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Study Offers Clues To Soaring Autism Rates

November 11, 2014

[Source: Disability Scoop] The substantial rise in autism in recent years is primarily, but not entirely, due to changes in how the developmental disorder is defined and reported, a new study suggests. In a review of records on every person born in…...

November 11, 2014

[Source: Medical News Today] Millions of children across the country need emergency epinephrine at school because they could suffer a severe, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction (anaphylaxis) to food or an insect sting. As schools across the country implement policies to stock emergency…...

November 11, 2014

14 November 2014, Article, Career, Newsletter

Teresa Roberts, MS, CCC-SLP You may have been working for a few days, weeks, or months by now. Please know, that if you are feeling scared or nervous, or even wholly panicked, you are not alone. In some extreme cases, you may…...

Irlen Syndrome Through a Different Lens

November 10, 2014

14 November 2014, Newsletter, OT, Sensory Processing

Thank you to Shoshana Shamberg of the Pediatric Occupational Therapist group on Facebook for sharing this article. You are right, OTs should be trained in Irlen screening! [Source: Chicago Tribune via the Baltimore Sun] Call it mother’s intuition, but Maria Hill…...

November 10, 2014

14 November 2014, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Disturbances in the early stages of brain growth, such as preterm birth – when many of the brain’s structures have not yet fully developed – appears to affect the brain’s neuro-circuitry, which may explain premature babies’ higher risk…...

November 10, 2014

14 November 2014, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP, Tip or Resource

Thank You to Your Therapy Source for the heads-up on this FREE resource! MakeBeliefsComix (http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/) is a FREE website that has been around for some time now. I have recommended it before but now they added even more! There are new characters…...

November 6, 2014

7 November 2014, Diabetes, News of the Week, Newsletter, School Nurse

[Source: Medical News Today] With more than a third of diabetes cases in the US occurring in people over the age ge of 65, the illness is often referred to as an age-related condition. But around 208,000 children and adolescents are estimated to…...

November 6, 2014

7 November 2014, Newsletter, School Psych, Tip or Resource

[Source: No Time for Flash Cards] One of the guinea pigs in my son’s preschool classroom died and that sparked some questions, which sparked this post. This subject is one I wish never had to be taught but books are always good…...

November 5, 2014

7 November 2014, Newsletter, School Nurse, Tip or Resource

[Source: Healthfinder.gov] The 2014 calendar features almost 200 National Health Observances with up-to-date information and outreach materials. At healthfinder.gov, they also have NHO toolkits to help you make a difference. Show everyone that your organization is committed to health and wellness. Use NHO…...

November 5, 2014

7 November 2014, Down Syndrome, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] A randomized controlled study was published on 30 children with Down syndrome, where 15 children received physical therapy and 15 children received physical therapy and whole body vibration training. Both groups participated 3x/week for 6 months. The groups…...