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June 4, 2013

7 June 2013, Article, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Bloom] Stephie Coveart is an original. The 21-year-old has autism but is a social butterfly. She can’t read, write, do math or tell time. But the joy that bounces from her drawings of cats and dogs—each coloured in bright, bold markers, floating on…...

June 4, 2013

7 June 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Researchers hope that more accurate diagnosis and assessment can lead to improved inmate behavior and reduce offenses A new ADHD tool is being investigated in the UK prison population for the first time. Researchers from the Institute of…...

June 3, 2013

7 June 2013, Article, Newsletter

[Source: The Washington Post] By Valerie Strauss University of Virginia Professor Daniel Willingham is well known in ed circles for applying cognitive science to K-16 education. One topic to which he has written and returned is the notion of different “learning styles”…...

June 3, 2013

7 Jun 2013, Fragile X, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] After seeing dramatic improvements while participating in a drug trial, one family is unsure what the future holds for their boy with fragile X syndrome now that the trial has been canceled. Logan Kisamore, 9, went from speaking just…...

June 3, 2013

"Tip or Resource", 7 June 2013, Newsletter, OT, Picky Eaters, SLP

[Source: New York Times] by Pamela Paul Children often have a baffling relationship with food. One child is terrified of cheese; another will eat nothing but. One 4-year-old’s beloved slice of watermelon tastes like soap to his 7-year-old sister. Two new picture…...

June 3, 2013

7 June 2013, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Image Credit: PLOS One The pattern of brain responses to words in 2-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder predicted the youngsters’ linguistic, cognitive and adaptive skills at ages 4 and 6, according to a new study. The findings,…...

May 31, 2013

On the Lighter Side, SLP

Thanks George Takei for posting this today so we would see it to share! New to PediaStaff? Please check out the rest of our blog and learn about the great pediatric school based SLP, OT, PT and School Psych opportunities we have…...

May 31, 2013

31 May 2013, Job, Newsletter

Did you know that PediaStaff has lots of great EI positions nationwide?? Our client is seeking Pediatric SLPs, Pediatric Occupational Therapists and Physical Therapists to provide evaluation and assessment with an emphasis on the development of an individualized functional communication system. Among…...

May 31, 2013

31 May 2013, Newsletter, Placement, PT

Meet Monica – an energetic physical therapist who has just accepted TWO positions through PediaStaff as an itinerant school-based clinician in parts of rural Alaska. She will be working for two separate school districts and will fly from village to village as…...

May 30, 2013

31 May 2013, Newsletter, Tip or Resource, Tip or Resource

Here is a treasure trove of free worksheets and resources by Teachers Pay Teachers bloggers posted to huge Pinterest boards just for freebies in each of these areas. We had hundreds of repins on these last week! If you don’t have…...