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Autism Corner: Social Communication Skills and Autism

July 16, 2018

20 July 2018, Autism, Newsletter, SLP, Social Skills

[Source: Best Practice Autism] The DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) include persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts. Poor pragmatic/social use of language or impairment in the ability to understand and use language in social-communicative…...

July 16, 2018

Newsletter, Special Education, Special Needs

[Source: NPR.org] It was a hot day at the zoo when Jordan Carlson’s son, who has motor-planning delays, got thirsty. “We went to the snack bar and found out they had a ‘no straw’ policy,” Carlson says. “It was a hot day…...

July 12, 2018

13 July 2018, Article, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Autism Classroom News & Resources] Have you worked with a student who you constantly drew you into a power struggle? Ever had a student who seemed to be able to push exactly the buttons that upset you or someone else in…...

July 12, 2018

13 July 2018, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Looking to work in a smaller town that is still close to Tacoma and Seattle? We need a wonderful Speech-Language Pathologist for the 2018-2019 school year to work in the Buckley area,…...

July 12, 2018

13 July 2018, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Speech Blog UK] Many of the children I work with (especially those at junior and secondary age) have word-finding difficulties. It’s a term you often see written in speech therapy reports. But what exactly does this mean and how can you…...

July 11, 2018

13 July 2018, News, Newsletter

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Pediatric Physical Therapy published research on hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy and motor planning. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy neuroimaging was used on 9 children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy pre and post 50 hours of HABIT training (hand-arm bimanual intensive therapy). Further…...

July 11, 2018

13 July 2018, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: Childhood 101] As I shared with our first set of printable Body Shape Cards (click the link to download), making body shapes has always been a popular activity with the children I have taught and my own kids. The activity is simple to…...

July 11, 2018

13 July 2018, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Young children with better eye-to-hand coordination were more likely to achieve higher scores for reading, writing and math according to new research — raising the possibility schools could provide extra support to children who are clumsy. Just over 300…...

July 11, 2018

13 July 2018, Job, Newsletter, PT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you looking for a position as a pediatric Physical Therapist that will allow you to work with cutting-edge therapy interventions? Do you love the outdoors and the thought of exploring the Last…...

July 11, 2018

Autism, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Autism Speaks] Guest post by Sean Healy, author of a new meta-analysis of research on the benefits of exercise for youth who have autism. Dr. Healy is an assistant professor in the Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition, at the University of Delaware.…...