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Even Mild to Moderate Hearing Loss in Children Leads to Changes in How Brain Processes Sound

October 1, 2019

4 October 2019, Hearing Loss, News, Newsletter

[Source; Medical X-Press] Deafness in early childhood is known to lead to lasting changes in how sounds are processed in the brain, but new research published today in eLife shows that even mild-to-moderate levels of hearing loss in young children can lead to similar…...

October 1, 2019

4 October 2019, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Scientists have come a step closer to understanding how we’re able to understand spoken language so rapidly, and it involves a huge and complex set of computations in the brain. In a study published today in the Proceedings of the…...

October 1, 2019

Article, Autism, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] After officials in the last holdout state enacted a new rule, all 50 states and Washington, D.C. have mandates that require some level of insurance coverage for the treatment of autism. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance now…...

September 30, 2019

4 October 2019, Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] With millions of new dollars for research on Down syndrome, federal officials have effectively doubled their investment in understanding the chromosomal disorder in the last year alone. The National Institutes of Health said it has committed to some $35…...

AAP Issues Updated ADHD Guidelines

September 30, 2019

4 October 2019, ADHD, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is in the news a lot, and now newer research has prompted a leading pediatricians’ group to update its guidelines for diagnosing and treating the disorder for the first time since 2011. Dr. Mark Wolraich, lead…...

September 27, 2019

27 September 2019, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Would you like an interesting and challenging job where you’ll have variety in your work days and grow professionally? PediaStaff is searching for a full-time Occupational Therapist to join a dynamic interdisciplinary team…...

September 27, 2019

27 September 2019, Job, Newsletter, School Nurse

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 We’re seeking a 1:1 School Nurse to accompany a student to and from school in the vicinity of Lansing, IL. We can use an RN or an LPN with experience with seizure…...

September 27, 2019

27 September 2019, Job, Newsletter, School Psych

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you interested in a position where you can motivate and encourage students to want to learn and make a difference in the life of a child? PediaStaff is searching for a School Psychologist to work at…...

September 26, 2019

27 September 2019, Article, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Recently, I received a question about a student who is having difficulty applying pencil pressure when writing. The therapist was having some success using markers but was looking for other suggestions. Here are 10 ideas to increase pressure…...

September 25, 2019

27 September 2019, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Virtual Speech Center] Many of us speech and language pathologists were faced at some point in our career with a few shy children, who took a bit longer to warm up to us, making speech or language therapy a bit more…...