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Simple Strategies Lead to Improvements in 1 Year-Olds at Risk for Autism

February 9, 2015

13 February 2015, Autism, Newsletter, SLP, Social Skills

[Source: Medical News Today] A new study by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researchers finds that a collection of simple strategies used by parents can lead to significant improvements in one-year-olds at risk for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). In the study, published…...

February 9, 2015

13 February 2015, News, Newsletter, TBI

[Source: Science Daily] James Hudziak, M.D., has two children who love ice hockey. His son skates for his college team and one of his daughters plays in high school. As a pediatric neuropsychiatrist and director of the Vermont Center for Children, Youth…...

February 9, 2015

13 February 2015, Newsletter, OT, PT, School Psych, SLP, Tip or Resource

Thank You to Margaret Rice of Your Therapy Source for these great freebies!! 1. Follow that Monster: Visual discrimination and visual motor activity 2. Multisensory Handwriting Activity for Valentine’s Day 3. Sample Pages from Valentine’s Day Handwriting Activities 4. Conversation Heart Clothes…...

February 5, 2015

6 February 2015, ADHD, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] When we concentrate on something, we also engage in the unsung, parallel act of purposefully ignoring other things. A new study describes how the brain may achieve such “optimal inattention.” With this knowledge, scientists at Brown University hope…...

February 5, 2015

6 February 2015, Career, Job, Newsletter, OT

Congratulations to Madalyn E., of Illinois on her placement at PediaStaff’s outpatient client in Greater Chicago. Madalyn will be serving children aged 2-22 with multiple diagnosis, primarily on the autism spectrum. Therapy will focus around sensory integration, social skills and life…...

February 5, 2015

6 February 2015, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: The ABC Therapeutics Blog] When I get home from work I have things to do, like everyone else, and sometimes those things make my hands dirty. Sometimes it is some minor maintenance on my car, or repairing something in the house,…...

February 5, 2015

6 February 2015, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Starfish Therapies] by Stacy Menz, DPT, DPT, Board Certified Pediatric Clinical Specialist Often in physical therapy, we use certain terminology to describe the position or alignment of the legs at rest or during activity. You have probably seen these terms in your child’s evaluations or progress…...

February 4, 2015

6 February 2015, Autism, Behavior, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[The Autism Classroom News] It’s been a while but I really want to try to finish up the 5 Steps to Meaningful Behavioral Support series with the final few posts on responding to challenging behavior considerations. Of course these posts will be…...

February 4, 2015

6 February 2015, News of the Week, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] Research from Northeastern professor of psychology Iris Berent and her colleagues finds that spoken language and motor systems are intricately linked — though not in the way that has been widely believed. New research from Northeastern professor of…...

February 4, 2015

Newsletter 6 February 2015, SLP

[Source: The Speech Room News] by Jenna Rayburn Wind up toys are some of my favorite toys for preschool. I just love them! I find them super useful for our youngest communicators because they are very entertaining but need an adult to…...