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Doily Turkey Craft
November 6, 2023
"Tip or Resource", 10 November 2023, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter
Editor’s Note:  I am loving this for following directions, scissor and folding practice, and even articulation trials with the dauber pen! [Source:  I Heart Crafty Things] Learn All About this Adorable Craft on I {heart} Crafty Things Visit our Pin on Pinterest...
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Autism Corner: 7 Ways to Help Children with Autism Participate in Giving Thanks
November 6, 2023
10 November 2023, Article, Autism, Newsletter, Tip or Resource
[Source:  Autism Classroom Resources] In this busy time of year, it becomes particularly important to stop and take stock of what we have been given and to give thanks.  In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, sometimes it’s difficult to…...
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UW Effort to Map Down Syndrome Brain Raises Prospect of Treatment for Disorder
November 6, 2023
10 November 2023, News, Newsletter
[Source: Madison.com] In a lab near UW Hospital, Megan Jandy grows stem cells from people with Down syndrome — 10 batches of cells, most in three-dimensional clusters, each batch featuring one group with the extra chromosome that causes the disorder and one…...
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More Medical Schools Expected To Train Doctors On IDD
November 6, 2023
10 November 2023, News, Newsletter
[Source: Disability Scoop] A new effort is underway to dramatically expand training on intellectual and developmental disabilities at the nation’s medical schools. The health insurance company Elevance Health is putting up $1.42 million in funding with a goal of more than doubling…...
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Sublingual Immunotherapy Safe, Effective For Treating Toddlers’ Peanut Allergy
November 6, 2023
10 November 2023, News, Newsletter
[Source: Medical X-Press] Peanut sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is safe and effective at inducing desensitization and remission in 1- to 4-year-old children, according to a study published online Oct. 10 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. Edwin H. Kim, M.D., from…...
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New Distractibility ‘D Factor’ May Be Linked With ADHD
November 6, 2023
10 November 2023, News, Newsletter
[Source: Science Daily] In a study of different types of distraction involving more than 1,000 participants, researchers statistically derived a novel measure — dubbed the “d factor” — that could represent a person’s general tendency towards distraction and may be linked with…...
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How ‘Blue’ and ‘Green’ Appeared in a Language That Didn’t Have Words For Them
November 6, 2023
10 November 2023, News, Newsletter
[Source: Science Daily] The human eye can perceive about 1 million colors, but languages have far fewer words to describe those colors. So-called basic color terms, single color words used frequently by speakers of a given language, are often employed to gauge…...
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Less Physical Activity in Adolescence Likely Rooted in Biology
November 6, 2023
10 November 2023, Newsletter, OT, PT
[Source: Science Daily] The slowdown of physical activity during adolescence is not likely caused by lifestyle and environment but by energy demands placed on the body as it grows and sexually matures, according to a new study by researchers at the University…...
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Category Turkeys
November 6, 2023
10 November 2023, Newsletter, SLP
[Source:  Speech Room News via TpT] Grab this free speech therapy item just in time for Thanksgiving. I’ve updated my Turkey Categories game! Students should sort the feathers with items onto the correct category bird.  This  receptive language activity is great because…...
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Hot, New Job! Pediatric PT – Anchorage, AK
November 2, 2023
3 November 2023, Job, Newsletter, School Psych
Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!!  Great opportunity for an Physical Therapist looking to join a dynamic team in Alaska! If you want to be a part of a company whose philosophy revolves around the therapist with…...
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