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Calling all Clinical Fellows! PediaStaff Has 85 CF Openings Waiting for You!

August 9, 2017

PediaStaff currently has 85 Clinical Fellowship openings working in pediatric, outpatient, and school-based settings across the country. If you are passionate about working with children in the “right” setting, and with terms that are the best for you, please contact us…...

SLP Corner: 5 Whys for Problem Solving

August 8, 2017

11 August 2017, Article, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Crazy Speech World] As SLPs or educators, we are no strangers to problem solving. In fact, we probably do this several times a day when it comes to dealing with our students, parents, and co-workers. The 5 Why strategy was developed…...

Music Therapy for Children with Autism

August 8, 2017

11 August 2017, Music Therapy, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Medical X-Press] Among children with autism spectrum disorder, improvisational music therapy resulted in no significant difference in symptom severity compared to children who received enhanced standard care alone, according to a study published by JAMA. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by…...

August 8, 2017

11 August 2017, Early Intervention, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] One in every 68 children in the United States has autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a neuro-developmental disorder that results in difficulty socializing and communicating needs and desires, and often is accompanied by restricted interests or activities. Research has shown…...

August 8, 2017

11 August 2017, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Education Week] A newly-minted special education teacher should be able to: “collaborate with professionals to increase student success,” “use multiple sources of information” to understand a student’s strengths and needs, and “systematically design instruction toward specific learning goals.” These skills are…...

Bilingual Babies Listen to Language

August 8, 2017

11 August 2017, Bilingual, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Are two languages at a time too much for the mind? Caregivers and teachers should know that infants growing up bilingual have the learning capacities to make sense of the complexities of two languages just by listening. In a…...

August 7, 2017

ADHD, Article, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

Editor’s Note: Thank you, Sincerely, School Psychologist for sharing this article [Source: Understood via Sincerely, School Psychologist] Most kids lie or avoid telling the truth on occasion. But if your child has ADHD, you might find yourself often asking him, “Why are you…...

August 7, 2017

11 August 2017, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Structural connections between frontal and parietal areas in children’s brains can predict their ability to reason later in life, reports new research published in The Journal of Neuroscience. Carter Wendelken, Silvia Bunge and colleagues previously found that coordinated activity of…...

August 7, 2017

11 August 2017, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] A study by Stanford University investigators suggests that key features of autism reflect an imbalance in signaling from excitatory and inhibitory neurons in a portion of the forebrain, and that reversing the imbalance could alleviate some of its hallmark symptoms.…...

August 4, 2017

4 August 2017, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or Therapeutic Day School at a residential treatment facility in Aurora, IL seeks an Occupational Therapist to work full time Monday-Friday *Hours are 8:00-4:00 PM *They operate year round, but take Fridays off in the summer *Caseload is…...