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Brain is Less Flexible Than we Thought When Learning

March 12, 2018

16 March 2018, News, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Nobody really knows how the activity in your brain reorganizes as you learn new tasks, but new research reveals that the brain has various mechanisms and constraints by which it reorganizes its neural activity when learning over the course…...

March 12, 2018

16 March 2018, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Developing grip strength in children in super important for everyday functional skills. Kids need to have the adequate muscle strength to use the monkey bars, hold a writing utensil, use school supplies and getting dressed. Young children can…...

March 12, 2018

News, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Special Ed

[Source: Disability Scoop] An innovative new program is aiming to ensure that the next generation of doctors is far more prepared to treat the needs of those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A half-dozen medical schools across the country are already part…...

March 9, 2018

9 March 2018, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] A major U.S. airline is taking steps to improve travel for people with intellectual disabilities while also eyeing other ways to beef up inclusion. Chicago-based United Airlines said this week that it will train all of its workers to…...

March 9, 2018

9 March 2018, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Just in….we are ready to begin interviewing SLPs to complete the 2018-19 School Year in the San Antonio area! Yes…that’s right…we have been given the green-light by our client to begin screening…...

March 9, 2018

9 March 2018, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Do you have extra hours in your schedule to make a difference in the life of a child? If being a part of a well-respected private practice, providing quality services to children…...

March 8, 2018

9 March 2018, News, Newsletter, Special Ed

[Source: Education Week] As expected, the U.S. Department of Education is seeking to delay by two years a rule that would require states to use a standard method in monitoring how school districts identify and serve minority students with disabilities. The department first…...

March 7, 2018

9 March 2018, Career, Job, PT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 You visit places like this on vacation — why not live here? We are searching for a Physical Therapist to work in early intervention and an outpatient clinic setting in the beautiful…...

March 7, 2018

9 March 2018, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Doyle Speech Works] I was working with a group of students last week and I wanted to help them grasp proper tongue placement for /s/. I pulled out the mirrors, tongue depressors, and toothettes when all of a sudden one second…...

March 7, 2018

9 March 2018, Article, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: A Dose of Awesomeness] Written by Dr Kaylene Henderson (First featured on the Storypark blog) There’s a perception in our society that perfectionism is a good thing, akin to ‘being perfect’; That it’s something to strive for or to drop into conversation…...