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Study: Recess Can Be More Rewarding for Those with ASD

May 20, 2019

24 May 2019, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] For typically-developing children, recess can be the best part of the school day. Lots of friends to scream and shout with while playing tag, inventive games on the jungle gym and hard-fought competitions between the athletically inclined. A child…...

May 20, 2019

24 May 2019, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] New research indicates that autism can be reliably diagnosed in children months before pediatricians conduct routine screening for the developmental disorder. A study looking at over 1,200 kids finds that an autism diagnosis made by a trained professional is…...

May 20, 2019

24 May 2019, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Children as young as three years old are willing to punish others’ bad behavior, even at personal cost, finds a new study by psychology researchers at New York University. The work adds to growing evidence that human beings distinguish…...

May 20, 2019

24 May 2019, News, Newsletter, Trauma

[Source: Medical X-Press] Exposure to trauma in childhood is associated with both psychiatric and physical problems for decades afterward, according to new research presented here today at the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Annual Meeting. Researchers are longitudinally assessing more than 1,000 individuals…...

May 20, 2019

24 May 2018, ADHD, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Teen drivers diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are significantly more likely to crash, be issued traffic and moving violations, and engage in risky driving behaviors than their peers without ADHD, according to a Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)…...

May 16, 2019

17 May 2019, Article, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press] A pioneering study led by researchers from the University of Sheffield is helping to give a voice to children and young adults who are living with a parent with dementia. There are estimated to be at least 42,325 people…...

May 16, 2019

17 May 2019, Feeding, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] That’s according to a study published today in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior by Washington State University and Florida State University scientists. The researchers found affirming statements like ‘eat your lentils if you want to grow bigger and run…...

May 16, 2019

16 May 2019, COTA, Job, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you looking for a great COTA position with a lot of autonomy? PediaStaff needs a great Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant to work full-time hours with a district in the Eatonville area! You…...

May 16, 2019

17 May 2019, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

Maureen at The Speech Bubble Blog, posted a really sweet poem – in the spirit of Better Hearing and Speech Month – about what being an SLP means to her. We loved it, and asked her to make a poster of it, and she…...

May 15, 2019

17 May 2019, Early Intervention, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Early Intervention Speech Therapy Services are in high demand throughout the greater Chicago region of Illinois. We have several cases available in Will County, Bolingbrook and the Aurora, IL areas. Are you looking…...