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October 28, 2013

1 November 2013, Gait, News, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Gait and Posture via Your Therapy Source] Gait and Posture published some intriguing research on the effects of touch and trunk sway in a seated position. There were 13 healthy, adult subjects who participated in the study. Each participant performed a total…...

October 28, 2013

1 November 2013, News, Newsletter, TBI, TBI

[Source: Medical News Today] A new clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that student athletes who have suffered concussion following head injury may need to take a break from academic learning. In a report released at the American Academy…...

October 28, 2013

1 November 2013, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

Review by: Anne Zachry, OTR/L Designed by Barbara Smith, occupational therapist, these weavable toys are fun and a great activity to work on dexterity, bilateral skills, and eye hand coordination! Your child can tap into his creativity by designing his own pattern, or you…...

October 28, 2013

1 November 2013, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] A collaborative team of researchers has used next generation sequencing to identify clinically relevant genetic variants associated with a rare pediatric speech disorder. The findings are published in the September 16, 2013 issue of the Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Childhood…...

October 25, 2013

25 October 2013, Autism, News

[Source: Science Daily] When you experience something, neurons in the brain send chemical signals called neurotransmitters across synapses to receptors on other neurons. How well that process unfolds determines how you comprehend the experience and what behaviors might follow. In people with…...

October 25, 2013

25 October 2013, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] Imagine the brain’s delight when experiencing the sounds of Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” while simultaneously taking in a light show produced by a visualizer. A new Northwestern University study did much more than that. To understand how the brain…...

October 24, 2013

25 October 2013, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

We love the Chapel Hill Snippets blog. Ruth works tirelessly to bring great and always FREE resources to SLPs every week. Today we bring you a link to her post of free printables, including four of her printable books for…...

October 24, 2013

25 October 2013, Article, Newsletter, Stuttering

Editor’s Note: We saw this on the Stuttering Foundation Blog and thought it was worth saving to share with your clients who stutter when they are moving away from you! [Source: The Stuttering Foundation] This year’s International Stuttering Awareness Day theme (People Who Stutter…...

October 23, 2013

25 October 2013, Newsletter, Placement, SLP

Congratulations to Amy F., CCC-SLP on her new pediatric outpatient position through PediaStaff in beautiful North Dakota! This is a ground floor opportunity for Amy to work in a brand new clinic of an established and well-respected therapy company! Excellent, yes?...

October 22, 2013

25 October 2013, Article, Newsletter, OT

by Anne Zachry, OTR/L Writing on a slant board is a good thing, because the angle puts the wrist in a nice extended position, and it puts the writing surface in the line of vision which is good for posture. …...