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April 9, 2019

12 April 2019, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: No Time for Flashcards] Taking care of the earth is a big job and it requires teamwork. In the spirit of Earth Day and working together a bunch of rad kid bloggers and I decided to share Earth Day crafts today…...

April 9, 2019

12 April 2019, Early Intervention, OT, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Does exposure to stress early in life affect a baby’s brain development, and is there a way to single out babies who might benefit from early intervention? A two-center study led by Boston Children’s Hospital, published today in JAMA…...

April 9, 2019

12 April 2019, ADHD, OT, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Teenagers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may benefit from more sleep to help them focus, plan and control their emotions. The findings — the first of their kind in young people with ADHD — will be presented today…...

April 8, 2019

Depression, Newsletter, School Psych, Trauma

[Source: Science Daily] A study found that childhood trauma is linked to abnormal connectivity in the brain in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD). The paper shows symptom-specific, system-level changes in brain network connectivity in MDD. The paper, published this week in…...

April 8, 2019

News, Newsletter, Physical Education, Special Ed

[Source: Disability Scoop] After his education secretary spent three days fiercely defending a plan to eliminate federal funding for Special Olympics, President Donald Trump reversed course. Trump told reporters late Thursday that his administration will support continued federal funding of Special Olympics.…...

Lawmakers Look To Fully Fund IDEA

April 8, 2019

IDEA, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] Bipartisan legislation to substantially increase Uncle Sam’s investment in special education is back on the table. Federal funding for educating students with disabilities would gradually increase under a bill known as the IDEA Full Funding Act, which was introduced…...

Musical Training May Improve Attention

April 8, 2019

12 April 2019, Attention, Music, Newsletter

[Source; Medical News Today] The benefits of music for the human brain are numerous. Some studies have suggested that musical training improves blood flow in brain areas involved in language processing. More recent research has shown that listening to music may even “motivate” the…...

April 7, 2019

12 April 2019, Article, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] But new research from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that language acquisition between birth and 18 is a remarkable feat of cognition, rather than something humans are just hardwired to do. Researchers calculated that, from infancy to young…...

April 4, 2019

5 April 2019, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] “Despite the fact that this is such a powerful learning mechanism, surprisingly little is known about how the human brain performs social learning,” says Victoria Leong, of the University of Cambridge. “When we connect neurally with others, we are…...

April 4, 2019

5 April 2019, Job, News, Newsletter

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