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World’s Languages Traced Back to Single African Mother Tongue, Say Scientists

April 10, 2018

13 April 2018, Language, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: PRI] Scientists say they have traced the world’s 6,000 modern languages — from English to Mandarin — back to a single “mother tongue,” an ancestral language spoken in Africa 50,000 to 70,000 years ago. New research, published in the journal Science,…...

April 10, 2018

13 April 2018, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Bimanual activities are skills that we use two hands to complete. All children benefit from practicing bimanual skills to help develop coordination skills, cross midline, and functional life skills. Children with cerebral palsy, especially hemiplegia, are often encouraged…...

April 9, 2018

13 April 2018, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] In the aftermath of the Parkland massacre, some students with disabilities are being taunted or callously pegged by others as being the next school shooter, parents and experts say. “There’s been a lot of bullying going on in our…...

April 9, 2018

13 April 2018, News, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Medical X-Press] A baby’s risk of death from being placed in an unsafe sleeping position or location is higher when they’re under the care of a babysitter, relative or friend, a new study found. The finding shows the need for parents…...

April 9, 2018

13 April 2018, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Children’s facial recognition technology that enables more timely diagnoses of rare diseases and common genetic disorders, helping to improve kids’ health outcomes around the world, garnered more than 33,000 overall votes during STAT Madness 2018, a bracket-style competition honoring…...

April 5, 2018

6 April 2018, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you an SLP looking for the flexibility of a home-based position? We have an immediate need for a Speech-Language Pathologist for a home-based position located near Charlotte in Albemarle, NC. Albemarle is a business-friendly community that…...

April 5, 2018

6 April 2018, Article, Behavior, News, Newsletter, OT

Editor’s Note: Thank You, School Psyched, Your School Psychologist for sharing! Follow her, if you don’t already!! [Source: Nurture & Thrive] There is one skill that is the most important one to teach our children. To call it one skill, however, is…...

April 5, 2018

6 April 2018, Behavior Analyst, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Would you like to explore the Napa Valley’s wineries that make this region legendary? If so we have the place for you. We are seeking a Speech-Language Pathologist for an early intervention position…...

Hot, New Job! BCBA – Reno, Nevada

April 5, 2018

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Looking for a fantastic BCBA opportunity in Nevada? We have a need in Reno for a Board-Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA) to provide therapeutic ABA services to clients in their natural environments. You will…...

April 4, 2018

6 April 2018, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] For the first time, UNC School of Medicine researchers have used MRIs to show that babies with the neurodevelopmental condition fragile X syndrome had less-developed white matter compared to infants that did not develop the condition. Imaging various sections…...