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PediaStaff Placement of the Week: SLP in Southwestern Indiana

April 22, 2014

25 April 2014, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Congratulations to Sierra S., SLP who has just landed a school-based speech and language position through PediaStaff in southwest Indiana. They had a need for an SLP for an elementary aged caseload to work from October until late May and Sierra…...

April 22, 2014

Newsletter, Phonemic Awareness, SLP, Speech Sounds, Tip or Resource

[Source: I Can Teach My Child] Little Brother and I are working on learning (and reinforcing) letter sounds. I am also in the throes of learning how to juggle 3 kids…while nursing a newborn about 7-8 times each day. Needless to say,…...

April 22, 2014

25 April 2014, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] In a study of nearly 1,000 mother-child pairs, researchers from the Bloomberg School of Public health found that prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a frequently prescribed treatment for depression, anxiety and other disorders, was associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)…...

April 21, 2014

25 April 2014, Newsletter, OT, SPD

[Source: Friendship Circle] A sensory-friendly bedroom has only one purpose: to create an environment that maximizes the possibility for a long night of restful sleep. Insomnia, night-waking and other sleep disturbances are frequent complaints of people with neurological differences, anxiety disorders, thyroid…...

April 21, 2014

25 April 2014, Executive Function, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

by Tara Roehl CCC-SLP Disclaimer: I don’t know about you, but I have a ton of clients who avoid writing like the plague. And that isn’t even an over dramatization. There is so much anxiety around it for so many of my students.…...

April 21, 2014

ADHD, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Two Simon Fraser University psychologists have made a brain-related discovery that could revolutionize doctors’ perception and treatment of attention-deficit disorders. This discovery opens up the possibility that environmental and/or genetic factors may hinder or suppress a specific brain activity…...

April 18, 2014

18 April 2014, Gesturing, Language, News of the Week, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Children spot objects more quickly when prompted by words than if they are only prompted by images, cognitive scientists have demonstrated. Spoken language taps into children’s cognitive system, enhancing their ability to learn and to navigate cluttered environments. As…...

April 17, 2014

18 April 2014, News of the Week, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical News Today] New research from Canada finds that teenagers who have suffered a traumatic brain injury, such as concussion, at some point in their lives are twice as likely to be victims of school bullying or cyberbullying. They are also…...

April 17, 2014

18 April 2014, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Bright Ideas SLP] This week I am working on a Speech & Language Garden… aka flowers on my bulletin board. It’s so easy and provides many data collection opportunities. Here’s how it’s done: You simply cut out circles for the middle…...

April 16, 2014

18 April 2014, Easter, Gross Motor Skills, Language, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Thanks to the people at Therapics for reaching out to us to share this free activity! It is great way to teach prepositions whilst helping a child with language challenges participate in the Easter fun. It would make a nice carryover…...