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School Psychology Corner: Is Anxiety Really a Gift?

December 18, 2014

Anxiety, Article, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Brain Blogger.com] by Sherianna Boyle MEd, CAGS Anxiety is most known as a “thinking” disorder which can be evidenced through symptoms such as chronic worrying. Science now shows that human beings have on average between 60,000 and 70,000 thoughts per day…...

December 18, 2014

Early Intervention, News of the Week, Newsletter, NICU

[Source: Science Daily] A study conducted by University of Granada scientists (from the Physiology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Departments) and from the San Cecilio Clinical Hospital (Granada) has demonstrated that delaying the cutting of the umbilical cord in newborns by two minutes leads…...

December 18, 2014

19 December 2014, Fragile X, News of the Week

[Source: Medical News Today] A learning technique that maximizes the brain’s ability to make and store memories may help overcome cognitive issues seen in fragile X syndrome, a leading form of intellectual disability, according to UC Irvine neurobiologists. Christine Gall, Gary Lynch…...

December 17, 2014

19 December 2014, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: What a wonderful video! What do you promise to do? [Source: St. Louis University OT Department] As the Class of 2015 Master of Occupational Therapy Students at Saint Louis University complete their coursework and get sent off to Level 2…...

December 16, 2014

19 December 2014, Article, Newsletter, SLP, Voice Disorders

All material Copyright © 09 Gal Levy By: Gal Levy, MS CCC-SLP Gal Levy M.Sc. CCC-SLP, has more than 20 years of experience in clinical treatments of voice, fluency, articulation and tongue mobility. Gal is a founder of a Linkedin voice or…...

December 16, 2014

19 December 2014, Article, Newsletter, SPD

All material Copyright © 2010 Smart Knit Kids This article is reprinted with the express permission of Smart Knit Kids By: Kam Howard Editor’s Note: This article is written more for parents than therapists, but we are featuring it this week as…...

December 16, 2014

19 December 2014, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

by: The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA) The Childhood Apraxia of Speech Association of North America (CASANA) has published this fantastic list of practice ideas for parents to use in the home. We thank CASANA for permission to…...

December 15, 2014

19 December 2014, Articulation, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: This week’s pin of the week is from a currently inactive blog. I believe Speech Lady Liz is not currently working in pediatrics. Regardless, this blog still has some fantastic ideas for school based speech and language clinicians. [Source:…...

December 15, 2014

19 December 2014, Motor Skills, OT

[Source: Medical News Today] Timing is key for brain cells controlling a complex motor activity like the singing of a bird, finds a new study published by PLOS Biology. “You can learn much more about what a bird is singing by looking at…...

December 15, 2014

19 December 2014, Cerebral Palsy, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] A child with cerebral palsy can have a surgery in which a muscle is disconnected from the front of the knee and reattached to the back of the leg. The surgery could improve the child’s mobility by correcting the…...