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October 30, 2019

1 November 2019, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Crazy Speech World] Another month, another huge selection of great books to read in therapy sessions. This month will be shorter due to days off for holidays, which makes it’s hard to pick which ones to read! Here are some that…...

Yoga and ADHD

October 30, 2019

1 November 2019, ADHD, News, Newsletter

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Yoga incorporates breathing techniques, postural control, muscle strengthening, flexibility and cognitive control which can help promote self-control, attention, body awareness, and stress management. These are all skills that are beneficial for children with ADHD to practice. Recent research…...

October 29, 2019

1 November 2019, ADHD, App, Executive Function, Newsletter

[Source: Bridging Apps] October is ADHD Awareness Month and in today’s chaotic and fast paced society, one of the most common complaints is the struggle to keep up with it all. Children, teens and adults are balancing everything from homework, extra curricular…...

October 29, 2019

1 November 2019, Language, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical X-Press] Children may learn new words better when they learn them in the context of other words they are just learning—according to new research from the University of East Anglia. Researchers investigated how 18-24-month-olds learn new words—in the context of words they…...

October 29, 2019

News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Psychotic spectrum (PS) disorders are characterized by abnormalities in beliefs, perceptions and behavior, but how these disorders manifest themselves in earlier development stages is largely unknown. A new study reports differences in brain structure among youth with PS disorders…...

Autism and Exercise

October 29, 2019

1 November 2019, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Perceptual and Motor Skills recently published research on autism and exercise. The researchers examined the effects of a 48-week exercise-based intervention for 64 children (ages 6-12) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Previous research indicates that children with autism may have…...

October 28, 2019

8 October 2021, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Last year, Halloween was a challenge for Luke Taylor. His mom, Omairis Taylor, didn’t think he’d need to carry a blue bucket indicating he had autism; he was so little at age 2, she reasoned, that she could just…...

Can Watching Movies Detect Autism?

October 28, 2019

1 November 2019, ASD, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Measuring children’s gaze patterns as they watch movies of social interactions is a reliable way to accurately identify nearly half of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) cases, according to a new study just published in Autism Research by Ben-Gurion University of the…...

October 24, 2019

25 October 2019, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 What’s not to love about Beverly Hills? This home to the rich and famous is among the most glamorous and famous cities in the world. If you are a pediatric Occupational Therapist we…...

October 24, 2019

25 October 2019, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Want to work in a dynamic team environment? We have a need for a great pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist to work in a clinic north of Baltimore. The clinic is about 25 minutes…...