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Worth Repeating: Why Suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech Requires Careful Assessment

September 23, 2013

Article, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Newsletter, 27 September 2013, SLP

[Source: ASHAsphere] by Tatyana Elleseff Recently I got one of those phone calls that speech-language pathologists often dread. It went something like this: Parent: Hi. I am looking for a speech therapist who uses PROMPT [Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets]…...

September 20, 2013

20 September 2013, Newsletter, OT, Placement

Congratulations to Kate S., who is headed to Arkansas to work in a brand new clinic for one of PediaStaff’s outpatient therapy clients. She will be working with primarily kiddos ages birth to 5, treating Autism Spectrum Disorder, CP, Down Syndrome, developmental…...

September 19, 2013

20 September 2013, ADHD, Attention, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Science Daily] A short training course in mindfulness improves children’s ability to ignore distractions and concentrate better. These are the findings of a study carried out by Dominic Crehan and Dr Michelle Ellefson at the University of Cambridge being presented today,…...

September 19, 2013

20 September 2013, Language Development, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] USC scientists have discovered a population of neurons in the brains of juvenile songbirds that are necessary for allowing the birds to recognize the vocal sounds they are learning to imitate. These neurons encode a memory of learned…...

September 19, 2013

On the Lighter Side, SLP

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September 19, 2013

20 September 2013, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Social Skills

[Source: Science Daily] Orphaned chimpanzees are less socially competent than chimpanzees who were reared by their mother. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, observed that orphaned chimpanzees frequently engaged in social play, but their play bouts…...

Young People at Higher Risk For Stroke

September 18, 2013

OT, Pediatric Stroke, Pediatric Stroke, PT, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] Fifteen percent of the most common type of strokes occur in adolescents and young adults, and more young people are showing risk factors for such strokes, according to a report in the journal Neurology. Neurologist Jose Biller of…...

September 18, 2013

20 September 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Antihistamines are a group of medications that are used to treat various conditions, including allergies and nausea and vomiting. Some antihistamines require a prescription, but most are available over-the-counter (OTC), and both prescription and OTC antihistamines are often used…...

September 17, 2013

20 September 2013, ADHD, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] Behavioral abnormalities are traditionally thought to originate in the brain. But a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has found that inner-ear dysfunction can directly cause neurological changes that increase hyperactivity.…...

September 17, 2013

20 September 2013, ADHD, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

Thank You to Reading Rockets for Recommending this Story [Source: NPR.org] We all knew the “wild child” in school, the one who couldn’t sit still during story time, or raise her hand to speak in class. Elizabeth Weil has written a piece…...