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General Anesthesia in Young Children Linked to Lower IQ, Language Development

June 8, 2015

12 June 2015, Article, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] Lead study author Dr. Andreas Loepke, of the Department of Anesthesiology at Cincinnati Children’s, and colleagues publish their findings in the journal Pediatrics. In past research, Dr. Loepke and colleagues found that general anesthesia led to nerve cell death…...

Therapists Needed Throughout Arkansas

June 8, 2015

12 June 2015, Career, Job, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP

Come join progressive therapy teams in Central and Northwest Arkansas! Direct-hire job opportunities for PT, OT and SLP (new grads welcome) Outpatient and pediatric daycare/outpatient settings Low cost of living with progressive pay Quality dining, shopping, collegiate sports, outdoor activities and…...

June 4, 2015

[Source: Science Daily] Researchers from the Canada North Concussion Network in Manitoba investigated the frequency of vestibulo-ocular dysfunction in children and adolescents with sports-related concussion and found that its presence was predictive of a prolonged recovery. Findings in this study are reported…...

June 4, 2015

Article 5 June 2015, Autism, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: This is a great post to forward to the parents and guardians of your clients on the spectrum! [Source: My Aspergers Child] It’s summer vacation time. Almost 3 months with your “special needs” child at home. What are you going…...

Move & Learn! Giant Dot To Dot

June 3, 2015

5 June 2015, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: I absolutely LOVE this!!!! [Source: I Can Teach My Child] My three year-olds are intrigued by dot-to-dot puzzles, but struggle with the fine motor skills required to draw the line from one dot to the next. They often can’t tell…...

AAC Corner: Video Modeling for AAC

June 3, 2015

5 June 2015, AAC, Article, Newsletter

[Source: Teaching Learners with Special Needs] Video Modeling is an evidence based practice in special education. Entire new companies have popped up claiming their way of doing it is magical even! However, it doesn’t take much to do effective video modeling for any…...

June 3, 2015

5 June 2015, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Learning 4 Kids.net] Digging For Dinosaur Fossils Sensory Bin: I previously shared an activity here on How to make Dinosaur Fossils? This is how we played with them! We simply painted white circles onto the back of the dinosaur fossils and…...

June 3, 2015

5 June 2015, Article, Multiculturalism, Newsletter, SLP. Bilingualism

[Source: Bilinguistics] I’m a bilingual SLP, but when it comes to evaluating students who speak Kenyarwanda, Pashto, Tosk, and Thai, I am just as monolingual as the 95 percent of our field who self-report themselves as monolingual. Unlike many of the SLPs…...

OT Student in the News!

June 2, 2015

5 June 2015, Cerebral Palsy, News, Newsletter, OT, PT

We all know what it’s like to wake up and wish we had another couple hours’ slumber before beginning our day, but children with cerebral palsy have a hard time falling asleep in the first place. University of Alberta student Risha Dutt…...

June 2, 2015

ADHD, OT, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] A new study links a commonly used household pesticide with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and young teens. The study found an association between pyrethroid pesticide exposure and ADHD, particularly in terms of hyperactivity and impulsivity, rather…...