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Easy at Home Sticky Tongue Frog Craftivity

September 19, 2022

22 September 2022, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Kids Activities Blog] My daughter and I were reading about frogs and she thought the idea of their sticky tongue was really funny. She ran and found a blow out party favor and showed me how the frog’s tongue pops out…...

Montessori Inspired Frog Activities

September 19, 2022

23 September 2022, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: This post was written for Leap Year activities, but any time is good for froggies, right?? [Source: Living Montessori Now] It’s not a leap year – but there is never a bad time to feature a frog theme!! Download These…...

Autism Dating Show Wins Emmy Awards

September 19, 2022

23 September 2022, News, Newsletter, School Psych, Special Education

[Source: Ameridisability] Love wins (threefold)! Over Labor Day weekend, “Love on the Spectrum U.S.” won three awards at the 2022 Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The honors were presented by the Television Academy during two taped ceremonies celebrating outstanding artistic and technical achievements…...

September 19, 2022

23 September 2022, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] Years after the term “mental retardation” was stripped from many federal statutes, numerous references to “mentally retarded” remain. Now, a bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to change that. A bill introduced late last week in the U.S. House of…...

September 19, 2022

23 September 2022, News, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Science Daily] University of Rochester researchers have been at the forefront of efforts to understand how blows to the head impact the brain, including how concussions change brain structure . Now researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience have found…...

September 19, 2022

23 September 2022, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Science Daily] Indiana high school students with disabilities who spent 80% of their educational time in general education classrooms scored higher on state reading and math assessments and were better prepared for postsecondary education and employment opportunities than their peers in…...

September 19, 2022

23 September 2022, News, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] While food insecurity is a problem for a growing segment of the U.S. population — made even worse by the coronavirus pandemic — few studies have looked at the effect that feast or famine has on the developing brain…...

September 15, 2022

16 September 2022, News, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP, Special Education

[Source: Variety] CBS is expanding its representation and inclusion programs to launch a new “CBS Performers with Disabilities Talent Initiative.” The plan, which starts with the upcoming 2022-2023 TV season, is to make sure the Eye network’s programming includes “meaningful representation and…...

September 15, 2022

16 September 2022, News, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP

[Source: Disability Scoop] A staple of children’s television is introducing its first-ever character with autism, a series regular who will be voiced by an actor who’s on the spectrum himself. Bruno, a brake car with autism, will join the world of “Thomas…...

September 15, 2022

16 September 2022, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] PORTLAND, Maine — Portland school officials are working on a plan to redeploy education technicians in hopes of avoiding the need to switch to four-day school weeks for some of the district’s 1,000 special education students. But the number…...