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FDA Approves first Treatment for a Form of Batten Disease

May 2, 2017

5 May 2017, Batten Disease, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Brineura (cerliponase alfa) as a treatment for a specific form of Batten disease. Brineura is the first FDA-approved treatment to slow loss of walking ability (ambulation) in symptomatic pediatric patients…...

Rainy Day Fun! Cotton Ball Races

May 2, 2017

5 May 2017, Hand Strengthening, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Meaningful Mama] Cotton ball races are fun. There are rainy days around her in the great Pacific NW where we just don’t go outside. I’m kind of a fair weather mom like that. However, if we are going to be stuck…...

May 1, 2017

5 May 2017, Jobs, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or A great pediatric clinic with several locations in the Houston area seeks a speech-language pathologist to join their team on a full time basis on the south side of Houston. * Previous pediatric outpatient clinic experience…...

May 1, 2017

5 May 2017, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: MindShift] Many teachers are excited about the compelling research on the power of a growth mindset to change student perceptions of themselves as learners. Stanford psychology professor Carol Dweck discovered that when kids receive a message that their brains are malleable…...

May 1, 2017

5 May 2017, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Learn English Today via Victoria Emm] Thank you to Victoria Emm, a member of the School Based Speech and Language Facebook group for sharing! Check out this GREAT list of English language idioms by theme and also alphabetically! ...

May 1, 2017

5 May 2017, News, Newsletter, SLP, Social Skills

[Source: Medical X-Press] The age of the father at the time his children are born may influence their social development, suggests a study published in the May 2017 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP).…...

April 27, 2017

28 April 2017, Newsletter, OT

[Source Vital Links] Our inborn fight, flight, freeze responses are automatic responses that help us cope when faced with dangerous situations. When we feel threatened, these subcortical mechanisms are triggered automatically. When triggered, our bodies experience an increase in physiological arousal and…...

April 27, 2017

28 April 2017, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or We are searching for an Occupational Therapist to conduct evaluations, assessment and treatment of children in Westchester County, NY. This opportunity is best suited to the self-starting, independent thinker. It is the perfect position for the…...

April 26, 2017

28 April 2017, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: The Pocket OT] Who are you? What do you tell yourself? What are your beliefs and thoughts as you move throughout your day? We all have that voice inside of us that helps us to work through difficulties we face. Many…...

April 26, 2017

28 April 2017, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Asier Romero-Andonegi, Aintzane Etxebarria-Lejarreta, Ainara Romero-Andonegi and Irati de Pablo-Delgado, lecturers and researchers at the UPV/EHU’s University College of Teacher Training in Bilbao, have studied how 9 to 13-month-old babies tackle the shift from early babbling to the use…...