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Vision Corner: Vision Development: Birth – 2 months

January 28, 2014

Newsletter, Newsletter, 29 June 2012, Vision

Editor’s Note: This article is oriented to parents, but is excellent reference for pediatric therapists as well by: Lynn Hellerstein, Developmental Optometrist Babies often don’t focus on you or other targets, as nerve cells in their retina and brain are not fully…...

January 27, 2014

31 January 2014, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] At the University of Arizona there is the Embodied Games for Learning Lab. The lab is creating games for K-12 classrooms that include movement with learning. The researchers have found that students retain information better when they use…...

January 27, 2014

31 January 2014, Music Therapy, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] A new study has found that a form of music therapy, which involves writing song lyrics and producing videos, is beneficial in helping young cancer patients develop coping skills. Being diagnosed with and undergoing treatment for cancer can be a…...

January 27, 2014

31 January 2014, Newsletter, School Psych

We saw this meme on Pinterest and thought our School Psychologist friends might enjoy it for their offices/desks. Enjoy...

January 23, 2014

24 January 2014, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: My Aspergers Child] As some parents may have discovered, many young people with Asperger’s (AS) and High Functioning Autism (HFA) are “emotionally fragile” (to coin a term). In other words, these individuals have great difficulty coping with day-to-day stressors, and exhibit…...

January 23, 2014

24 January 2014, Cerebral Palsy, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Physical Therapy via Your Therapy Source] Physical Therapy published a systemic review of available instruments to measure upper extremity strength in children with cerebral palsy. The researchers identified 6 different measurement instruments. Two test-retest reliability studies were rated as “fair” for the level…...

Beatboxing May Be Safer Than Singing

January 22, 2014

News, Newsletter, 24 January 2014, SLP

[Source: Scientific American] Which, do you imagine, is harder on the human voice: [rock singer sound], or [soprano sound]—or this [beatboxing sample]? Beatboxing, as musician Tom Thum was doing in that last example, uses the voice to mimic an incredible range of…...

So Excited, Had to Share!

January 22, 2014

24 January 2014, Newsletter, OT

Eek! So excited – had to share.! *Just* got the proof of a custom & exclusive pediatric OT Thumball – designed by our very team here at PediaStaff – that we will be giving away to all our booth visitors (Booth…...

January 21, 2014

24 January 2014, Newsletter, Placement, PT

Congratulations to Michelle P., on her Part-time, Pediatric PT Position in Puget Sound (Placed through PediaStaff) Michelle will be working 3 days a per week and her caseload will include Pre-K through 12th grade, starting with age 3, so she’ll have an…...

January 21, 2014

27 January 2012, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Groundhog Day is fun. Well, maybe not for Bill Murray but the kids really love it. Groundhog Day is a fun theme which can advance many therapy goals with children. The holiday’s interesting history and tradition lend themselves to a variety of…...