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Pinterest Pinboard of the Week: Presidents' Day Activities for Therapy

February 14, 2012

17 February 2012, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Presidents’ Day is a fun holiday for themed lessons. It lends itself to a whole lot of comparing and contrasting, and of course, discussion since its one of the few holidays that fall during the year that has its roots in…...

February 14, 2012

17 February 2012, Article, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Newsletter

A lot of parents ask, “How can I help my child with apraxia?” In fact, it may very well be the number one question I get after “What is apraxia, anyway?” First things first, childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), is a neurologically-based…...

February 13, 2012

17 February 2012, Dyspraxia, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Children showing difficulty carrying out routine actions, such as getting dressed, playing with particular types of games, drawing, copying from the board in school and even typing at the computer, could be suffering from developmental coordination disorder (DCD),…...

February 13, 2012

17 February 2012, ADHD, Newsletter

Thanks to Loren Shlaes of the PediatricOT blog for the heads up on this article Editor’s Note: I think most for most therapists and pediatric clinicians, this article won’t be “news” but it is surely worth sharing with parents. [Source: The Atlantic.com]…...

February 10, 2012

10 February 2012, Meet the Team, Newsletter

Christine Rogers brings twenty-plus years experience in sales, marketing and customer service to PediaStaff. A native of Phoenix, Arizona, Christine moved to Tupelo in 1997 and served successful tenures as a medical assistant and later a Business Account Manager for a cellular…...

February 9, 2012

10 Feburary 2012, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

PediaStaff would like to give a warm welcome to Jennifer Dermody of Jen’s OT for Kids. Jennifer will be joining us as a guest contributor here. Welcome, Jen! Here is an idea Jen did with her kiddos this week that looks like…...

February 8, 2012

10 February 2012, News of the Week, Newsletter, PT

Special Thanks to our friends over at the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation for bringing this story to our attention. We caught it on their great blog, The Daily Dose today. A couple of years ago, we blogged about a young man…...

Worth Repeating: The Upside of Dyslexia

February 8, 2012

10 February 2012, Article, Dyslexia, Newsletter

[Source: New York Times Sunday Review] by Annie Murphy Paul THE word “dyslexia” evokes painful struggles with reading, and indeed this learning disability causes much difficulty for the estimated 15 percent of Americans affected by it. Since the phenomenon of “word blindness”…...

February 8, 2012

10 February 2012, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Mystery surrounds autism. Its theories of causes and treatments are as unique and diverse as the people who have it. The same holds true for its symptoms. Scientists and physicians are uncovering more about this disorder every day; many…...

February 7, 2012

10 February 2012, Article, Newsletter, SLP

by Ruth Morgan Reprinted with the express permission of the author as it appeared on the Chapel Hill Snippets blog The reality of my job is that I see many children with severe handicapping conditions, all day, every day. Often my schedule…...