Blog - PediaStaff

4 in 10 Infants Lack Strong Parental Attachments

March 31, 2014

4 April 2014, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] In a study of 14,000 U.S. children, 40 percent lack strong emotional bonds – what psychologists call “secure attachment” – with their parents that are crucial to success later in life, according to a new report. The researchers…...

March 27, 2014

28 March 2014, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical News Today] In life, many tasks have a context that dictates the right actions, so when people learn to do something new, they’ll often infer cues of context and rules. In a new study, Brown University brain scientists took advantage…...

CDC: 1 in 68 U.S. Children has Autism

March 27, 2014

28 March 2014, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: CNN] One in 68 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a 30% increase from 1 in 88 two years ago, according to a new report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This newest estimate is…...

March 27, 2014

Ever get annoyed that you can’t click on a link that we (or anyone) puts in their Instagram posts? Here is an easy Workaround Tip just for you! From within Instagram, bring up the post that has the link you want to…...

March 27, 2014

28 March 2014, App, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, Social Skills

[Source: Smart Apps for Special Needs] An app that helps children recognize emotions by looking at facial expressions has gone FREE in the lead up to Autism Awareness Day. This app is usually $29.99 We are not sure how long this…...

SLP Corner: Are You a Pseudo-Scientist?

March 27, 2014

by Mary Huston, CCC-SLP Unfortunately, I think the term fits many in our profession. I didn’t just tick you off did I? This morning I listened to a CEU seminar on speechpathology.com (SPC). It was titled Evaluating Science and Pseudoscience in Speech-Language Pathology…...

March 26, 2014

28 March 2014, Job, Newsletter

Congratulations to Erika K., SLP on her contract to cover a personal leave for the remainder of the school year for one of PediaStaff’s clients in great Milwaukee, WI. ...

March 26, 2014

28 March 2014, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: ABC News Blog and the Daily Mail] An Israeli mom of a child with cerebral palsy has invented a walking harness that changes the way special-needs kids navigate the world. Debby Elnatan designed a support harness to allow her wheelchair-bound young…...

March 25, 2014

28 March 2014, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

OT Month is just about here! Get ready with this colorful door/wall sign from My Therapy Source! Our friends on Instagram like enough that it is our “IG Post of the Week!” Download Your OT Month Poster HERE...

March 25, 2014

28 March 2014, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: I Can Teach My Child] Here is a fun, springy way to work on speech sounds! Please visit I Can Teach My Child and look at the entire blog post. It was written for parents rather than speech-language clinicians, it…...