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Peds Therapy Corner: Down Syndrome: Behavioral Problems?

February 20, 2023

24 February 2023, Article, Behavior, Down Syndrome, Newsletter

All material Copyright The Down Syndrome Centre. Reprinted with the express permission of the The Down Syndrome Centre as originally published on their website. By: Natan Gendelman Simon, a two year old child with Down syndrome whom I was working with, sat…...

OT Corner: 5 Hand Strengthening/Spray Bottle Activities and Games

February 20, 2023

24 February 2023, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Kids Play Smarter] There seems to be some kind of fascination that kids have with spray bottles! What better way to sneak some educational value into an already motivating game than to incorporate learning and fine motor concepts into spray bottle…...

SLP Corner: Don’t Break the Ice Articulation

February 20, 2023

24 February 2023, Articulation, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Busy Bee Speech] Remember the game Don’t Break the Ice from when you were little? Well, it’s still around. I’ll bet many of you even have one in your therapy closet. I was at Walmart the other day and found one…...

Children Use the Same Brain Network as Adults for Tough Problems

February 20, 2023

24 February 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Children as young as 4 years old show evidence of a network in the brain found in adults that tackles difficult cognitive problems, a new study found. The multiple demand network helps people focus their attention, juggle several things…...

Long-Tenured Employee Wins EEOC Lawsuit Against McDonalds Franchisee

February 20, 2023

24 February 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Restaurant Dive] JDKD Enterprises, a limited partnership that owns and operates multiple McDonald’s restaurants in New Jersey, will pay $100,000 to settle U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission allegations it discriminated against a grill cook with autism spectrum disorder, the agency announced…...

Legoland About to Become Autism Certified

February 20, 2023

24 February 2023, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] More theme parks across the nation are implementing staff training and taking additional steps to make visits easier for people with autism and other disabilities. Legoland said this week that all of its locations in North America will become…...

Daily, Consistent Parental Reading in the First Year of Life Improves Infants’ Language Scores

February 20, 2023

24 February 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] The study, which builds on well-established research of early language development in toddlers 12 months and older, found that the infants who received consistent, daily reading of at least one book a day, starting at two weeks of age,…...

Nightly Sleep is Key to Student Success

February 20, 2023

24 February 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] College is a time of transition for young adults. It may be the first time students have the freedom to determine how to spend their time, but this freedom comes with competing interests from academics, social events and even…...

Mothers’ Alcohol Consumption Before and During Pregnancy is Linked to Changes in Children’s Face Shapes

February 20, 2023

24 February 2023, News, Newsletter

[Science Daily] Researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning technology to find a link between alterations in the shape of children’s faces and the amount of alcohol their mothers drank, both before becoming pregnant and during pregnancy. The study, which…...

Hot, New Job! School-Based OT – Oregon City, OR

February 16, 2023

17 February 2023, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! We are seeking a great Occupational Therapist to work with K-12 students in Oregon City, OR for the 2023/2024 school year. You will be close enough to Portland to enjoy what…...