, Newsletter

[Source: Heckman Equation.org] This paper estimates the large array of long-run benefits of an influential early childhood program targeted to disadvantaged children and their families. It is evaluated by random assignment and follows participants through their mid-30s. The program is a prototype…...

January 29, 2020

31 January 2020, Hand Strengthening, Newsletter, OT

Here are 10 activities to give the muscles in the fingers and hands a workout: Ways to Use Clothes Pins with Craft Sticks Clothesline Numbers Clay Marble Mazes Hole Punch Palooza Sample Page Hand Strengthening Activities in the Kitchen Bubble Wrap Story…...

January 29, 2020

31 January 2020, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Playing with Words 365] As a speech pathologist, I am asked all the time by parents what toys I recommend they buy for their children to help expand their speech and language skills. When I became a mother, I became even…...

January 29, 2020

31 January 2020, Article, Newsletter, Special Ed

[Source: Disability Scoop] BRUNSWICK, Maine — Kate Lord didn’t have a plan when she graduated from Brunswick High School in 2014. For two years, she was unemployed. Eventually, her father was able to use his connections at Bowdoin College to get her…...

January 28, 2020

4 February 2022, Newsletter, Tip or Resource, Valentines Day

[Source: No Time for Flash Cards] Incorporating Valentine’s Day is a fun way to make skill building more fun. This activity as we did it is for children familiar with letters and interested in how things are spelled. This is a stage…...

January 28, 2020

31 January 2020, Down Syndrome, Fragile X, Language, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] New research has discovered that Down’s syndrome, Fragile X syndrome and Williams syndrome are all linked to sleep disruption in very young children, and that sleep plays a crucial role in the development of these children’s language skills. Led…...