Blog - PediaStaff

Airlines Encouraged To Better Serve Flyers With Disabilities

August 31, 2015

4 September 2015, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] A new guide from the U.S. Department of Transportation is spelling out the rules air carriers must follow when dealing with travelers who have autism and other developmental disabilities. The federal agency sent guidance to airlines this summer detailing…...

Hot Jobs! California Dreamin' for SLPs

August 27, 2015

28 August 2015, Newsletter, SLP

PediaStaff is pulling out all the stops in California We now have a recruiter based in there, ready to find fantastic SLP opportunities for throughout the golden state. Whether you are looking for a School-Based position in the Bay Area, an outpatient pediatrics…...

August 27, 2015

28 August 2015, Career, Job, Newsletter

Congratulations to Alicia O., on her new School Nurse position with PediaStaff’s private therapeutic day school client in Chicagoland! They are a national leader in educating students who are unable to succeed in mainstream schools and provide an alternative setting for students with behavioral, emotional…...

August 27, 2015

28 August 2015, Article, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: My Aspergers Child] Have you ever witnessed a youngster who doesn’t seem to know how to wait his or her turn, refuses to share, grabs objects out in public even after being told not to touch, has a meltdown in the…...

August 27, 2015

28 August 2015, Article, Newsletter, SLP

by Erik X. Raj A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away . . . came a wonderful app that is out of this world (pun intended, lol!). The app that I’m writing about is none other than Disney’s official…...

August 26, 2015

28 August 2015, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: The Measured Mom] A few weeks ago, I shared my printable no-prep games to help teach beginning blends. I created a set of similar games to teach bossy r words. And when I told my Five that we were going to…...

August 26, 2015

28 August 2015, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Red Ted Art] Check out these adorable origami cat finger puppet on Red Ted Art. Perfect for Back to School pencil toppers they would be great for conversation skills, are ideal for fine motor and following directions and would even…...

August 25, 2015

28 August 2015, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Medium Motor Skills, Newsletter, Sensory, Tip or Resource

[Source: My Bored Toddler.com via the Inspired Treehouse] Are you looking for new painting ideas for your toddler? Why not try bubble wrap roller painting! We did this last week and it was such a lot of fun. I found that it…...

August 25, 2015

28 August 2015, News, Newsletter

[Source: US News and World Report] A tiny study of 40 high school students in Chicago perked up some ears recently. It found that a small amount of musical instrument instruction — only two to three hours of band class a week…...

SLP Corner: Fall and Apple Collections!

August 25, 2015

28 August 2015, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Chapel Hill Snippets] I’m back from vacation, and teacher workdays start here on Monday. I’m sure all of you are worrying about schedules and caseloads, so to help this fall season for some of your more special children, I’m reposting some…...