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Stroke Rates Appear to be Rising Steadily in Young Adults

April 17, 2017

21 April 2017, Newsletter, Pediatric Stroke

[Source: Washington Post] The rate of stroke among young people has apparently been rising steadily since 1995, according to a study published this week. Hospitalization rates for stroke increased for women between the ages of 18 and 44, and nearly doubled for men in that age…...

April 13, 2017

14 April 2017, Job, Newsletter, School Psych

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or School Psychologist needed to work as a contractor to fill a Maternity LOA for 12 weeks near Woodridge, IL starting in August! * School Psychologist needed full time in an elementary school * Position involves behavior…...

April 13, 2017

14 April 2017, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or We are currently recruiting for a Pediatric SLP who has some clinical Peds experience to join a growing team in Northwest Arkansas. Northwest Arkansas was rated as the Third Best Place to Live in America by…...

April 12, 2017

14 April 2017, Job, Newsletter, OT, SLP

Call us at 866-733-4278 or Apply Today Through this Link! We are searching for a dedicated pediatric speech-language pathologist and an occupational therapist for the Dover, DE area who enjoys working in a community based setting treating children ages birth to five…...

April 12, 2017

14 April 2017, News, Special Education

[Source: PBS News Hour] To help prevent students with disabilities from being abused at school, Texas now requires cameras in special education classrooms upon request. But is this the best solution? (April 4, 2017) JUDY WOODRUFF: Now: a look at whether having…...

April 12, 2017

14 April 2017, Article, Autism, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: The Mighty] When the “60 Minutes” segment about Julia, Sesame Street’s new autistic muppet character, aired, within minutes my Facebook feed was filled with stories about it, and my phone started pinging with text messages. One of the stories included a link to the…...

April 11, 2017

[Source: Very Well.com via School Psyched, Your School Psychologist] Relational aggression is an insidious and covert type of bullying that often goes unnoticed by parents and educators. Teens and tweens that engage in relational aggression are able to bully, control and manipulate others all…...

April 11, 2017

14 April 2017, Newsletter, OT, SPD

[Source: The Sensory Spectrum] Although this video is produced by the National Autistic Society, this video entitled Sensory Sensitivity reflects not only how an Autistic person may experience sensory input but how any sensory sensitive child might. Watch this Video on The…...

April 11, 2017

14 April 2017, Article, Balance, Newsletter, Proprioreception, PT

Editor’s Note: This article is directed towards parents. Consider sharing it with the parents and guardians of your students and clients. [Source: The Inspired Treehouse] Why is balance important for kids? Balance is important for so many things kids have…...

April 11, 2017

14 April 2017, Autism, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Your Therapy Source] The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders published research investigating the connection between motor skills (oral-motor, manual-motor) and speech and language deficits. Data analysis was performed examining a registry from children with autism spectrum disorder (n = 1781), 2–17 years of…...