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Exposure to Alcohol Before Birth May Make Drinking More Appealing to Teens

June 7, 2017

9 June 2017, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A new study suggests that fetal alcohol exposure (FAE) reduces the taste system’s responsiveness to the bitter flavor and burning sensation of many varieties of alcoholic beverages. These factors make alcohol unappealing to some people, but, for reasons that…...

June 7, 2017

9 June 2017, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] As pediatric therapists, we all know how beneficial proprioceptive activities are for children. These heavy work exercises help provide students with sensory information about body awareness and positions. They help to calm and regulate a student. Proprioceptive activities…...

Hot Job: Pediatric SLP – Anchorage, AK

June 6, 2017

9 June 2017, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or Adventure in the great outdoors awaits you in Anchorage, AK! If you are a Speech-Language Pathologist with a dynamic, energetic personality and a passion for pediatrics, we would love to meet you! * Our clinic is a private, play-based…...

June 6, 2017

12 May 2017, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP, Social Skills

[Source: Childhood 101] My girls had so much fun playing Hedbanz on a play date with friends recently that it got me thinking about how easily the game could be adapted to become a fun way to further the conversation with your…...

June 6, 2017

9 June 2017, News, Newsletter, OT, Visual Impairment

[Source: Medical News Today] The number of preschool children in the U.S. with visual impairment is projected to increase by more than 25 percent in the coming decades, with the majority of visual impairment resulting from simple uncorrected refractive error, according to…...

June 5, 2017

9 June 2017, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] No words can describe how happy Quanita Estell is to hear her six-year-old son come home with hilarious stories to tell. First, she enjoys his sense of humor, but mostly she’s thrilled to see Joseph, who was diagnosed with…...

June 5, 2017

5 June 2017, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Homeschool Creations] Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown was one of our favorite books when the kids were little. I do believe I can still quote the entire book by heart, I know it that well. We used the book as…...

June 5, 2017

9 June 2017, News

[Source: Medical X-Press] One in 10 infants born in the United States is born prematurely – prior to 37 weeks’ gestation – according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, leaving surviving preemies at heightened risk for neurodevelopmental disabilities that often…...

June 5, 2017

9 June 2017, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Taking folic acid supplements throughout pregnancy may improve psychological development in children. That is the finding of research by Professor Tony Cassidy and colleagues from Ulster University who will present their study to the Annual Conference of the British…...

June 1, 2017

2 June 2017, BCBA, Behavior Analysis, Job, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or $5,000 SIGN ON BONUS for full-time! Wonderful full-time or part-time opportunities for a Pediatric Board Certified Behavioral Analyst (BCBA) in Fredericksburg, VA. We are looking for a clinician with a clinical background in Applied Behavior Analysis…...