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Pediatric Therapy Corner: Attention Behaviors {Other Strategies & Common Mistakes}

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! ...

July 29, 2014

1 August 2014, Bilateral Coordination, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource, Visual Motor Planning

[Source: Your Kids OT] Paper planes appeal to kids (and adults) of all ages. It may be something you did as a child with a grownup helping you to perfect a great flyer. You may not have stopped to think that paper…...

July 29, 2014

Bullying, News of the Week, Newsletter, School Psych, Video

Editor’s Note: I really enjoy Upworthy.com. In a world filled with stories that make you shake your head in disbelief, this site specializes in inspiring, empowering stories. If you don’t subscribe to it, I highly recommend it . [Source: Upworthy] Every day…...

July 29, 2014

1 August 2014, Language Delay, News of the Week, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] A study of 473 sets of twins followed since birth found that compared to single-born children, 47 percent of 24-month-old identical twins had language delay compared to 31 percent of non-identical twins. Overall, twins had twice the rate of…...