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Hot Job: Bilingual SLP for 2017/18 SY – Glen Ellyn, IL

February 8, 2017

10 Feburary 2017, Bilingual, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or Thinking about next school year? Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist needed in Glen Ellyn vicinity! * Full time * CF eligible * Fluency in Spanish and English required * PEL (Professional Educator’s License) required * Caseload specifics under review…...

February 8, 2017

10 February 2017, Hand Strengthening, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: The Inspired Treehouse] If you’ve worked with or lived with young kids, you’re familiar with this scene… You find a new craft on Pinterest that you know your little ones will love. You head to the craft store, gather up the supplies,…...

Reviews: Zones of Regulation Apps

February 8, 2017

10 February 2017, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, Tip or Resource

[Source: Omazing Kids] Most of the patients that I see have Autism or other special needs that make emotional self regulation challenging for them. It’s the main reason that I sought out training in kids yoga several years ago and why I…...

February 8, 2017

10 February 2017, Feeding, OT, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Getting children to eat their vegetables might not be an endless battle if parents follow some research-based advice from a nutrition expert at Kansas State University. Getting kids used to vegetables can start in the womb, said Richard Rosenkranz,…...

February 8, 2017

10 February 2017, Article, Newsletter, Video

Editor’s Note: Love this idea! Seems to me that this or a similar idea could be adapted for ANY sort of classroom or even one on one therapy session! What other personalized greeting or interactive “thing” could YOU come…...

February 7, 2017

10 February 2017, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Gravity Bread] As a speech language pathologist that works with children and adults with Down Syndrome, I wanted to take a look at some research about how literacy is affected in this population. I also wanted to find some valuable and…...

February 7, 2017

10 February 2017, Autism, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical X Press] Researchers at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science have induced empathy-like behavior by identifying then manipulating a brain circuit in an experimental model, an indication that new strategies may help people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) gain…...

February 7, 2017

10 February 2017, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: The Washington Post] Why is he so tired, Jackie Mann wondered, not for the first time, as Evan, the middle of her three children, wandered off to his bedroom to take an after-school nap. Small for his age, the 12-year-old seemed…...

February 7, 2017

10 February 2017, Batten, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital and King’s College London have discovered a treatment that improves the neurological symptoms in a mouse model of juvenile Batten disease. This…...

Stuffed Hearts Fine Motor Skills Craft

February 6, 2017

10 February 2017, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: School Time Snippets] Hubby usually does the grocery shopping around here– I think it is because I spend too much money, but that is a story for another day. On his last trip, I requested he ask for some paper bags…...