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Vision Symptoms Following Concussion Limiting for Students

January 9, 2017

13 January 2016, Newsletter, Pediatric Brain Injury, TBI

[Source: Science Daily] A comprehensive vision assessment should be part of return-to-learn protocols to help determine when children are ready to return to the classroom following concussions — particularly in children reporting academic difficulty. Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham…...

January 9, 2017

13 January 2016, Newsletter, School Nurse

[Source: We Are Teachers.com] When childhood cancer touches your classroom or school, you want to make sure you’re ready. This informative and thorough guide from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has everything you need to develop a solid plan for working with children…...

January 6, 2017

6 January 2017, Newsletter, OT

Call Us at 866-733-4278 or Apply Online for This Job Today 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…...

January 5, 2017

6 January 2017, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Us at 866-733-4278 or Apply Online for This Job Today 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…...

Advocacy Corner: Reverse The Cuts

January 5, 2017

Newsletter

Editor’s Note: This is a GREAT video, that puts faces to the thousands of kids who will be affected if drastic Medicaid cuts in Texas go through.. Please share. [Source: Capable Kids Foundation] Medicaid cuts are threatening the well-being of thousands…...

School Psych Corner: Teaching Tolerance

January 5, 2017

6 January 2017, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Dr. Lisa, School Psych] The Teaching Tolerance blog, created by the Southern Poverty Law Center, calls itself “a place where educators who care about diversity, equity and justice can find news, suggestions, conversation and support.” It provides professional development on school climate,…...

January 5, 2017

6 January, Article, Newsletter, SLP

Editor’s Note: This article was written by a student for students. It would be a great one to share with your kiddos who stutter. [Source: American Institute for Stuttering] Hi my name is MaKenna and I am 12 years old. Telling…...

January 5, 2017

6 January 2017, Memories, News, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP

{Source: Medical X-Press] A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) sheds light on how the brain stores memories. The research, published recently in the journal eLife, is the first to demonstrate that the same brain region can…...

January 5, 2017

6 January 2017, Language, Newsletter, SLP, Stuttering

[Source: Science Daily] A study led by researchers at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles demonstrates what lead investigator Bradley Peterson, MD, calls “a critical mass of evidence” of a common underlying lifelong vulnerability in both children and adults who stutter. They discovered that…...

Ultimate Visual Motor Challenge

January 4, 2017

6 January 2017, Newsletter, Visual Motor Skills

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Here is a FREE ultimate visual motor challenge with two difficulty levels. Can you copy the lines and shapes exactly onto the blank grid? The color version is slightly easier than the black and white version. The colors…...