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Worth Repeating: The Kids Who Beat Autism

August 4, 2014

8 August 2014, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: The New York Times] by Ruth Padawer At first, everything about L.’s baby boy seemed normal. He met every developmental milestone and delighted in every discovery. But at around 12 months, B. seemed to regress, and by age 2, he had…...

The New ASHA Practice Portal

August 1, 2014

1 August 2014, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

If you have not been on ASHA’s new “Practice Portal,” definitely check it out! This resource area of the ASHA website contains an overviews, evidence map, connections to the community, a listing of ASHA events covering each practice area, special interest groups, templates…...

July 31, 2014

1 August 2014, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP

Editor’s Note: This article is directed at parents, but these activities would be excellent for therapy in a lesson on patience! [Source: Stress Free Kids] Did you ever wish your children had more patience? Do you remember the days when you yourself…...

July 31, 2014

1 August 2014, Article, Autism, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP

by Sasha Long, BCBA, M.A. Attention behaviors tend to be the most annoying, for me anyways. Whining, fighting, talking back, swearing, and yelling out can all be attention seeking behaviors. This past week we have gone in-depth on some key strategies for reducing…...

July 31, 2014

1 August 2014, Article, Newsletter, SLP, Stuttering

by Mirla Raz, CCC-SLP The formative preschool years, when a child’s speech and language skills progress by leaps and bounds, is also the time when the seed of stuttering often take root. Ignored or inadvertently fertilized, the roots of stuttering grow longer…...

Pinterest Pin of the Week: Color Drop

July 30, 2014

1 August 2014, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

Saw this on Pinterest! A picture is worth a thousand words, but please visit ThePleasantestThing.com for more details about this activity, and to see hundreds of other great posts on this super blog that we will definitely start watching! Visit our Pinterest…...

July 30, 2014

1 August 2014, News of the Week, Newsletter, NICU, Preemies

[Source: Science Daily] There’s some good news for parents of preterm babies — latest research from the University of Adelaide shows that by the time they become teenagers, the brains of many preterm children can perform almost as well as those born…...

July 30, 2014

1 August 2014, News of the Week, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: Inclusion, Inclusion, Inclusion! The guiding philosophy for educating children with disabilities has been to integrate them as much as possible into a normal classroom environment, with the hope that peers’ skills will help bring them up to speed. A new…...

July 30, 2014

1 August 2014, News, OT, PT, School Psych, SLP

Wow. We are so very humbled to report that with your help, PediaStaff has reached 75,000 followers on Pinterest in just under two years. Please check out our boards there to see literally thousands of therapy ideas, articles, and links specifically for…...

July 29, 2014

1 August 2014, Career, Newsletter, Placement

Kudos to John P. on his new contract School Psychologist position in Arizona through PediaStaff! What a beautiful place to work! Enjoy and Congrats! ...