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Child-Directed Speech in Noise: Testing Signal and Code-Based Phonetic Enhancement

December 6, 2023

8 Dec 23, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: ASHAWire] Purpose: Talkers adapt their speech according to the demands of their listeners and the communicative context, enhancing the properties of the signal (pitch, intensity) and/or properties of the code (enhancement of phonemic contrasts). This study asked how mothers adapt their…...

December 6, 2023

8 Dec 23, News, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Plos One] Introduction: Physical activity levels of children with disabilities are low, as these children and their parents face a wide variety of both personal and environmental barriers. Behavior change techniques support pediatric physical therapists to address these barriers together with…...

December 6, 2023

8 Dec 23, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: AHSAWire] Background: Food allergy (FA) affects approximately 8% of children and may be immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated or non-IgE-mediated. It is recognized clinically that children with both subtypes of FA may present with features of pediatric feeding disorder (PFD); however, there is…...

November 30, 2023

1 Dec 2023, Hot Jobs, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! We have a fabulous maternity leave opportunity for a full-time Occupational Therapist to work with a pediatric therapy clinic in the Beaverton area. This is a wonderful multidisciplinary clinic that takes…...

November 30, 2023

1 Dec 2023, Hot Jobs, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Excellent Clinic Opportunity for a Pediatric Physical Therapist!! If you are a Physical Therapist who enjoys working with children, please keep reading! We are seeking an energetic Physical Therapist to work…...

November 30, 2023

1 Dec 23, Hot Jobs, Newsletter

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 or Apply HERE!! Seeking a Full-Time School-based Speech-Language Pathologist opportunity for SY23-24? Do you enjoy a caseload variety? Then look no more and apply today! * Contract position, part-time Speech Language Pathologist position for…...

November 29, 2023

1 Dec 2023, News, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP

[Souce: Monash University] A landmark study from Monash University has found that infants and toddlers are capable of engaging in imaginary play, correcting previously held academic beliefs that they were unable to, and confirming the profound significance of imaginative play in early…...

November 29, 2023

1 Dec 23, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP

[Source: The Conversation] Even though it came out more than 20 years ago, many people still remember Finding Nemo thanks to one of its beloved main characters: Dory. The blue fish is remembered not only for her happy-go-lucky personality but for the…...

November 29, 2023

1 Dec 23, Newsletter, Pediatric School Psych Corner

[Source: Mindshift Podcast] Enunciated syllables, slow speech and spelling — these are the adjustments some students find themselves making as they introduce themselves to their teachers each school year. For these students, whose names might be misspelled in emails or autocorrected in…...

November 29, 2023

1 Dec 23, News, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP

[Source: UNC School of Medicine] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that autism is becoming more common in young children. In an effort to improve the challenges young autistic children face as part of their early development, researchers have focused…...