Blog - PediaStaff

Fine Motor Activity of the Week: Simple Origami Butterfly

March 25, 2015

27 March 2015, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Red Ted Art] Red Ted Art has some fantastic crafts. Many of them are too hard for some of our clients, but others are perfect. Simple Origami is one of the best activities out there. Here is one that is…...

App Review: iDo Hygiene App

March 25, 2015

27 March 2015, ADL, Newsletter, OT

[Source: OTs with Apps] iDo Hygiene is a new app providing instruction, video and games to learn personal hygiene. Included is an option to create your own images in the 12 hygiene areas. Created by the Center for Educational Technology for individuals…...

March 25, 2015

27 March 2015, Article, Autism, OT, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] John Rodakis’ son was prescribed a 10-day course of amoxicillin, one of the most frequently usedantibiotics in the US, and within just 4 days of commencing the treatment, changes were observed in his autism symptoms. “[He] began making eye contact, which he…...

March 25, 2015

Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] The methodology can potentially isolate the areas of the brain involved with other cognitive problems, including Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, ADHD and schizophrenia. The functional differences between autistic and non-autistic brains have been isolated for the first time, following the development of…...

March 24, 2015

27 March 2015, Down Syndrome, News of the Week

[Source: Disability Scoop] A film starring a man with Down syndrome is set for a nationwide release this spring. “Where Hope Grows” is expected to appear on about 300 screens across the country when it is released May 15. Central to the…...

March 24, 2015

27 March 2015, News of the Week, OT, PT

[Source: Medical News Today] Children with more symmetrical hands have speedier mental responses than others, according to a study. Children with balanced physical proportion on their left and right hands were able to react more quickly in mental tests. This was true…...

March 24, 2015

27 March 2015, News of the Week, Newsletter, TBI, TBI

[Source: Science Daily] Researchers at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital -The Neuro, at McGill University and the MUHC, are working to develop a much needed tool for helping diagnose concussions or mild traumatic brain injuries suffered by thousands of young Canadians…...

March 23, 2015

Career, EI, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Congratulations to Emily M., of New Jersey on her new position with PediaStaff’s outpatient and early intervention client in Delaware. She will be working in a community based setting treating kids with disabilities. Speech and hearing therapy services provided will focus…...

March 23, 2015

27 March 2015, News of the Week, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation via Your Therapy Source] The Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation published a retrospective analysis on the effects of ankle-foot orthoses (AFO) on the gait of children with diplegic cerebral palsy. Data was analyzed from 601 visits of…...

March 19, 2015

EI, Jobs, Newsletter 20 March 2015, OT, PT, SLP

We are searching for a team of therapists to work with an Early Intervention caseload in the Lehigh Valley, specifically in the Allentown and Reading areas. Positions are full and part-time and will build over time as new cases are assigned,…...