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PT Activity of the Week: Slow Motion – Muscle Strengthening Game

March 5, 2013

8 March 2013, Newsletter, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Here is a fun, simple strengthening exercise that requires no equipment – slow motion. When you slow down a motion it requires more muscle control and a longer muscle contraction. Pretend to act out the following activities in…...

March 4, 2013

8 March 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Brain Blogger via Special Ed Post] The CDC estimated a 1% worldwide prevalence for autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In the United States, 1 out of 88 kids is diagnosed with ASD (according to data from a survey conducted in 2008). Autism…...

March 4, 2013

8 March 2013, Down Syndrome, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: The Sun (UK)] With their gorgeous faces and cheeky grins, it’s not hard to see why they got snapped up. But unlike the kids we are used to seeing in ad campaigns, all these were born with Down’s syndrome. Last year…...

March 4, 2013

8 March 2013, Book Review, Newsletter, Social Skills

Thank You to Sheri Artemenko, M.A., CCC-SLP of Play on Words for sharing this book review! Often as speech pathologists we are called upon to teach kids the nuances of language. What does someone REALLY mean when they say something? Can we get…...

March 4, 2013

8 March 2013, News, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: PediaStaff frequently reprints this research articles as “odes to the obvious.” Take a hard look at this article however. The data on this one is really quite remarkable.[Source: Science Daily] Although the long-term consequences of childhood obesity are well documented,…...

Video Games Found to Help with Dyslexia

March 4, 2013

8 March 2013, Dyslexia, News, Newsletter

[Source: UPI.com] Playing action video games can make dyslexic children read better, Italian scientists say, and even short spells with games can greatly increase reading skills. Writing in the journal Current Biology, the researchers reported 12 hours of video game play did…...

March 1, 2013

Are you a Texas-based Speech-Language Pathologist? PediaStaff loves Texas and can’t wait to meet you at the 57th Annual TSHA Convention and Exhibition! This year it’s in Dallas from Thursday, March 7-March 9th at the Dallas Convention Center. We will be at…...

February 28, 2013

1 March 2013, ADHD, News, Newsletter

[Source: Daily Mail UK] A high-fat diet may be linked to the hyperactivity disorder ADHD and learning disabilities, new research suggests. The effect is so profound that eating lots of fatty food for even a week can cause behavioural changes – even…...

February 28, 2013

1 March 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] During sleep, our brains store what we have learned during the day ‒ a process even more effective in children than in adults, new research shows. It is important for children to get enough sleep. Children’s brains transform subconsciously…...

February 28, 2013

1 March 2013, Behavior, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Most parents would agree that raising a generous child is an admirable goal — but how, exactly, is that accomplished? New results from the University of Notre Dame’s Science of Generosity initiative, which funds generosity research around the world,…...