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Study Shows Stronger Brain Activity After Writing on Paper Than on Tablet or Smartphone

March 23, 2021

26 March 2021, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Special Education

[Source: Science Daily] A study of Japanese university students and recent graduates has revealed that writing on physical paper can lead to more brain activity when remembering the information an hour later. Researchers say that the unique, complex, spatial and tactile information…...

March 22, 2021

26 March 2021, ADHD, Attention, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Science Daily] Using an approach that uses fMRI (or functional magnetic resonance imaging) to scan the brains of awake babies, a team of university psychologists show that when focusing their attention infants under a year of age recruit areas of their…...

March 22, 2021

26 March 2021, Dyslexia, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] A combined brain-scanning and behavior study has explored dyslexia in 7 & 8-year-old children learning how to read. Dyslexic youngsters were shown to have different activation in the left hemisphere compared to the control group – the area of…...

March 22, 2021

26 March 2021, COVID, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press] The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted the mental health of young people, with increased levels of clinical depression being identified, a new study published in the journal Psychiatry Research reports. A decrease in alcohol consumption was also identified amongst young…...

March 22, 2021

26 March 20201, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A study shows that harsh parenting practices in childhood have long-term repercussions for children’s brain development. Repeatedly getting angry, hitting, shaking or yelling at children is linked with smaller brain structures in adolescence, according to a new study published…...

March 18, 2021

28 September 2012, Article, Newsletter, Twice Exceptional

by Debra Johnson, MS, OTR/L Children referred for occupational and speech therapies, whether in private or school based settings, typically present with a wide range of social and emotional needs related to cognitive and physical disabilities, speech-language delays that impact social skills,…...

March 17, 2021

"Tip or Resource", COVID, Newsletter

Welcome to Issue number 49 of our special e-letter, “Teaching & Therapy Resources for Homebound Families” (Did you miss our previous issues?| Read them HERE) Each week, this e-mailer features new resources, articles about this bizarre time we are living in, and…...

March 17, 2021

19 March 2021, Anxiety, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Brain Blogger] by Sherianna Boyle MEd, CAGS Anxiety is most known as a “thinking” disorder which can be evidenced through symptoms such as chronic worrying. Science now shows that human beings have on average between 60,000 and 70,000 thoughts per day…...

March 16, 2021

19 March 2021, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Are you looking for an Early Intervention opportunity in Schuylkill County? We have a great position for a Speech-Language Pathologist who wants to work with younger kiddos in the preschool, daycare…...

March 16, 2021

12 March 2018, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Excellent Opportunity for an Occupational Therapist at a therapist-owned, multidisciplinary state-of-the-art outpatient clinic. This clinic has an established client base, so you’ll be able to start full-time. * Direct-hire long term position…...