Blog - PediaStaff

Some Fun that is Funny in Speech! – Cat in the Hat Artic and Rhyming Games by 'The Speech Ladies'

February 23, 2012

"Tip or Resource", 24 February 2012, Articulation, Newsletter, Rhyming, SLP

Thanks so much to two of the newest members of our blogging team, Kristina and Cindy over at The Speech Ladies, who at our request made two great printable games to help celebrate Dr. Suess Week in the classroom. First is an…...

February 22, 2012

24 February 2012, Article, Feeding Disorders, Newsletter, OT, Picky Eaters, SLP

Thank you to Melanie Potock, M.S. CCC-SLP for sharing us an excerpt of her book, Happy Mealtimes With Happy Kids: How To Teach Your Child About the Joy of Food Chapter Three: I Can Do it Myself! – Messy Steps to Self…...

February 22, 2012

24 February 2012, Article, Bilingualism, Newsletter

by: Ellen Kester, Ph.D., CCC-SLP and Alejandro Brice, Ph.D., CCC-SLP There is a considerable amount of information available about the assessment of speech skills in Spanish-English bilinguals but it is more difficult to find information about other languages. We provide here a…...

February 22, 2012

24 February 2012, Article, News, Newsletter

Thank you to Ellen Seidman for inviting PediaStaff Occupational Therapist, Rona Silverstein, PediaStaff Clinical Coordinator Joleen Fernald, and guest blog contributors Melanie Potock, Stacy Menz, Becca Jarzynski, Karen Head and Meghan Graham to participate in a wonderful story on the Better Therapy…...

Motor Skills Affected By Autism

February 21, 2012

24 February 2012, Autism, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter

Often, children with autism have difficulties developing motor skills, such as throwing a ball, learning how to write, or running. However, a study published in the journal Autism, suggests that autism itself, not genetics, may be to blame. The research was conducted…...

February 21, 2012

24 February 2012, Meet PediaStaff, Newsletter

Kary has twenty plus years experience working in Human Resources and Recruiting, with over 14 in the Healthcare Arena. Until joining PediaStaff as a Senior Consultant in 2006, Kary owned and operated his own Healthcare Recruiting Company, specializing in the placement of…...

February 21, 2012

24 February 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: The Autism News] Face recognition is something that people have difficulty with. For people with autism, the process of face recognition is much harder. A popular theory states that the difficulty in facial recognition starts from childhood. Children with autism are…...

February 20, 2012

24 Februrary 2012, Article, Dyslexia, Newsletter

The Dyslexic Brain Transcript for: The Dyslexic Brain MS. DIANE REHM: Thanks for joining us. I’m Diane Rehm. People with dyslexia often have trouble reading, spelling and other academic skills, challenges that can be clear disadvantages revealed in a new book. Co-authors…...

February 20, 2012

24 February 2012, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter

All material Copyright © 2012, Lindsey Biel, OTR/L www.sensorysmarts.com Duplication permitted ONLY with copyright line included Introduction: My coauthor, Nancy Peske, and I wrote a lot about working with schools and teachers in our book, Raising a Sensory Smart Child– including school-based…...

February 20, 2012

24 February 2012, Autism, News

[Source: Newswise] The rate of diagnosis for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is the same among all racial groups — one in 110, according to current estimates. However, a study by a Florida State University researcher has found that African-American children tend to…...