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2-Drug Combo Helps Adolescents With ADHD, Aggression

January 1, 2014

ADHD, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Prescribing both a stimulant and an antipsychotic drug to children with physical aggression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), along with teaching parents to use behavior management techniques, reduces aggressive and serious behavioral problems in the children, according to a…...

December 31, 2013

3 January 2014, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: Diana over at the Budget SLP seriously outdid herself with this compilation of New Year’s and Winter Themed Activities for Speech and Language! Please go straight to this link for a motherlode of great resources! [Source: The Budget SLP] …...

December 31, 2013

3 January 2014, Article, Newsletter, OT

by Dr. Anne Zachry OTR/L Picking out the appropriate clothing for a child can be a challenge, especially for those who have can difficulty understanding cold vs. hot and rainy vs. sunny. A student that I see for therapy uses this nifty…...

December 31, 2013

3 January 2014, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP

[Source: Education Week] 2013 was a tough time to eke out any news on special education at the federal level. Sure, there were the effects of the sequester cuts (and the prospect that those cuts may soon be alleviated), but Washington was not where special…...

December 31, 2013

3 January 2014, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Q-Tip Fireworks! [Source: BusyBeeKidsCrafts.com] – Cut your Q Tips in various sizes. You can actually break them off pretty easily with your hands. Put some water in a small container and add food coloring (6-8 drops is good). Dip your swabs in…...

Gum Chewing and Headaches

December 30, 2013

3 January 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Pediatric Neurology via Your Therapy Source] Gum chewing is occasionally recommended for children as part of a sensory diet therefore I thought this research regarding gum chewing and headaches was important to mention. Pediatric Neurology will be publishing research on 30 patients between…...

App of the Week: Remind 101

December 30, 2013

Newsletter, 3 January 2014, Tip or Resource

[Source: Smart Apps for Special Needs] Teachers sharing their phone numbers with parents is always a hot topic at the beginning of the school year and a worry for many teachers. Not to mention, those middle school and high school students that…...

December 30, 2013

Newsletter, 3 January 2014, On the Lighter Side, SLP

[Source: Cheerful Speech Chatter] Years ago, I created a “Brain of a Resource Teacher” for a friend of mine to remind her how awesome she was at her very demanding job. I decided to tweak what I had done for SLPs to…...

December 24, 2013

January 2010, Language, Literacy, Newsletter, SLP, Speech Delay, Tip or Resource

Check out this fantastic resource being developed by the Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network. The self-described mission of the site is to “help provide answers to questions about children’s language and literacy – answers that are based on relevant and up-to-date…...

December 20, 2013

Article, Down Syndrome, February 2010, Newsletter, OT

All material Copyright © 2009 National Down Syndrome Society Reprinted with the express permission of the National Down Syndrome Society as originally published on their website. By: Maryanne Bruni, BSc OTc Editor’s Note: This article was originally written for parents but…...