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Halloween Therapy Share on Instagram and Pinterest!

October 15, 2013

18 October 2013, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Halloween is second only to Christmas for pediatric therapists when it comes to the great activities out there that make sessions fun. Before the social media explosion, speech language pathologists, occupational therapists and PTs had search the internet (and before that local…...

Book Review: Autism Sleeps

October 15, 2013

18 October 2013, Autism, Newsletter

Review by Margaret Rice If you are like me, you have frequently had questions from parents regarding how to help their children with sensory processing difficulties fall asleep and to stay asleep. Now there is Autism Sleeps, written by Ileana McCaigue, OTR, who…...

Young Apes Manage Emotions Like Humans

October 14, 2013

Emotions, Newsletter, 18 October 2013, OT, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Researchers studying young bonobos in an African sanctuary have discovered striking similarities between the emotional development of the bonobos and that of children, suggesting these great apes regulate their emotions in a human-like way. This is important to human…...

October 14, 2013

18 October 2013, Article, Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: My Aspergers Child] Some children with Aspergers and High-Functioning Autism are known for their “explosive” and “out-of-control” behavior. This is referred to as “blind rage.” A blind rage is “blind” in the sense that the affected child may not be totally…...

October 14, 2013

ADHD, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Medical News Today] Tests of brainwaves using EEG may be helpful in distinguishing subtypes of ADHD, helping to diagnose whether a teen’s symptoms are mainly inattention or mainly hyperactivity and impulsiveness. The two subtypes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are known as…...

October 14, 2013

18 October 2013, Article, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: Thank you to Your Therapy Source and Loren Shlaes for calling attention to this excellent blog post! by Denita Dinger For some reason, we adults feel we should come to the rescue of young children and solve problems for them. …...

October 10, 2013

11 October 2013, News, Newsletter, SLP, Stuttering

[Source: Science Daily] A new study by a University of Alberta researcher shows that children who stutter have less grey matter in key regions of the brain responsible for speech production than children who do not stutter.The findings not only improve our…...

October 10, 2013

11 October 2013, Language Development, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] Researchers from Brown University and King’s College London have gained surprising new insights into how brain anatomy influences language acquisition in young children. Their study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, found that the explosion of language acquisition that typically occurs…...

October 10, 2013

11 October 2013, Newsletter, Placement

Kudos to Deborah P., OTR/L of Indiana on her placement with one of PediaStaff’s Early Intervention clients! Deborah will be serving children ranging in age from newborn to three, and almost all of the therapy is done in home based settings. She…...

October 10, 2013

News, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: ABC News] A high school sophomore in New Jersey who is a quadruple amputee is motivating people both on and off the soccer field with his indomitable spirit. Jorge Dyksen, 16, was stricken with an infection as an infant that prevented…...