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Repeated Anesthesia in Non-Human Primates Increases Anxiety-Linked Behavior

March 1, 2018

2 March 2018, Newsletter, School Nurse, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Rhesus macaques repeatedly exposed to anesthesia during infancy display persistent anxiety-linked behaviors later in life in response to social stress, a study from Yerkes National Primate Research Center at Emory University and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai…...

March 1, 2018

2 March 2018, Job, Newsletter, Special Education

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February 28, 2018

2 March 2018, Article, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Spectrum News] Except for her family and closest friends, no one in Jennifer’s various circles knows that she is on the spectrum. Jennifer was not diagnosed with autism until she was 45 — and then only because she wanted confirmation of…...

February 28, 2018

2 March 2018, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Mind Shift] Only about 50 percent of adolescents with depression get diagnosed before reaching adulthood. And as many as 2 in 3 depressed teens don’t get the care that could help them. “It’s a huge problem,” says Dr. Rachel Zuckerbrot, a board-certified child and…...

February 28, 2018

2 March 2018, ABA, Article, BCBA

[Source: Richmond.com] Seventeen-year-old Orion Martin climbed into the driver’s seat of the driving simulator in a classroom at The Faison Center — a nonprofit education and treatment center near Willow Lawn that serves individuals and families affected by autism spectrum disorder and…...

February 28, 2018

2 March 2018, Autism, Newsletter, Social Skills

[Source: Science Daily] As infants develop, they preferentially move towards and respond to social cues — such as voices, faces and human gestures. At the same time, their brain develops a network of regions that specialize in translating these cues, known as…...

February 27, 2018

2 March 2018, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Doyle Speech Works] I was working with a student last week, in science class. He was getting very frustrated with me because I was asking him about the group plan and needed to ask for clarification several times. What became very…...

Game Review: Rush Hour

February 27, 2018

2 March 2018, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Miss Jaime OT] Don’t you just love when you find a toy that works on a ton of different skills? As a pediatric OT, these kinds of toys are my absolute favorite! Plus, it works on so many different skills! Visual…...

February 27, 2018

2 March 2018, Article, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: The Inspired Treehouse] These creative accommodations are great ways to support kids who struggle with written expression. If you’re a parent, teacher, or therapist, chances are that you know at least a kid or two who struggles with written expression. For…...

February 27, 2018

2 March 2018, Newsletter

[Source: Pre-K Pages] Prepositions are words that describe position and spatial relationships. Growing in understanding of these types of relationships is an important part of general math understanding. Position words are related to sequence, like numbers (before, after, between). These words are also related…...