So today I was chatting with a reader of our blog who asked a question about one of the articles we had featured. I suggested we put it out there as a ‘pin for discussion.’ The reader told me that she was…...
This weekend I had some lovely family time with my youngest daughter and husband. I waxed poetic on my personal Facebook page about how fortunate and blessed I am. My family says I am a sap, but I don’t care. Well, it’s…...
by Katie Yeh, M.S. CCC-SLP, Playing With Words 365 I feel like Everett, with the exception of walking, has hit every developmental milestone earlier than his older sister. He sat up, crawled and spoke his first word earlier than she did. Yeah…...
by: Lee A. Wilkinson, PhD, NCSP There has been a dramatic worldwide increase in reported cases of autism over the past decade. Today, autism spectrum conditions affect approximately 1 to 2 % of the school-age population. Yet, compared to population estimates, identification…...
by Stacy Menz, Starfish Therapies Muscle tone is the resting state of your muscles. When a child has low muscle tone it means that they need to put a lot more energy into getting their muscles to turn on to do what…...
[Source: Disability Scoop] Some with autism have long stood out for their savant-like abilities, but new research suggests that even those without such obvious strengths have extraordinary talent as compared to typically developing individuals. People with autism are significantly better at processing…...
I was doing an internet search for R-Controlled Vowel Bingo Cards last week when I stumbled on a fantastic collection of phonics finds that are fantastic for speech language pathology work. Lanternfish Resources for ESL has quite the ‘motherlode’ of printables and…...
Very excited to hook up our great PT guest blogger, Stacy Menz up with Ellen at Love That Max. Please enjoy her excellent article on the ‘9 Best Things to do for a Kid with Cerebral Palsy (That Don’t Feel Like Work)’…...
[Source: NIH] Criteria for a broadened syndrome of acute onset obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have been proposed by a National Institutes of Health scientist and her colleagues. The syndrome, Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS), includes children and teens that suddenly develop on-again/off-again…...
Keith Adams is the Vice President of Recruiting, Clinical Support and Operations at PediaStaff and one of its co-owners. He has been with PediaStaff since the inception of the company in 2006. Prior to his position with PediaStaff, Inc., Keith owned Compass…...
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