Blog - PediaStaff

Masks in Class—How Damaging to Child Development?

February 14, 2022

18 February 2022, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press] Two years into the pandemic, concerns around the effect of masks on the linguistic, emotional and social development of children are taking center stage. In the United States, calls to lift mask mandates at school have multiplied in recent…...

February 14, 2022

18 February 2022, DMD, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Pediatric occupational and physical therapists often provide trunk training exercises for boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). The purpose of a recent study was to evaluate whether trunk training affects limb, respiratory, and pulmonary function in children with…...

February 14, 2022

18 February 2022, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A routine prenatal ultrasound in the second trimester can identify early signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka Medical Center has found. Researchers from the Azrieli National Centre for…...

February 14, 2022

18 February 2022, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A long-term study involving hundreds of brain scans finds changes in the amygdala linked to the development of anxiety in autistic children. The study by UC Davis MIND Institute researchers also provides evidence of distinct types of anxiety specific…...

February 14, 2022

18 February, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Science Daily] New research from the University of California, Irvine reveals that sex differences in learning and memory mechanisms are triggered by biological events occurring during puberty. Findings show prepubescent female rodents have much better hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) and spatial…...

February 9, 2022

11 February 2022, Article, Career, Career Tip, Newsletter, OT, PT, School Psych, SLP

by Debbie Fledderjohann There has been a lot of buzz around contract staffing as the number of contract workers continues to break records. However, the talk usually surrounds why companies are gravitating toward contracting. The fact is of the matter is that candidates are also…...

February 9, 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…...

February 8, 2022

11 February 2022, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Can you lead a feeding team? PediaStaff is seeking a pediatric speech-language pathologist supervisor for a pediatric outpatient clinic in Winchester Virginia. Located in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley, Winchester-Frederick County is…...

February 8, 2022

11 February 2022, Job, Newsletter, PTA

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Dynamic and growing pediatric outpatient therapy clinic is in search of an energetic and skilled physical therapist assistant to join their team on a full time basis. Wasilla is located in…...

February 8, 2022

11 February 2022, Job, Newsletter, Social Worker

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Are you a Licensed School Social Worker that is looking for a great new spring full-time position for the current school year? This is a great job with an immediate start…...