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Hot Job: Special Education Teacher – Arlington, WA

August 23, 2017

25 August 2017, Job, Newsletter, Special Education

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 PediaStaff has a need for a full-time Special Education Teacher/Life Skills Teacher for a district north of Everett for the 2017-2018 school year. We need someone to work with high school aged…...

August 23, 2017

Newsletter, OT, PT, School Psych, SLP, Special Ed

[Source: Doyle Speech Works] Recently I experienced a deep sadness with someone I care about. It wasn’t my sadness, but hers. To see tears and self-doubt, a turning inside out was so incredibly difficult. I felt a strong feeling of helplessness when…...

Back to School WH- Game Board

August 23, 2017

25 August 2017, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Speech Time Fun] I still have another 3-4 weeks left of summer but I know some of you are coming close to that back to school season. I want to try and post back to school ideas to help get you prepared! …...

August 23, 2017

25 August 2017, News, Newsletter, OT, SPD

[Source: Disability Scoop] Target is rolling out a collection of sensory-friendly apparel for children and says adaptive clothing for those with disabilities is on the way too. The new offerings are part of the retailer’s house brand Cat & Jack and are…...

August 22, 2017

Behavior, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] A new study from Lund University, published in the journal Primates, has instead targeted the interactive side of imitation directly, and finds that the divide between humans and chimpanzees is less clear cut. By systematically observing the spontaneous interactions between…...

August 22, 2017

25 August 2017, Career, Job, Newsletter, School Psych, School Psychologist

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 School Psychologist needed to work full time in a school for the upcoming school year in the vicinity of Mokena, IL * School hours are 8:00-3:30 * Caseload is 4th and 5th…...

What is the Global Prevalence of FASD?

August 22, 2017

25 August 2017, News, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Alcohol consumption during pregnancy can cause a wide range of adverse health effects. The effects of prenatal alcohol exposure can have lifelong implications so FASD is costly for society. Updated prevalence estimates are needed to prioritize, plan and deliver…...

August 22, 2017

25 August 2017, News, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Crossing midline is the ability to cross over an imaginary line down the center of your body from head to toes, separating the body into a left and right side. This skill requires that the right and left sides…...

August 21, 2017

25 August 2017, Newsletter, OT, Vestibular

[Source: Your Kids Table] Vestibular input is incredibly powerful and can have amazing or surprising effects. Vestibular processing is nearly always at work in everything we do, arguably more than any other sensory system. Vestibular activities, when used correctly, have the ability…...

August 21, 2017

25 August 2017, Newsletter, School Psych

Editor’s Note: This article was written for parents and guardians. Would be an excellent share for our School Psychologist readers! [Source: My Aspergers Child] “Dustin, my son with high functioning autism, recently turned 13. He started back to school this week (8th…...