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Hot Job: Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist-Portland, OR

October 25, 2017

27 October 2017, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 PediaStaff is seeking a full-time Speech-Language Pathologist to work in an early intervention and early childhood setting starting as soon as possible and ends in June 2018. What greater reward than helping…...

Halloween Inspired Gross Motor Games

October 25, 2017

27 October 2017, Newsletter, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Starfish Therapies] Looking for some fun things to do with the kids that are Halloween Themed and will work on those gross motor skills? Check out these games! Pumpkin Bowling: You can literally use a small round pumpkin or you can…...

October 24, 2017

27 October 2017, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) conducted a clinical observation of scalp acupuncture treatment for 68 children with autism. The findings indicated that 66 patients have shown improvements after treatment, resulting in an…...

October 24, 2017

Autism, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Researchers aiming to understand why autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are more common in boys have discovered differences in a brain signaling pathway involved in reward learning and motivation that make male mice more vulnerable to an autism-causing genetic glitch.…...

October 24, 2017

27 October 2017, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Disability Scoop] When Jimmy Fallon and the “Today” show put out a call for cute videos of kids saying “mama,” they probably didn’t expect this one from Minnesota mom Kate Swenson. Still, her video turned out to be the winner. The…...

October 24, 2017

[Source: Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism] The Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism asked Autistic adults to fill out a survey about death and dying to create a resource for people who need to explain death to Autistic children. The response was tremendous—in…...

October 24, 2017

27 October 2017, News, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Science Daily] Published in the November issue of the journal Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, the study of 38 children at 16 sites in six countries showed that the MRIs can reveal changes in the brain associated with MS before the clinical symptoms…...

Glow in the Dark Play Rice

October 23, 2017

27 October 2017, Newsletter, OT, Sensory, Tip or Resource

[Source: Growing a Jeweled Rose] We set out on a mission last week and had lots of fun coming up with all sorts of new play times that glow. This glow-in-the-dark NEON rice was easy to make and tons of fun! Learn How on…...

October 23, 2017

[Source: Medical News Today] Over recent years, interest has developed around diet and its influence on ADHD. For instance, a study looking at the diets of adolescents concluded that “[a] Western-style diet may be associated with ADHD.” Similarly, the authors of a study…...

October 23, 2017

27 October 2017, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Pre-K Pages] The skills covered in this activity include: Literacy enjoying and valuing reading demonstrating knowledge of the alphabet and letter sounds following directions If you have your preschoolers collect the leaves for this activity, they will also work on controlling…...