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Thoughts and Prayers for PediaStaff's Friends and Family in the Northeast

October 30, 2012

PediaStaff wishes all the best to those affected by Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy on the East Coast and their loved ones across the country. While there have been a lot of comical photos and hoaxes posted on social media with “photos” of sharks swimming…...

October 29, 2012

2 Novmember 2012, Newsletter, On the Lighter Side

Thanks, Tara at SpeechyKeenSLP for the laugh. Let’s see if we can make it go viral. Too Funny!!...

October 29, 2012

Article, Newsletter, 2 November 2012

It seems to be getting harder and harder to “Find Us on Facebook.” A few months ago, we reported on this blog that the best way to make sure you were getting our PediaStaff Facebook posts was to “Like” us, and to…...

October 29, 2012

2 November 2102, ADHD, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today via the Mayo Clinic] Mayo Clinic researchers presented new findings on the early treatment of child and adolescent attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at the American Academy of Childhood and Adolescent Psychiatry annual meeting in San Francisco. They include…...

October 29, 2012

2 November 2012, App, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter

Thank You to Your Therapy Source for this Review! Here is a fun, free app to add to your iPhone or iTouch – Monumental. It keeps track of how many stairs you climb using the phones accelerometer. Holding the iPhone at your…...

October 29, 2012

2 November 2012, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter

by Barbara Smith, OTR/L I have found that adding vibration to fine motor activities helps many children to focus, be motivated to use their hands and most importantly have fun. This is not true for all children, but well worth exploring to…...

October 26, 2012

23 November 2012, Autism, News

[Source: Medical News Today] A new type of early intervention therapy called Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) is effective for boosting language skills and cognitive thinking in autistic children as young as 18 months old. It can also help their social skills,…...

October 25, 2012

26 October 2012, News, Upcoming Events

The ASHA Convention is less than a month away! This month’s ASHA Leader is out, and many of you are furiously setting your schedules for what sessions you will attend. I would like to invite you and a friend to come check…...

October 25, 2012

23 November 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] An international team led by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York has for the first time shown that one area of the brain, called the anterior insular cortex, is the activity center of human empathy,…...

October 24, 2012

[Source: Psychology Today] Earlier this year I posted on a study showing that oxytocin administration improves ability to detect the emotions people display through facial expressions. The authors of the study suggested that oxytocin may play a role in Autism Spectrum Disorders…...