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At SeaWorld’s Water Park, An Autism-Friendly Approach Takes Root

March 18, 2019

22 March 2019, News, Newsletter

[Source” Disability Scoop] Past the colorful playground where children splash at Aquatica Orlando, a new quiet room tries to mute the laughter and the music from the loudspeaker when everything becomes too overwhelming. A few feet away, one of several expanded map…...

Sticky Note Collage

March 18, 2019

22 March 2019, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Brick by Brick] Making a collage is a standard type of activity in preschool and kindergarten rooms. Assembling a lot of different materials to create a larger visual item is a time-honored art form. In fact it is so familiar that…...

March 18, 2019

22 March 2019, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Childhood 101] This fun milk jug catcher activity is the perfect blend of craft and activity for kids! Plus there are three fun ways to play – one perfect for outdoor summer fun, one for solo play, and one for playing…...

March 18, 2019

22 March 2019, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: NPR] Part One in an NPR Ed series on mental health in schools. You might call it a silent epidemic. Up to one in five kids living in the U.S. shows signs or symptoms of a mental health disorder in a…...

March 17, 2019

29 March 2019, Career Guide, Career Tip, Interviewing, Newsletter

by Maureen Wilson, M.S. CCC-SLP of The Speech Bubble blog Congratulations! You’ve graduated, or are about to, and you have scheduled a job interview. I remember being excited and nervous when I scheduled my first interview. It was my first real, big…...

March 17, 2019

22 March 2019, Article, News, Newsletter, School Nurse

[Source: National Public Radio] With record numbers of young people using heroin and opioid painkillers, more school nurses are prepared to intervene in the event of an overdose on school grounds. Listen to the Story on NPR dup32219...

March 14, 2019

22 March 2019, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] According to the researchers, this reveals that as early as 3 to 4 months, infants’ advances in speech processing play a central role in their establishment of a language-cognition link. Previous work in the researchers’ lab had found that…...

March 7, 2019

9 March 2019, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Finish strong and secure a contract for the next school year! We are searching for a speech-language pathologist for a contract assignment with a school district located about 30 minutes West from…...

Volume Game for Kids

March 6, 2019

9 March 2019, Autism, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: The Inspired Treehouse] Bringing kids’ awareness to how they can use their voices to create different volumes and styles of speaking is a great way to teach kids to regulate their volume levels and to use an appropriate voice for any…...

OT Corner: Help For the Anxious Child

March 6, 2019

Anxiety, Article, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

by Loren Shlaes, OTR/L As pediatric therapists, we’ve all had more than our share of anxious, high arousal children on our caseloads. As one mother commented to me recently, “He’s always seemed as if he’s miswired.” These are the children who need constant reassurance,…...