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October 20, 2021

22 October 2021, Autumn, Fall, Halloween, Harvest, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Carrots are Orange] Editor’s Note: Halloween will be over soon, but pumpkins are good all autumn long. I love this craft for speech and language work! Fantastic for following directions, sequencing, conversation and storytelling. How else would you use it…...

Pumpkin Balloon Sensory Matching

October 20, 2021

22 October 2021, Fall Activity, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: I Can Teach My Child] Editor’s Note: Pumpkins aren’t just for Halloween! Try this great fall activity in your class or clinic! It’s Day 18 of our 31 Days of Pumpkin Activities series. This activity was a spin off our Heart Sensory Matching Activity…...

October 20, 2021

25 October 2021, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! We are seeking a full-time Occupational Therapist for 2 pediatric outpatient clinics located in Richmond Hill and Pooler, Georgia located outside of beautiful Savannah, GA. The Occupational Therapist will become part…...

October 20, 2021

22 October 2021, BCBA, Job, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Are you a BCBA that enjoys working in a school setting with elementary and middle school-aged students? We are seeking a BCBA to work in and around the Glen Ellyn area…...

October 20, 2021

22 October 2021, Job, Newsletter, PT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Are you a pediatric physical therapist, and do you enjoy variety in your day? Would you like to join an amazing staff at a fun and dynamic pediatric practice in Blackfoot,…...

October 18, 2021

22 October 2021, Autism, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Disability Scoop] “Sesame Street” is offering up a host of new resources designed to help children with autism and their families. Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind the television show, said it is expanding its collection of online materials featuring Julia, a…...

Concussion and Screen Time

October 18, 2021

25 October 2021, Concussions, News of the Week, Newsletter, TBI

[Source: Your Therapy Source] There’s been a lot of debate in the medical community about concussion and screen time. The big question is whether or not people with concussions should be allowed screen time. Recent research took a closer look to determine…...

October 18, 2021

25 October 2021, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, Visual Perception

[Source: Medical X-Press] It is generally believed that children’s visual perception basically reaches adults’ level at the age of 6–7. But a new study shows that the development of children’s visual perception does not stop before the age of 10. The study,…...

October 18, 2021

News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] About four or five months after conception, a burst of synaptic growth begins in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of the human fetus. And within this tangled mass of connections, the developing brain acquires the unique properties that make humans…...

October 18, 2021

Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Oxytocin, a naturally occurring hormone that acts as a chemical messenger in the brain, showed no evidence of helping children with autism gain social skills, according to a large national study appearing Oct. 13 in the New England Journal of…...