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Children Unlikely To Be The Main Drivers Of The COVID-19 Pandemic

May 20, 2020

22 May 2020, COVID, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] It is highly likely that children can transmit the new coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, but several factors suggest that children are unlikely to be the main drivers of the pandemic. Opening up schools and kindergartens is unlikely to impact…...

May 20, 2020

22 May 2020, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] In a recent study, Duke researchers tested whether a single infusion of a unit of a child’s own or donor cord blood could improve social communication skills in children between the ages of 2-7 diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.…...

May 20, 2020

22 May 2020, Newsletter, OT, Pediatric Stroke, PT, SLP

[Source: Children’s Hemiplegia and Stroke Association (CHASA)] Did you know that kids have strokes too? May is Pediatric Stroke Awareness Month! There is strength in numbers and you can join the movement to increase Pediatric Stroke Awareness. This page will give you tools…...

May 20, 2020

22 May 2020, Article, Newsletter, OT, PT, School Psych, Sped

[Source: Mindful Magazine] I can clearly remember sitting in a parents group when my youngest was in elementary school, participating in a discussion about what we most wanted for our children. Being happy was at the top of everyone’s list, and yet…...

May 19, 2020

Article, COVID, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Education Week] When schools in Owley County, Ky., closed in early March, James Barrett hopped on his bus each morning to deliver meals to hundreds of students. Then the special education teacher, who is also a bus driver for the rural…...

May 19, 2020

22 May 2020, Article, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Starfish Therapies] Since we have been doing some blog post round-ups I thought I would go through and find all the posts that are related to the various developmental milestones that baby’s go through. Bookmark this as a resource and we…...

May 19, 2020

22 May 2020, COVID, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Many parents are noticing regression in their young children’s development during the current COVID crisis. They describe tantrums, refusal to do schoolwork, toileting accidents, baby talk, intense and unpredictable emotions, hyperactivity, sleep difficulties, and more. These are difficult, unpredictable,…...

Gestures Heard as Well as Seen

May 19, 2020

22 May 2020, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Gesturing with the hands while speaking is a common human behavior, but no one knows why we do it. Now, a group of researchers reports that gesturing adds emphasis to speech — but not in the way researchers had…...

May 19, 2020

22 May 2020, At Home, COVID, Newsletter, School Psych, Tip or Resource

[Source: Mindful Magazine] In recent years, there has been an explosion of books for kids about mindfulness and contemplative practice. Many of these wonderful books are explicitly about discovering the present moment, impermanence, equanimity, and other similar concepts. The best of these books are…...

May 19, 2020

22 May 2020, Core Strengthening, Newsletter, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] It is time to great creative! If you need to work on muscle strengthening at home, try these 5 core strengthening exercises using paper. Yes, that is correct – just a few sheets of paper. White printer paper…...