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Brain Dissociates Emotional Response From Explicit Memory in Fearful Situations

November 20, 2014

21 November 2014, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily.com] Researchers at the Cognition and Brain Plasticity group of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and the University of Barcelona have been tracking the traces of implicit and explicit memories of fear in human. The study has been published…...

November 20, 2014

21 November 2014, News of the Week, OT, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] Given the rise in childhood obesity and known cultural shifts away from cooking, a review of cooking programs targeting elementary school children was conducted to understand program design and outcomes and to inform research gaps. This review assesses the evidence…...

November 20, 2014

21 November 2014, Autism, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry via Special Ed Post] by Mandy Oaklander Parents can learn how to give effective therapy to their children with autism, a new study in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry finds. Researchers at Stanford University looked at a type…...

November 19, 2014

21 Novemeber 2014, News, Newsletter, School Psych, SLP

[Source: Psych Central] New research may lead to a smartphone app that analyzes your speech to monitor your mental health. It’s based on research from the University of Maryland that shows that certain vocal features change as feelings of depression worsen. Researchers envision the…...

Motor Magic Activity

November 18, 2014

21 November 2014, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, PT, Sensory Motor Skills - Sensory Integration, Tip or Resource, Video

Here is a sample activity from Your Therapy Source’s book, Motor Magic, Turn Fine Motor Skills into Gross Motor Skills. Video provided by Your Therapy Source...

November 18, 2014

21 November 2014, Career, Job, Newsletter, SLP

PediaStaff is seeking a full time Speech-Language Pathologist for the bustling Greater Portland area. You will have the opportunity to work with children ages 3 to 5 in center based settings. This job starts as soon as possible. This is a…...

November 18, 2014

21 November 2014, Newsletter, OT, Sensory Play, Sensory Processing, Tip or Resource

[Source: Growing a Jeweled Rose] This cranberry sensory activity was easy to set up and kept Jewel and Rosie engaged for quite a while. They found so many ways to play and explore. All you need for this activity is a bag…...

November 18, 2014

Article, February 2010, Newsletter, OT, Psychology, PT, SLP, TBI

All material Copyright © 2010 Lash & Associates Publishing/Training, Inc. This article is reprinted with the express permission of Lash & Associates. By: Marilyn Lash, M.S.W. How does the child’s brain recover after a brain injury? “Traumatic brain injury in childhood is…...

Down Syndrome and Language Acquisition

November 17, 2014

Article, Down Syndrome, Early Intervention, January 2010, Language, Newsletter, SLP

By: Kimberley Powell Children with Down syndrome can face many challenges, health problems, hearing impairments and learning disabilities, including those affecting language development. Most children begin learning language skills, such as grammar and speaking, at rapid rates early in their lives. Children…...

November 17, 2014

Article, Bilingualism, Culture-Multiculturalism, January 2010, Newsletter, SLP

By:Scott Prath, M.A., CCC-SLP, Vice President of Bilinguistics, Keith Lebel, M.A., CCC-SLP, Bilinguistics, Marie Wirka, M.S., CCC-SLP, Bilinguistics We frequently have questions about assessment of children who speak African American English dialect. The over-representation of minority populations has been a frequent topic of discussion…...