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Video Game Players Less Able to Control Impulsive Aggressive Behavior

August 7, 2013

9 August 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Telegraph UK] Researchers found video games boost visual attention, but reduce impulse control. A person playing a first-person shooter video game, such as Halo or Unreal Tournament, must make decisions quickly. Researchers found that the fast-paced decision-making boosts the player’s visual…...

Cholesterol Connection to Rett Syndrome

August 7, 2013

9 August 2013, Newsletter, Rett Syndrome

Image Credit: Rett Syndrome Research Trust [Source: Medical News Today] Statins, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs found in millions of medicine cabinets, may hold the key to finding a treatment for Rett Syndrome, a severe autistic disorder that affects young girls. The…...

August 6, 2013

9 August 2013, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Purpose: Encourage fine motor skills, visual motor skills and visual memory skills. Materials: clay, toothpicks, permanent markers, pony beads and googly eyes Preparation: Step one: Shape the clay into a hedgehog body (kind of like a light bulb).…...

August 6, 2013

9 August 2013, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT

by Donna Krache, CNN (CNN) Penmanship. To grown-ups, the word conjures up memories of coarse sheets of paper with solid and dotted lines – and a pencil so big that you had to practically balance it on your shoulder to practice writing…...

August 6, 2013

"Tip or Resource"

[Source: Autism Tank] I don’t know about you, but adapted books are one of my favorite activities to use in my classroom! Some, I find online and others I have created myself. These help students work on vocabulary as well as comprehension!…...

August 5, 2013

OT, PT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Canadian Medical Association Journal, December 2000] We thought the day could use some levity. Someone brought this “scholarly journal article” to our attention that was written back in 2000. Really clever! by: Sarah E. Shea, Kevin Gordon, Ann Hawkins, Janet Kawchuk,…...

August 5, 2013

Newsletter, 24 September 2010, Physical Education, PT

[Source: Medical News Today] Current recommendations for children to exercise an hour every day are “insufficient” to protect them from heart and blood circulation problems later in life. Children under 10 years of age need at least 80 minutes of physical activity…...

August 5, 2013

2 August 2013, Cerebral Palsy, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Developmental Medical Child Neurology via Your Therapy Source] A systemic review was recently published on the effectiveness of hand splints for children with cerebral palsy. Six studies met the inclusion criteria and all were only on children with cerebral palsy. Five…...

August 2, 2013

2 August 2013, Language, Newsletter, SLP

Thank you to my friends Ellen Seidman of Love that Max and to Katie Yeh of Playing with Words 365 for teaming up on this terrific post on how to make the most of your summer-time (and any time) car rides. When…...

August 1, 2013

2 August 2013, Newsletter, SLP

Congratulations to Speech-Language Pathologist Taylor S. who moving right along while returning to PediaStaff for her sixth year with us! This will be her third client placement through PediaStaff. So glad to have you back again, Taylor!! ...