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Biden Signs Law Banning Sleep Products Tied to Infant Deaths

May 30, 2022

3 June 2022, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] The manufacture and sale of products known as crib bumpers and sleep incliners—linked with more than 200 infant deaths in the United States—will be banned under a new law signed by President Joe Biden. “This is a long-fought and…...

May 30, 2022

3 June 2022, Autism, OT, Visual Discrimination

[Source: Medical X-Press] For the first time, scientists have found that brain differences in the visual brain systems of infants who later are diagnosed with autism are associated with inherited genetic factors. Published in the American Journal of Psychiatry, this research shows…...

May 30, 2022

3 June 2022, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Inside the womb, fetuses can begin to hear some sounds around 20 weeks of gestation. However, the input they are exposed to is limited to low-frequency sounds because of the muffling effect of the amniotic fluid and surrounding tissues.…...

May 30, 2022

3 June 2022, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Typically, infants with hearing loss are first treated with hearing aids, and if these fail to help them develop early language and speech skills, they then become eligible for cochlear implants at 12 months or older. Cochlear implants —…...

May 26, 2022

27 May 2022, Jobs, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Are you an occupational therapist looking for the next big step in your career? Do you have the skill set and ambition to help build a program within an energetic pediatric…...

May 26, 2022

27 May 2022, Job, Newsletter, PT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! We have a need for a Physical Therapist for the 2022-2023 school year working with a wonderful district in the Longview area. This is a .8 opportunity, for four days per…...

May 26, 2022

"Tip or Resource", 27 May 2022, Career, Job

Here at PediaStaff, we set up a LOT of interviews. An interview is your chance to impress a prospective employer with your skills and personality so you can hopefully land the job of your dreams. Make sure, however, that when you accept…...

May 25, 2022

"Tip or Resource", CCC

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…...

May 23, 2022

27 May 2022, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Speechy Musings] If you love using children’s books in therapy, these lists of books by speech sound are just for you! And they’re FREE! I love using children’s books in therapy! They are so easy to use for language goals. I…...

May 23, 2022

27 May 2022, Literacy, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: This list was originally published on the now inactive “Children’s Book Guide” Nonetheless, its a GREAT list [Source: Scottsdale Library] Developing a love of the written word can begin while your child is an infant. Babies who are read to…...