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SLP Corner: How an SLP and OT Collaborate Long-Distance

January 20, 2016

22 February 2016, Article, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: The ASHA Leader Blog] 20 As speech-language pathologists, we all experience stories of working as an interdisciplinary team. In this story, co-treatment brought us together and keeps us in touch today. Our relationship naturally affected us professionally, but personally as well.…...

January 20, 2016

[Source: Your Therapy Source] The Journal of Attention Disorders published research on two studies to investigate the role of physical activity on the affect and executive functioning of children with symptoms of ADHD. One study explored the association between physical activity and affect…...

January 19, 2016

22 January 2016, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Are Your Kiddos Excited about Valentine’s Day already? Well, worry not about having enough themed activities to keep them busy! Please enjoy the great big Valentine’s Day Therapy Activities and Treats Pinterest Pinboard we have compiled, now in year five, with 649…...

January 19, 2016

22 January 2016, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Hand in Hand] Occupational therapists specialize in designing and implementing interventions to maximize client success. OT’s are trained in the science and the art of analyzing an activity, changing it up to make it a “just right challenge” based on a…...

January 19, 2016

22 January 2016, Article, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Best Practices Autism] The problem behaviors of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are among the most challenging and stressful issues faced by schools and parents. The current best practice in treating and preventing unwanted or challenging behaviors utilizes the principles…...

January 19, 2016

22 January 2016, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] A gene linked to mental disorders helps lays the foundation for a crucial brain structure during prenatal development, according to Salk Institute research published January 14, 2016 in Cell Reports. The findings reveal new mechanistic insights into the…...

January 18, 2016

22 January 2015, Newsletter, OT, PT, School Psych

[Source: Brick by Brick] David Elkind starts off his book in a very provocative way: “Children’s play–their inborn disposition for curiosity, imagination, and fantasy–is being silenced in the high-tech, commercialized world we have created.” At the beginning of this book, Elkind shows…...

January 18, 2016

22 January 2016, ADHD, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Science Daily] Do students think best when on their feet? A new study by the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health indicates they do. Findings published recently in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health provide the first…...

January 18, 2016

22 January 2016, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Researchers at Tohoku University’s School of Medicine have found an explanation for the correlation between eating fish during pregnancy, and the health of the baby’s brain. Dietary lipid contains fatty acids such as omega-6 and omega-3, which are essential…...

January 14, 2016

Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Activity Tailor] Who loves painter’s tape? I do! For a while I was into refinishing furniture and went through a MacKenzie-Childs inspired phase. Here’s my wild laundry room which no one but me ever sees. I’m so glad it’s a happy…...