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May 12, 2017

12 May 2017, Newsletter, School Nurse

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or Summer School Nurse is needed to work part time starting June 20th in a school near Burbank, IL for 4 weeks! * MUST be a RN * Nurse will ride the school bus with a student…...

May 11, 2017

12 May, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or Speech-Language Pathologist needed to work full time in the Dundee, IL area serving a one district on a full time basis. * Strong CFs will be considered. * Candidate must be bilingual in Spanish/English * Candidate…...

May 11, 2017

12 May 2017, Career, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or Speech-Language Pathologist Job Opportunity starting in August for the 2017-18 school year! * School Based Contract Position, likely pre-k through 8th grade * Must be bilingual in Spanish * Full time position * Hours are estimated…...

Pet Dogs Help Kids Feel Less Stressed

May 11, 2017

12 May 2017, News, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Darlene Kertes and colleagues tested the commonly held belief that pet dogs provide social support for kids using a randomized controlled study — the gold standard in research. “Many people think pet dogs are great for kids but scientists…...

May 10, 2017

12 May 2017, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Child Mind Institute] Sometimes anxiety is easy to identify — when a child is too nervous to read aloud or make a presentation in class. Other times anxiety in the classroom can look like something else entirely — an upset stomach,…...

May 10, 2017

12 May 2017, ADHD, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Huffington Post] The largest-ever brain imaging study on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has led scientists to say the condition should be considered a neurological disorder, not just a behavioral one. The brain structures of children with ADHD differ in small but significant…...

May 10, 2017

12 May 2017, Article, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Starfish Therapies] One of the muscles we focus on when we are working with kids, or young adult (or even ourselves if we’re being honest) is the hip abductor, or the outer hip muscle. This muscle may be on the smaller…...

May 10, 2017

Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Special Ed

[Source: Disability Scoop] In a first, a new comic book debuting this summer will feature a superhero with an extra 21st chromosome. Comic book publisher Lion Forge said they will introduce a character named Jonah, a teenage boy with Down syndrome, in…...

May 9, 2017

12 May 2017, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Don’t you love activities that require little prep and include more than one domain of development? I do for sure so I created this Summer Match Up board that you can download for free below from the Summer…...

May 9, 2017

12 May 2017, News, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Science Daily] Day and night, it’s processing signals from all over the body, from recognizing the wriggles of the child’s own fingers and toes to the sound of mommy’s or daddy’s voice. Though much of how the infant brain works and…...