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How ‘Knowing Less’ Can Boost Language Development in Children

November 18, 2019

22 November 2019, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Children may learn new words better when they learn them in the context of other words they are just learning — according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers investigated how 18- to 24-month-olds learn new…...

November 18, 2019

22 November 2019, News, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press] Practice what you preach. Suit your actions to your words. Walk the talk. Hypocrisy is ingrained as a moral failing for most adults, but when do children learn to make the same distinction? According to a new study from…...

November 18, 2019

22 November 2019, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] It was day one of orientation for the 15 students in Utah State University’s program for students with intellectual disabilities, and the group was playing a game of get-to-know-you bingo. Courtney Jorgensen, pen in hand, wandered the courtyard, searching…...

November 18, 2019

Newsletter 22 November 2019, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press] Telling the difference between a teen’s normal ups and downs and something bigger is among top challenges parents face in identifying youth depression, a new national poll suggests. Though the majority of parents say they are confident they would recognize depression in their…...

November 18, 2019

22 November 2019, Newsletter, Rare Diseases and Disorders

[Source: Science Daily] Progeria is a very rare disease that affects about one in 18 million children and results in premature aging and death in adolescence from complications of cardiovascular disease. In a study on mice and human cells, researchers at Sweden’s…...

November 13, 2019

15 November 2019, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Do you like to plan ahead? We have a maternity leave opening coming up in April 2020 through the end of the school year. In search of an Occupational Therapist interested in…...

November 13, 2019

15 November 2019, Article, Autism, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Best Practice Autism] The National Autism Center has released its review and analysis of interventions for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) based on research conducted in the field from 2007 to 2012. The second phase of the National Standards Project (NSP2) provides…...

November 13, 2019

15 November 2019, Job, Newsletter, School Nurse

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Looking for a great pediatric 1:1 nursing position? We have a wonderful opportunity for a school nurse/LPN to work a full-time position north of Everett for the 2019-2020 school year, with a…...

November 12, 2019

15 November 2019, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you wanting to live in wine country and close to water? We have an amazing opportunity for a Speech-Language Pathologist to work thirty minutes south of Napa, in a waterside town.…...

November 12, 2019

15 November 2019, Newsletter, OT

[Source: The Playful Otter OTR] I look forward to the changing seasons and the holidays as they roll around each year so that I can pull out some of my special favorites. Kids love them, and it adds festive fun to the therapy sessions. Here are a few of…...