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Pediatric Therapy Corner: For the Hesitant Teacher: Leveraging the Power of Minecraft

September 30, 2015

2 October 2015, Newsletter, OT, SLP

Editor’s Note: This article was written largely for general education teachers, but Therapy Clinicians can also make excellent use of the game as well. Take a look at the other articles we have featured on our blog about Minecraft HERE [Source:…...

September 30, 2015

2 October 2015, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Wall Street Journal] The number of children diagnosed with autism has surged around the globe in the past two decades. But new research in Europe and the U.S. suggests much of the increase occurred on paper. In 2000, the U.S. Centers…...

September 30, 2015

2 October 2015, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: The EleanorOT Blog] By Eleanor Cawley M.S. OTR/L When is it time to discharge?: This is always one of the biggest questions when it comes down to CSE Meetings and whether or not to recommend services for students next year. Of…...

Sleep and Children with Cerebral Palsy

September 29, 2015

2 October 2015, Cerebral Palsy, News, Newsletter, OT, School Psych School Nursing

[Source: CanChild via Your Therapy Source] CanChild has published another excellent resource which is entitled Keeping Current In Sleep Issues Among Children with Cerebral Palsy. Here are some highlights: Studies show that rates of sleep disturbances in children with cerebral palsy are…...

September 29, 2015

2 October 2015, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Motherhood on a Dime via Hands On As We Grow] Fall is the perfect season for pumpkin everything! Mix fun and learning with these cute pumpkin crafts for kids! So many fun and easy pumpkin crafts for kids to make! I’ve shared fun pumpkin…...

September 29, 2015

2 October 2015, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: Oh my goodness I love this! Thank You to Luke and Holly of Home-Speech Home for the great idea of making Lego Jello Gummies for yummy use in speech therapy! Please Visit Home-Speech-Home for the link to the YouTube…...

September 29, 2015

2 October 2015, App, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Speech Techie] Following up on my last post on the “Toca Life” open-ended sandbox-style apps, I recently read a “Clinical Focus” article in American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology and thought it shed light on how these apps (and others) can be…...

September 28, 2015

2 October 2015, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Congratulations to Esther S., on her new position as a School Based CF-SLP at PediaStaff’s new client in Ohio. This position is in the Warrensville Heights area, southeast of Cleveland. Esther will work with students grades K-3 at one school site. This position is…...

September 28, 2015

2 October 2015, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] How much does your baby weigh? All new parents are familiar with that question. Perhaps their reply is more important than we realize. Birth weight affects how much trust an individual will have in other people in his…...

September 28, 2015

2 October 2015, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] The survival rate of preemies born between 26 to 31 weeks of gestation is improved by blocking light from reaching the intravenously-fed infused nutritious mixture they depend on for survival, researchers at CHU Sainte-Justine and the University of…...