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Problems With ‘Pruning’ Brain Connections Linked to Adolescent Mental Health Disorders

May 8, 2023

12 May 2023, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Problems with the brain’s ability to ‘prune’ itself of unnecessary connections may underlie a wide range of mental health disorders that begin during adolescence, according to research published today. The findings, from an international collaboration, led by researchers in…...

May 3, 2023

5 May 2023, News, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Are you a Speech-Language Pathologist looking for a great new pediatric opportunity in a home health setting? We have an URGENT need for a Speech-Language Pathologist for our growing pediatric business…...

May 3, 2023

5 May 2023, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Are you looking for an OT assignment in the Northwest Portland area? We are searching for an Occupational Therapist to work with a school district located about 20 minutes Northwest of…...

May 3, 2023

5 May 2023, Early Intervention, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Are you seeking an extraordinary Speech-Language Pathologist to serve the early intervention population? This clinic has received funding to provide mental health services in addition to speech therapy. It’s an opportunity…...

May 2, 2023

"Tip or Resource", CCC, Newsletter

Please enjoy our newest issue of Teaching & Therapy Resources for the Classroom, Clinic and Carryover. (Have you missed any of our previous issues? Read them HERE) Please feel free to forward this weekly resource to the parents/guardians, other therapy clinicians…...

CDC Expands Autism Tracking

May 2, 2023

5 May 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] With autism prevalence continuing to rise, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it will monitor the number of children with the developmental disability in more communities across the nation. The federal agency is adding five new sites…...

May 2, 2023

5 May 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] The statistics reported by the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network are sobering: 1 in 3 girls and 1 in 20 boys will experience sexual abuse or sexual assault by the time they reach age 17.The idea that anyone…...

May 2, 2023

5 May 2023, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] A new study investigates where toddlers look when they learn new words. It finds that children with larger vocabularies looked quickly towards objects when learning new words. Meanwhile, children who knew fewer words looked back and forth between objects…...

May 2, 2023

5 May 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Poor air quality could be causing cognitive deficits in babies and toddlers, according to new research from the University of East Anglia. A new study published today reveals an association between poor air quality in India and impaired cognition…...

May 2, 2023

5 May 2023, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: The New Yorker] Few things are harder to study than human language. The brains of living humans can only be studied indirectly, and language, unlike vision, has no analogue in the animal world. Vision scientists can study sight in monkeys using…...