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Hot, New Job! Pediatric Outpatient SLP – Annandale, VA

April 20, 2018

20 April 2018, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Looking for culture, authenticity, and opportunity? You will find it here in Annandale, VA, a diverse community of people from all over the world. We are seeking a pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist for a…...

April 20, 2018

20 April 2018, Job, Newsletter, School Psych

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you looking to work full time as a School Psychologist for the SY 2018-19? We have a need for a School Psychologist to work near the Evergreen Park area of Chicago. This…...

April 20, 2018

20 April 2018, News, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: This is huge. No surprise to us in our line of work but powerful data for obstetricians and pediatricians for advising patients and their families A new study has determined that poorer childhood cognition occurred, particularly in memory and learning,…...

April 20, 2018

20 April 2018, ABA, Autism, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: We were reading in the ABA Skill Share Group on Facebook and happened upon this wonderful presentation. Becca Marie was kind enough to share it with us and gave us permission to post it here for everyone to access. [Source: …...

‘Sesame Street’ Expands Autism Focus

April 18, 2018

20 April 2018, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Disability Scoop] On television, online and at their theme park, the people behind “Sesame Street” say they are adding more resources and increasing efforts to include kids on the spectrum. Sesame Workshop said this week that it will air a special…...

April 18, 2018

20 April 2018, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] A preliminary study suggests that an investigational drug may help increase protein levels in babies with spinal muscular atrophy. The open-label study is released today and will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 70th Annual Meeting in…...

Autism Corner: Functional Literacy

April 18, 2018

20 April 2018, Article, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: The Autism Helper] There is a misconception that academic and functional mutually exclusive. We for some reason got stuck in this thinking that tells us that instruction and activities are either academic or functional but cannot be both. When our students…...

April 18, 2018

20 April 2018, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Medical X-press] Shortly after they turn 1, most babies begin to help others, whether by handing their mother an object out of her reach or giving a sibling a toy that has fallen. Researchers have long studied how this helping behavior…...

April 18, 2018

20 April 2018, Article, News, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: It’s Stress Awareness Month. Here is a great post we found from Positively Psychology Mindfulness can add to the quality of our lives in numerous ways, from nurturing a sense of inner peace to improving the quality of a workout, from enhancing self-confidence…...

April Showers Spring Craftivities

April 18, 2018

"Tip or Resource", 20 April 2018, Newsletter

[Source: Crazy Speech World] I sure have missed my craftivity posts lately! I am back today with not just one, but TWO cute ideas for spring. First…April showers… For this one, we did umbrellas and raindrops! I copied an umbrella pattern likes…...