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SLP Corner: What My Son’s Autism Diagnosis Taught Me as an SLP

August 28, 2018

31 August 2018, Article, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: ASHA Leader Blog] Communication sciences and disorders professionals are often planners and fixers. We like to prepare for everything, and we want to “fix” everyone’s communication disorders. We got into this field because we wanted to help people, after all! Late…...

August 28, 2018

31 August 2018, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scooop] Time Magazine says that a first-of-its-kind water park designed to be fully accessible to people with special needs is among the top 100 places in the world for 2018. The magazine included Morgan’s Inspiration Island in San Antonio on…...

Bathroom Routine Visual Cards

August 28, 2018

31 August 2018, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Teaching Mama] f you’ve ever potty trained a child, you know that it’s not always easy! It takes time, patience, and a whole lot of grace! One request I’ve had is to create a bathroom visual routine cards. Since creating my toddler visual routine…...

August 28, 2018

31 August 2018, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Pediatric Physical Therapy published research on the relationship between gross motor and social skills in boys with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Previous research has indicated that gross motor deficits were related to ASD symptom severity in toddlers and adolescents although…...

August 27, 2018

31 August 2018, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Speech Techie] They say August is one long Sunday. Here in Massachusetts we still have about a month left until school even starts, so its difficult to see posts from friends across the country who have already started, as well as…...

August 27, 2018

[Source: Disability Scoop Texas needs to find up to $3.2 billion in the next three years to provide special education services to students who were previously denied them. A 2016 Houston Chronicle investigation and a subsequent federal audit found that the Texas Education Agency…...

August 27, 2018

31 August 2018, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] A major standardized test-maker is being accused of illegally disclosing students’ disabilities. In a class action lawsuit filed this month, a group of students is accusing ACT, Inc. of sharing information about their disabilities on score reports sent to…...

August 27, 2018

News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Souce: Science Daily] The journal Developmental Psychology is publishing the results, documenting that toddlers are sensitive to the opinions of others and that they will modify their behavior accordingly when others are watching. “We’ve shown that by the age of 24 months, children are…...

August 27, 2018

31 August 2018, News of the Week, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be at the rghit pclae.” You, like many…...

August 24, 2018

24 August 2018, Autism, Job, Newsletter, Special Education

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Want a location that has something for just about everyone? We are seeking a Full-Time Special Education Autism Specialist for a beautiful district in the Salem, Oregon area for this 2018-19 SY.…...