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March 22, 2022

25 March 2022, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Teach Speech 365 via TpT] This activity is similar to my 100th Day Articulation packet. Students say the words hidden in the picture and can color it when they are done! Have students say the word a certain number of times…...

March 22, 2022

25 March 2022, Articlle, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

by Erik X. Raj, CCC-SLP Pop quiz: What is the name of the silly and mischievous holiday that is celebrated each year on April 1st? If you guessed April Fool’s Day, give yourself a round of applause because you nailed it. Great job!…...

March 21, 2022

[Source: Down Syndrome International] Join us for an exciting program of webinars on World Down Syndrome Day (21 March 2022) as we ask what #InclusionMeans. Learn More on Down Syndrome International.org...

March 21, 2022

[Source: Disability Scoop] A $1.5 trillion spending bill signed by President Joe Biden will mean more money for special education and other programs for people with disabilities, but advocates say it’s not enough. The package, signed early this week, funds the government…...

March 21, 2022

25 March 2022, Autism, Bilingualism, Newsletter

[Source; The Morning Call] When Karina Castillo’s son, Alonzo, was diagnosed more than a decade ago with autism spectrum disorder at 3 years old, she was overwhelmed with information. “I just felt like I didn’t know how I was going to manage…...

March 21, 2022

25 March 2022, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] The Florida theme park scene is getting a new accommodation for people with disabilities. Universal Studios Florida said this week that it has opened a quiet room. The space is intended to “further assist our guests with cognitive disabilities,”…...

March 21, 2022

25 March 2022, Article, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] In pursuit of better ways to test new therapies and further explore the impacts of the unique genetics associated with Down syndrome, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and Tottori University in Japan have genetically engineered and characterized what is…...

March 21, 2022

News, Newsletter, School Nursing, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Brain scans of children ages 9-10 with a type of eating disorder that causes uncontrollable overeating showed differences in gray matter density compared to their unaffected peers, according to a new study. The study’s findings suggest that abnormal development…...

March 17, 2022

"Tip or Resource", Newsletter

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…...

March 16, 2022

18 March 2022, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Your Therapy Source] With today’s young people spending so much time online, are you concerned about the repercussions that this could have on the development of behaviors? A recent research article in Clinical Pediatrics took a closer look at the association between physical…...