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Gross Motor Activity for a Rainy Day: Walking on Pillows

April 7, 2015

10 April 2015, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Hands On As We Grow] I’m almost embarrassed to post this gross motor activity…. it seems too simple to warrant a post. But with that said, it was super duper fun and had George moving all morning long! And its perfect for those…...

April 6, 2015

10 April 2015, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Why are some people able to master a new skill quickly while others require extra time or practice? That was the question posed by UC Santa Barbara’s Scott Grafton and colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania and Johns Hopkins…...

April 6, 2015

10 April 2015, Autism, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] A new study by a linguistics professor and an alumnus from The University of Texas at Austin sheds light on a well-known linguistic characteristic of autistic children — their reluctance to use pronouns — paving the way for more…...

April 6, 2015

10 April 2015, Anxiety, News, Newsletter, OCD

[Source: Medical News Today] A new study by scientists at the Wayne State University School of Medicine demonstrates that communication between some of the brain’s most important centers is altered in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The research led by the Department of Psychiatry…...

April 3, 2015

3 April 2015, Job, Newsletter

Congratulations to Julie L., on her new Occupational Therapy position with PediaStaff’s outpatient client in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Julie will be working in a multi-disciplinary team in a variety of settings, including the clinic and Head Start with children ages birth to…...

April 2, 2015

3 April 2015, Article, Newsletter

[Source: North Shore Pediatric Therapy] Rapport between therapist and client can be built by finding common ground and engaging in a positive joint experience. Rapport reduces tension and helps foster trust and communication within the therapeutic environment. Ice breakers are an excellent…...

April 2, 2015

3 April 2015, APD, Aspergers Syndrome, Auditory Processing Disorder, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: My Aspergers Child] Asperger’s (AS), or High-Functioning Autism (HFA), has been described as a social/communication problem. Processing auditory information is a crucial component of social communication, and some children on the autism spectrum have problems processing this information. One problem occurs…...

April 1, 2015

3 April 2015, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: ASHAsphere] by Melanie Potock While many pediatric professionals are familiar with a tongue-tie, the illusive lip-tie hides in plain sight beneath the upper lip. Because I focus on feeding difficulties in children and an upper lip-tie can be a contributing factor if a…...

April 1, 2015

3 April 2015, Autism, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

This is an excellent site run by John Habershon, a non-verbal communications specialist. It’s designed to help those with Asperger’s and HFA to learn where to focus on the face and the changes to note. Each week he covers a different subtle…...

April 1, 2015

3 April 2015, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: The Budget SLP] Dinosaurs is a theme in our early childhood special education curriculum and a colleague recently asked me for some speech and language therapy ideas. The dinosaur theme is one that students always enjoy and there are so many…...