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Autism Rate Rising Faster Among Some Children, Study Finds

September 17, 2019

20 September 2019, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] New research suggests that the prevalence of autism is on the rise and it’s growing at a significantly faster clip among certain groups of kids. Between 2007 and 2013, autism rates increased 73 percent among Hispanics and 44 percent…...

September 17, 2019

20 September 2019, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] Danvers, a Massachusetts town about 20 miles north of Boston, has five small elementary schools. The switch to the town’s bigger middle school — where, for the first time, students walk the halls on their own between classes —…...

September 17, 2019

20 September 2019, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Scientists appear to have solved a decades-long mystery regarding the precise biochemical pathway leading to a fatal genetic disorder in children that results in seizures, developmental regression and death, usually around age 3. Studying a mouse model with the…...

September 12, 2019

13 September 2019, Early Intervention, Job, Newsletter, Special Education

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 We have a fabulous position for an EI Specialist or Special Education Teacher to start as soon as possible working with children from birth to 21 in the Vancouver area. This is a full-time opportunity. *…...

September 12, 2019

13 September 2019, Job, Newsletter, Social Worker

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

September 11, 2019

13 September 2019, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 We are seeking a speech-language pathologist for a school-based position near Albany Oregon. * Speech-language pathologist will work full time five days per week * SLP will start September and work until…...

September 10, 2019

27 May 2011, Article, Feeding Disorders, Feeding Issues, Newsletter

By: Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP As a speech language pathologist who specializes in feeding, one of the most important strategies that I teach to parents and caregivers is the power of waiting. Children need time to organize their thoughts and their bodies…...

September 10, 2019

13 September 2019, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource, Visual Discrimination, Visual Motor

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Here is a visual perceptual freebie Find and Color for back to school from the School Doodle Find packet. Challenge your student’s visual scanning and visual motor skills with this activity. Can you find and color the 7…...

September 10, 2019

13 September 2019, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Special Thanks to Therapy Fun Zone for this Activity of the Week. Please support our contributors and visit Therapy Fun Zone Any square piece of paper can be made into a Cootie Catcher. Fold two corners together and crease firmly. unfold. Then…...

September 10, 2019

31 August 2018, Newsletter, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Toddler Approved] Back to School Basics posts review simple skills for preschoolers and pre-k students. Today I am sharing this simple word family and color slam game. We typically try and come up with games or activities that can work for both my son (entering pre-k…...