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Hot Job: Early Intervention Occupational Therapist – Tarrytown, NY

February 17, 2017

17 February 2017, Jobs, Newsletter, OT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or We are searching for an Occupational Therapist to conduct evaluations, assessment and treatment of children in Westchester County, NY. This opportunity is best suited to the self-starting, independent thinker. It is the perfect position for the…...

February 17, 2017

17 Feburary 2017, Job, Newsletter, PT

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or We are searching for a Physical Therapist to conduct evaluations, assessment and treatment of children in Westchester County, NY. This opportunity is best suited to the self-starting, independent thinker. It is the perfect position for the…...

February 16, 2017

17 February 2018, Job, Newsletter, SLP, TX

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or Immediate opening for a qualified Speech-Language Pathologist to work in Sweetwater and surrounding areas for a three-four month contract. * Home based team working with babies 0-3 years of age * Children have developmental delays and…...

February 16, 2017

17 February 2017, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] For the first time, a new study suggests it’s possible to predict within the first year of life if a child will develop autism. Researchers say they were able to identify with more than 90 percent accuracy which babies…...

February 15, 2017

Anxiety, Article, Newsletter, School Psych, Stress

[Source: School Psyched] Take this quick test: You’re about to give the biggest speech of your life. One thousand pairs of eyes are glaring at you—you’re nervous. In fact, your heart is racing, your palms are clammy, your breath is shallow, and your…...

SLP Corner: How To Teach Negatives

February 15, 2017

17 February 2017, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: SpeechBlog UK] Negatives are a really important thing to understand and always a high priority for me to target if a child is struggling with them. If you don’t know that there’s a difference between “push” and “don’t push” you can…...

February 14, 2017

17 February 2017, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] More than two million children in India could benefit from new research into a new low-cost ways to detect autism risk. A group of researchers, led by Professor Bhismadev Chakrabarti at the University of Reading, have been awarded a…...

February 14, 2017

17 February 2017, News, OT

[Source: Medical X-Press] Researchers from the University of Toronto, Canada, have discovered a reason why we often struggle to remember the smaller details of past experiences. Writing in the journal eLife, the team found that there are specific groups of neurons in…...

February 14, 2017

17 February 2017, Article, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: NPR.org] It can be difficult to socialize and make friends for many children with autism. Often that’s because reading body language and others’ emotions doesn’t always come easily. Many of us seem to learn these social skills naturally, but maybe there’s…...

February 13, 2017

Article, Newsletter, OT, SPD

[Source: Your Therapy Source] After reading a thought provoking blog post from Christopher Alterio,OTR, on Deconstructing the myth of clothing sensitivity as a ‘sensory processing disorder’, it really made me think about how we talk to parents as pediatric therapists. Not just about…...