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Worth Repeating: Oral Tradition, First Nations Culture & Implications for Speech Therapy

April 18, 2022

31 December 2010, Article, Newsletter, SLP

By: Skye Blue Angus’ copyright 2010. Skye Blue Angus. This blog post has been reprinted with express permission of the author as it appeared on her blog Cree-zy, Crazy Speechie Indigenous peoples are traditionally storytellers. Oral traditions are historical accounts, teachings, lessons…...

Star Wars Snowflakes

April 18, 2022

22 April 2022, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: The Joys of Boys and ] Every year our family loves to make snowflakes together. We are always on the look out for some snowflakes that are better than the average snowflakes we would normally make. These Star Wars snowflakes are seriously the…...

April 18, 2022

22 April 2202, Article, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Right from birth, human brains are organized into networks that support mental functions such as vision and attention, a new study shows. Previous studies had shown that adults have seven such functional networks in the brain. This study, the…...

April 18, 2022

22 April 2022, Cerebral Palsy, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Medical X-Press] A new Michigan Medicine study finds that some children with cerebral palsy and scoliosis do not require pelvic fixation when undergoing growing rod treatment, potentially avoiding several complications. Using data from around 20 health systems, researchers analyzed nearly 100 pediatric patients with cerebral…...

April 18, 2022

22 April 2022, ADHD, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Maladaptive daydreaming (MD) may be a better diagnosis for some people than ADHD, according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers, in collaboration with the University of Haifa. MD is a condition whereby people slip…...

April 18, 2022

22 April 2022, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A cell therapy developed by the executive director of the Smidt Heart Institute stabilizes weakened muscles-including the heart muscle-in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients, a new study published in the international peer-reviewed journal The Lancet shows. If the HOPE-2 study’s success is…...

April 18, 2022

22 April 2022, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Conduct disorder (CD) is a common yet complex psychiatric disorder featuring aggressive and destructive behavior. Factors contributing to the development of CD span biological, psychological, and social domains. Researchers have identified a myriad of risk factors that could help…...

April 18, 2022

Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: The Dallas Morning News] The program targets kids with autism and other disabilities with a trip through the airport and onto an American Airlines plane, hoping to calm anxieties for kids and parents alike. Plano’s Janet Diorio has been dreaming about…...

April 14, 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…...

April 13, 2022

15 April 2022, Job, Newsletter, PT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Seeking a Pediatric Physical Therapist to work with a dynamic outpatient clinic in Fairbanks, AK starting in June. Contact period is 3-6 months. *Previous pediatric experience preferred *You’ll work in the…...