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PediaStaff Therapist Placement of the Week: Congratulations, Sierra!

October 3, 2013

4 October 2013, Newsletter, Placement, SLP

Congratulations to Sierra S., on her position with one of our school-based clients in western Indiana! Sierra will be serving an elementary aged speech and langauge caseload to work from October until late May. The caseload includes general education, moderate to severe…...

October 2, 2013

4 October 2013, Article, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] National Physical Therapy Month in celebrated in October each year. I have posted in the past about simple ways to promote physical therapy (especially in the schools) but it has been awhile so here is a recap: 1.…...

October 2, 2013

4 October 2013, News, Newsletter, OT, Picky Eaters, SLP

[Source: UCL News] An intervention developed by UCL psychologists significantly increases consumption of fruit and vegetables commonly disliked among picky young children, new research has found. The research, published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, showed that in…...

October 2, 2013

4 October 2014, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Playing with blocks may help preschoolers develop the kinds of skills that support later learning in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), according to a new study by researchers at the University of Delaware and Temple University. And…...

October 1, 2013

4 October 2013, Article, Newsletter, SLP, Stuttering

[Source: ASHAsphere] One of the more challenging clinical decisions that confront speech-language pathologists is what to do with a young child who stutters. Do we recommend intervention? Do we wait and see if the child recovers without formal therapy? A recent study…...

October 1, 2013

4 October 2013, Newsletter, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Print this free hand out on 5 postural exercises that students and adults can do sitting in a classroom chair. It is from 25 Tip Sheets for School Based Therapists. Get the free hand out at YourTherapySource.com. –…...

October 1, 2013

4 October 2013, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Social Skills

[Source: The Inspired Treehouse blog] Have you ever lost one of your kids at the grocery store or the zoo? Or at the park…or the library…or the science center? Okay, now I’m showing all my cards. Yes, I lose my kids. A…...

September 30, 2013

4 October 2013, News, Newsletter, TBI

[Source: News-Medical.Net] Traumatic brain injury (TBI) during childhood can have long-term effects on cognitive and psychosocial functioning, including poor academic achievement. Pediatric TBI can cause significant deficits in working memory, as demonstrated in a study published in Journal of Neurotrauma, a peer-reviewed…...

September 30, 2013

4 October 2013, Article, Down Syndrome, Newsletter, SLP

by Libby Kumin; Source: Down Syndrome Online Many children with Down syndrome have difficulty with speech intelligibility. The present study used a parent survey to learn more about a specific factor that affects speech intelligibility, i.e. childhood verbal apraxia. One of the…...

September 30, 2013

3 October 2013, Newsletter, OT, Sensory

Editor’s Note: We have been going through our collection fall activities on our Pinterest boards to find our favorites to share on Instagram for our “#FaveFallTx” share. This is such a great one we decided to feature it on the blog…...