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March 19, 2014

21 March 2014, Article, Newsletter, OT, PT

Editor’s Note: We came upon this blog post on Pinterest. Miss Mancy calls this a ‘Mardi Gras Necklace Dive” but it could be great for any time of year! We are very excited to have found “Miss Mancy’s Blog and look…...

March 18, 2014

21 March 2014, Article, Newsletter, OT, TBI

Thanks to the OT Tools in Public Schools Blog for recommending this article. by Fiona Bessey-Bushnell In my last article, I wrote about a local teen that experienced brain injury. March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and this time around I will share…...

March 18, 2014

21 March 2014, Autism, Dyslexia, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: The Irish Times] An Irish researcher’s studies of how we integrate the inputs from our senses could provide new insights into autism and dyslexia, writes Claire O’Connell When you listen to someone talking in a noisy room, you hear what they…...

March 18, 2014

21 March 2014, Job, Newsletter, Placement

Congratulations to Aaron B., OTR/L on his new position as a Mental Health OT with PediaStaff’s client in North Carolina. Our client provides therapy services in clinic, community and in home and works with children that have been neglected and/or abused.…...

March 17, 2014

21 March 2014, Articlle, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

by Erik X. Raj, CCC-SLP Pop quiz: What is the name of the silly and mischievous holiday that is celebrated each year on April 1st? If you guessed April Fool’s Day, give yourself a round of applause because you nailed it. Great job!…...

March 17, 2014

21 March 2014, News of the Week, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical Express] (Medical Xpress)—Reading-impaired young children have higher levels of the metabolites glutamate and choline in their brains, and these higher levels continue to be indicative of difficulties in developing typical reading and language skills, a Yale study has found. The…...

March 13, 2014

Newsletter, OT, PT, School Psych, SLP, Tip or Resource

April Fool’s Day can be a great day for learning opportunities. Great conversation can be enabled by discussing things that don’t appear as they seem. It can even parlay into a discussion about the difference between a harmless prank on a…...

March 13, 2014

ADHD, Autism, OT, School Psych

Children and teenagers with an autism spectrum disorder or those who have attention deficit and hyperactivity problems are much more likely to wish to be another gender. So says John Strang of the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, DC, USA, leader of the…...

March 12, 2014

14 March 2014, App, Newsletter, Review, SLP

[Source: Teachers with Apps] Review by Nanette Cote, MA, CCC-SLP Oh happy day! I am one, lucky speech pathologist because I have been testing out not one, but FOUR apps by the dynamic: Erik X. Raj. Both my school and private clients have been…...

Book Feature: Zones of Regulation

March 12, 2014

14 March 2014, Autism, Book, Newsletter

[Source: Amazon] Book by Leah Kuypers, MA, OT, Autism Specialist The Zones of Regulation is a curriculum geared toward helping students gain skills in consciously regulating their actions, which in turn leads to increased control and problem solving abilities. Using a cognitive…...