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New Government Report Suggests 1 In 40 Kids Have Autism

November 26, 2018

30 November 2018, Autism, New

[Source: Disability Scoop] National survey results show as many as 1 in 40 U.S. children have been diagnosed with autism, continuing an upward trend. Researchers estimate 1.5 million American children ages 3 to 17 have been diagnosed with the developmental disorder, for…...

Favorite Games for Speech & Language

November 20, 2018

Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Speech Room News] I guarantee if you left me alone to wander through a school, I’d end up rummaging through cabinets to see what resources teachers and therapists had stashed away in their closets. Since we live in the age of…...

November 20, 2018

23 November 2018, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Doyle Speech Works] About a two months ago (hard to believe) I was considering some new goals for a middle school student. I was feeling at a loss in terms of what I could use to monitor present levels. I have…...

November 20, 2018

23 November 2018, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: The OT Toolbox] Working on a functional pencil grasp with your child or occupational therapy caseload? Need activities to improve pencil grasp that kids WANT to do? These games that improve pencil grasp through fine motor activities are activities that boost the skills…...

November 20, 2018

23 November 2018, Mindfulness, Newsletter, OT, PT, Yoga

[Source: Pink Oatmeal] I love combining moving with learning and one fun way to do that is by doing shapes yoga for kids. The yoga poses are your traditional yoga poses with a twist to make them easy for kids to relate…...

November 20, 2018

Balance, Gross Motor Skills, News, Newsletter, Vestibular

[Source: Your Therapy Source] The 17 children were recruited from two summer enrichment programs and were divided into two groups based on age (group 1: 9.9 yrs – group 2: 18.4 yrs.). Each participant was evaluated with the Bruininks Oseretsky Test of…...

November 19, 2018

23 November 2018, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] New research suggests that determining whether or not a child likely has autism could one day be as simple as spitting in a cup. By looking at RNA in saliva, researchers say they can identify kids on the spectrum…...

Lego Balance Scale Project

November 19, 2018

23 November 2018, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: This project is described as a STEM activity, which surely it is. I immediately thought instead that this is an excellent activity for both fine motor skills and for speech therapy for working on verbal comparisons, following directions and conversation…...

November 15, 2018

16 November 2018, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Looking for a position in the Vancouver area to finish out the 2018-2019 school year? We are searching for a WA licensed and ESA-certified Speech-Language Pathologist for a position starting the beginning…...

November 15, 2018

16 November 2018, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 PediaStaff is partnering with one of our long-time associates to locate motivated Occupational Therapists to work in the Tulsa, OK Public Schools! That’s right…YOU can work in the public schools as a…...