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Why Many Children with Autism Have Oral Health Problems

January 21, 2020

24 January 2020, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source; Medical X-Press] The World Health Organisation estimates that one in 160 children around the world has an autism spectrum disorder. Autism is a condition related to the development of the brain and is usually noticeable by the time a child is three years old. Statistics…...

January 20, 2020

24 January 2020, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] The Food and Drug Administration missed its own deadline to finalize a ban on devices used to administer electric shocks on people with developmental disabilities. The agency said in late 2018 that it intended to finalize a 2016 proposal to disallow so-called electrical…...

January 20, 2020

24 January 2020, Article, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Education Week] SEL has an $11 return on every $1 investment. So what are we waiting for? Not long ago the two of us gave a talk to a group of mental-health professionals about the teaching of emotional intelligence. Afterwards, a…...

January 20, 2020

Article, Behavior, Newsletter, OT, PT, Self Regulation, SLP

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Self-regulation is the ability to monitor and manage your energy states, emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in ways that are acceptable and produce positive results such as well-being, loving relationships, and learning. It is how we deal with stressors…...

January 16, 2020

17 January 2020, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Come join a growing team of OT, PT and SLP therapy professionals in Harrison, Arkansas!. Why Harrison? Harrison is a welcoming town of warm-hearted Arkansans who enjoy living in the Ozark Mountains…...

January 16, 2020

17 January 2020, Job, Special Education

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 SY2020-21 ~ LBS1 Special Education teacher opening for a 6th-grade classroom in a wonderful district near Chicago, IL. We need someone to begin on August 12th for the upcoming school year! Apply…...

January 16, 2020

17 January 2020, BCBA, Behavior Analysis, Job, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you a BCBA that is looking for a full-time position and ready to begin right away? We have a need for dedicated, hard-working BCBA’s in a community-based program located in the…...

January 15, 2020

17 January 2020, Article, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Starfish Therapies] We have been working on walking with some kids that are working on improving their weight shifting and all the mechanics that go with that. Many of them have hip weakness which we are addressing but we are also…...

January 15, 2020

21 July 2017, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: The OT Toolbox.com] When a child sits down to write at a desk, it can be easy for everything to go awry and messy, illegible handwriting to result. It might be poor carryover of handwriting skills, difficulty with letter formation, visual…...

January 14, 2020

17 January 2020, Career, Career Tip, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Teach Me to Talk] Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.,S., CCC-SLP from www.teachmetotalk.com as she discusses 6 ways to pull yourself out of your professional rut. While this advice is specifically for speech-language pathologists and other professionals who work in…...