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PediaStaff Therapist Placement of the Week: Congratulations, Kathryn Q!

July 19, 2013

19 July 2013

Congratulations are in order for Kathryn Q., licensed Physical Therapist who is relocating to the greater Houston area with the help of PediaStaff. Kathryn will be working for our client in need of a full time pediatric PT to join their…...

July 19, 2013

19 July 2013, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] The so-called trust hormone, oxytocin, may not improve the symptoms of children with autism, a large study led by researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has found. Professor Mark Dadds, of the UNSW School of Psychology,…...

July 18, 2013

19 July 2013, Bilingualism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Adults learning a foreign language often need flash cards, tapes, and practice, practice, practice. Children, on the other hand, seem to pick up their native language out of thin air. The learning process is even more remarkable when two…...

July 17, 2013

19 July 2013, Article, Handwriting, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Mom 2 Posh Lil Divas] During my 15+ years as an educator (wow, has it really been that long?!) I have had the privilege of teaching various grades from 3yr olds at the preschool thru 3rd grade. I’ve seen lots of bad handwriting habits…...

July 17, 2013

19 July 2013, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Autism Helper] My biggest advice regarding the use of visuals for children with autism – MAKE IT EASY. Don’t bother wasting your time making all these great visuals if you are never going to use them. And you are never going…...

July 17, 2013

19 July 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Whether you’re reading the paper or thinking through your schedule for the day, chances are that you’re hearing yourself speak even if you’re not saying words out loud. This internal speech — the monologue you “hear” inside your head…...

July 15, 2013

19 July 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A new study suggests that some very preterm babies have trouble bonding with their care-givers due to neurological impairments and not to the way their parents interact with them. University of Warwick researchers found that most very preterm and…...

July 15, 2013

19 July 2013, Newsletter, SLP

Editor’s Note: Like many of the articles we feature here, this post was written for parents and caregivers but is also quite a useful resource for SLPs [Source: Speech Blog UK] Verbs are the words that tell us what people are doing. …...

July 15, 2013

19 July 2013, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: My Aspergers Child] Numerous case reports suggest that children with Asperger’s (AS) and High-Functioning Autism (HFA) think concretely instead of abstractly. For example, when these children hear the word “dog,” they may have a vivid, detailed image of their first pet…...

Sunny States and ADHD Rates

July 15, 2013

19 July 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: This is interesting. Results could be nothing more than the fact that kids in sunny states get out to play more and aren’t in front of the tube or bouncing off the walls. In Florida, our kids are inside quite…...