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PediaStaff Placement of the Week: Two Are Even Better Than One!

February 7, 2014

7 February 2014, Job, Newsletter, Placement, PT

Congratulations to Sharon B., LPT! . PediaStaff recently placed this talented therapist into two part-time Pediatric Therapy positions in the Chicagoland area, – one contract and one a direct hire job. Sharon was brand new to Illinois and our recruiters helped…...

February 7, 2014

7 February 2014, Executive Function, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Therapy & Learning Services] I love a good scarf with an outfit. I think it really adds a nice layer of fashion even for those who feel fashion challenged and/or don’t care for jewelry. I especially love that the scarf seems to…...

February 6, 2014

School Psych, Tip or Resource, Trauma

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network was established to improve access to care, treatment, and services for traumatized children and adolescents exposed to traumatic events. This section of NCTSN.org provides information about the Network itself. The NCTSN Mission is: To raise the…...

February 6, 2014

7 February 2014, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

This idea is inspired by Pinterest and altered for speech and language goals and therapy by the folks at the ‘Word Nerd Speech Teach’ blog. (wordnerdspeechteach.blogspot.com) Start by cutting out paper hearts in several colors. Print and cut out pictures of each…...

February 5, 2014

Attention, Autism, Comparative Biology, News of the Week, OT, School Psych, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Following another’s gaze or looking in the direction someone is pointing, two examples of receptive joint attention, is significantly heritable according to new study results from researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University. Determining such communicative…...

February 5, 2014

7 February 2014, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Medical News Today] From birth, infants naturally show a preference for human contact and interaction, including faces and voices. These basic predispositions to social stimuli are altered in individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). One of the best methods to examine autism in very…...

February 4, 2014

Anxiety, OT, School Psych, Stress

[Source: Medical News Today] New research shows that babies not only pick up on their mother’s stress, they also show corresponding physiological changes. “Our research shows that infants ‘catch’ and embody the physiological residue of their mothers’ stressful experiences,” says lead researcher Sara…...

February 4, 2014

SLP, Speech Sounds, Temporal Gyrus, Wernikes Area

[Source: Medical News Today] Researchers at the University of California San Francisco show in a new study – published in the journal Science – that the shaping of sound by our mouths leaves “an acoustic trail” that the brain follows. Scientists have known for…...

February 4, 2014

Article, Feeding Disorders, OT, SLP

[Source: Complex Child Magazine] If someone had told me four years ago this week that my daughter Raya would still be getting 85% of her calories from tube feeds four years later, I wouldn’t have believed it. And I probably would have…...

February 3, 2014

7 February 2014, Anxiety, Article, Newsletter, Selective Mutism, SLP

By: Joleen Fernald, PhD, CCC-SLP Least Restrictive Environment Allow nonverbal communication (pointing, head nods, shakes, thumbs up or down, facial expressions etc.) Prior preparation or alternatives for presentations Video/Audio taping Verbal intermediary Small group work Testing accommodations…For example, taping reading fluency lessons at…...