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Breastfeeding Ties to Better Emotion Perception in Some Infants

September 21, 2015

25 September 2015, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X Press] Researchers found that among 44 babies with a particular autism “risk” gene, those who were breast-fed longer spent more time looking at images of “happy” eyes and shied away from “angry” eyes. The findings, published online Sept. 14…...

September 21, 2015

Music Therapy, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X Press] Playing music with toddlers could benefit their development even more than shared reading, according to University of Queensland research. UQ-led study has shown that music participation at home improves numeracy, prosocial skills and attention over and above the effects…...

September 17, 2015

18 September 2015, News, Newsletter, OT, PT

Editor’s Note: Yet another clinically documented reason to get the kids outside more!! [Source: Science Daily] The addition of a daily outdoor activity class at school for three years for children in Guangzhou, China, resulted in a reduction in the rate of…...

September 17, 2015

18 September 2015, Early Intervention, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] With the federal election around the corner, child care has become a major ballot issue. While every party has its own idea of how best to offset the costs of raising children, no one is looking at how we…...

September 17, 2015

18 September 2015, ADHD, News, Newsletter

[Source Disability Scoop] MILWAUKEE — Roxanne Carlson vividly remembers the shock she felt three years ago when a psychologist said her son Levi had issues he might never overcome. He’d need to get a job coach, the psychologist told her, and may…...

September 16, 2015

OT, PT, School Psych, SLP, Tip or Resource

Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year, and I believe I am hardly alone! I just realized how much everyone loves it, when I noticed just how many great pins we have for you in our Halloween Themed Therapy Activities and Treats board.…...

September 16, 2015

18 September 2015, Jobs, Newsletter, SLP

We are working with a school district in Racine who is in need of several full time Speech Language Pathologists for the upcoming school year. Hours are 7:30 – 3:30 daily. The kiddos are in elementary, middle and high school. This…...

September 16, 2015

25 September 2015, Article, News, Newsletter, School Nurse

[Source: National Public Radio] With record numbers of young people using heroin and opioid painkillers, more school nurses are prepared to intervene in the event of an overdose on school grounds. Listen to the Story on NPR dup32219...

September 16, 2015

Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Pre-K Pages.com] This fall tree letter matching activity is a fun and simple way to practice letter recognition with young children. The final product is a beautiful fall tree that can be displayed for all to see! I love to set…...

SLP Corner: Rapping Role Models. Really

September 15, 2015

18 September 2015, Article, Newsletter, SLP

by Kim Lewis CCC_SLP of the Activity Tailor blog You know you’re a speech language pathologist when your son turns up a rap song and you think, “that guy has an unreal diadochokinetic rate.” True story. Then this summer, I saw a study…...