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September 21, 2017

22 September 2017, Article, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Starfish Therapies] We often have parents come in and ask for us to help their child be able to stand on one foot better. Usually they have heard that this is a skill that all children should be able to do.…...

September 20, 2017

22 September 2017, Newsletter, Special Ed, Special Education

[Source: The Autism Helper] Dear General Education Teacher, Let me take a minute to introduce myself and my class. Even though we have worked down the hallway from each other for years, we have both been so busy that we never got…...

September 20, 2017

22 September 2017, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism] Why was the study conducted? They’re everywhere. On the lapels of NCAA basketball coaches during the Final Four. On a FOX reporter’s bowtie during the World Series. On bumper stickers, backpacks, bracelets, beer koozies, tote bags, and the background of a…...

September 20, 2017

22 September 2017, Literacy, SLP

[Source: Reading Rockets] Many learners with disability labels are visual learners and are best able to understand and remember content when they can see it represented in some way; in other words, they need to “see what we mean.” Three visual supports…...

Teenage Aggression Linked to Neglect

September 19, 2017

22 September 2017, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Nearly half of all teenagers investigated for neglect by Ontario’s child welfare agencies and exhibiting signs of aggression are abandoned by their parents. This is because the parents are not willing or able to remain the primary caregivers for…...

Brain Benefits of Sensory Motor Groups

September 19, 2017

22 September 2017, News, Newsletter, OT, Sensory Motor

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Do you provide group therapy sessions? Is it ever a struggle for children to participate? Do you find that some children have the motor skills when playing alone but then have difficulties when they start playing in a…...

September 19, 2017

22 September 2017, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Briggs Geister decided to buy a service dog from Noelle’s Dogs Four Hope based on the company’s glowing online reviews and its reasonable prices. Her husband has difficulty walking and uses oxygen due to a terminal lung disease, pulmonary…...

The Empathy Game: A Free Printable

September 19, 2017

22 September 2017, Newsletter, School Psych, SLP

Editor’s Note: Thank you to School Psyched, Your School Psychologist for sharing this link with us! [Source: Moments a Day] Summary: A printable empathy game plus prop ideas for making it fun for kids, to practice stepping into someone else’s shoes and develop…...

September 19, 2017

22 September 2017, Job, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 School has begun and we still have a full time Speech-Language Pathologist position available in the Oak Forest, IL area! * Start October 10, 2017 (possibility of shadowing the current SLP the…...

September 18, 2017

22 September 2017, Career, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 We have a great opportunity for a Speech-Language Pathologist to work 37.5 hours per week for the 2017-2018 school year in the wonderful Olympia area. This is an elementary school position, primarily…...