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January 4, 2019

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January 4, 2019

4 January 2019, Job, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you a Speech-Language Pathologist looking for a wonderful opportunity to work in a clinic setting in the Wichita Falls area? I have the place for you right here! This is a…...

January 4, 2019

4 January 2019, Job, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Seeking a Pediatric Occupational Therapist for a full-time Early Intervention position in Santa Clara County. Your caseload will be within a commutable distance of your home. This is 100% in-home therapy for…...

January 3, 2019

Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Research investigating how the brain responds to visual patterns in people with autism has shown that sensory responses change between childhood and adulthood. The differences observed between adult and young people mimicked those seen in a strain of fruit…...

January 3, 2019

4 January 2019, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Research shows for the first time that when adults are engaged in joint play together with their infant, the parents’ brains show bursts of high-frequency activity, which are linked to their baby’s attention patterns and not their own. When…...

January 3, 2019

4 January 2019, News, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] Students in special education in the Deer Lakes School District are getting a chance to learn life skills and become part of the Boy Scouts of America through a new program. This is the first year the district has…...

January 3, 2019

4 January 2019, ADHD, Autism, Executive Function, Newsletter, OT

Editor’s Note: Abby Brayton of Notes from a Pediatric Occupational Therapist did a series of posts back in March that I really wanted to share with you. These are excellent ideas for our kiddos with executive function deficits who have a…...

January 2, 2019

4 January 2019, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Activity Tailor] Wind-up toys and speech therapy go together like peanut butter and jelly (or chocolate and wine, depending on your leanings). But often therapists who see students older than toddlers/preschoolers tend to pass these mechanical gems by because they assume…...

January 2, 2019

4 January 2019, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: The ASHA Leader Blog] by Melanie Potock, CCC-SLP The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all students get at least 20 minutes to eat lunch, but many public elementary schools give kids just 20 minutes to enter, eat and exit the…...

January 2, 2019

30 March 2012, Article, Bilingualism, Newsletter

by: Alejandro Brice, Ph.D, CCC-SLP Introduction Pragmatics is the ability to use language in specific contexts and for specific purposes (Brice, 1992). School based speech-language pathologists are often faced with the task of differentiating between English learners (ELs) and bilingual students with…...