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After a Concussion: No More Sitting in the Dark?

March 11, 2023

17 March 2023, Newsletter, TBI

[Source: Science Daily] Concussion, a form of traumatic brain injury, is a common injury among children and teens. Concussions can have adverse effects on physical, cognitive, emotional and sleep health. Clinical guidelines for managing concussion in children and teens traditionally recommend complete…...

March 11, 2023

17 March 2023, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] A study by Northwestern University researchers finds that although human and non-human primate vocalizations facilitate core cognitive processes in very young human infants, birdsong does not. Northwestern scientists in the departments of psychology at Weinberg College of Arts and…...

March 9, 2023

10 March 2023, Jobs, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Looking to work in a smaller town that is still close to Tacoma and Seattle? We need a wonderful Speech-Language Pathologist for the 2023-2024 school year to work in the Buckley…...

March 9, 2023

10 March 2023, Job, Newsletter, Special Education, Sped

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! We are looking for a great Special Education teacher to teach a Middle School population. This opportunity is in a charter school in the southwest of Chicago! Please apply today! Special…...

March 9, 2023

10 March 2023, Jobs, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Love a good college town? Are you a Speech-Language Pathologist seeking a new position as a C’d therapist? Come join us in Huntsville, TX at a friendly and dedicated outpatient pediatric…...

March 8, 2023

10 March 2023, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Research has shown that a music-related hobby boosts language skills and affects the processing of speech in the brain. According to a new study, the reverse also happens — learning foreign languages can affect the processing of music in…...

March 8, 2023

10 March 2023, ADHD, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Researchers from Aarhus University have come closer to answering this question in a large study, which has just been published in the journal Nature Genetics. Together with national and international partners, the researchers have studied more than six million…...

March 8, 2023

10 March 2023, Newsletter

[Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer] Sarah Gordin’s love for theater bloomed the moment she saw Beauty and the Beast on Broadway. At 4 years old, she stood up to watch the entire show through the balusters of the mezzanine, enthralled by the experience.…...

March 8, 2023

[Source: Science Daily] Rutgers research that may eventually enable far earlier autism diagnoses shows that typically developing infants perceive audio-video synchrony better than high-risk for autism infants. If follow-up research demonstrates that most infants who miss unmatched audio and video develop autism…...

How Common is Face Blindness?

March 8, 2023

10 March 2023, Newsletter, School Psych, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] As many as 1 in 33 people may meet the criteria for face blindness: 1 in 108 have major prosopagnosia whereas 1 in 47 have mild prosopagnosia. Face blindness, a mystifying condition that can trick us into believing we…...