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Identification Of Brain Regions Involved In Impersonations And Accents Could Impact Recovery From Brain Injury And Stroke

July 11, 2013

12 July 2013, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] A study, led by Royal Holloway University researcher Carolyn McGettigan, has identified the brain regions and interactions involved in impersonations and accents. Using an fMRI scanner, the team asked participants, all non-professional impressionists, to repeatedly recite the opening…...

July 11, 2013

Are you going to the ASHA Schools Conference this weekend? PediaStaff won’t be there in person, but we will be there in spirit (via Toobaloos and bags) at the Social Express Booth #311. Please visit Social Express to say hi, try their…...

July 11, 2013

12 July 2013, Newsletter, Placement

Congratulations to Kimberly C., OTR/L on her full-time, direct hire position through PediaStaff at a year-round private school (with outstanding benefits!) in west suburban Boston. Kim will be serving kids with mental health issues, autism, developmental disabilities, and emotional and behavioral challenges. …...

July 10, 2013

12 July 2013, Newsletter, SLP

by Ruth Morgan, MS CCC-SLP “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.” – Yoda One thing (among hundreds of things) that was not taught in grad school was how…...

July 10, 2013

12 July 2013, Autism, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Pediatric Occupational Therapy Tips] by Anne Zachry, OTR/L When teaching students with disabilities to type, I’ve found that it’s best if I teach them to type words or phrases that are meaningful to the student. For example, I worked with a…...

July 10, 2013

12 July 2013, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Time Magazine] A test for six antibodies in an expectant mom’s blood may predict with more than 99% certainty which children are at highest risk of developing autism. In a study published in Translational Psychiatry, researchers report that 23% of all…...

July 9, 2013

12 July 2013, ADHD, Newsletter, TBI

[Source: Science Daily] Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Chicago have found that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to demonstrate a moderate disability after sustaining a mild traumatic brain…...

July 9, 2013

12 July 2013, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Sensory processing disorders (SPD) are more prevalent in children than autism and as common as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, yet it receives far less attention partly because it’s never been recognized as a distinct disease. In a groundbreaking new…...

July 9, 2013

12 July 2013, ADHD, Newsletter, OT, PT

Thanks to Loren Shlaes, OTR/L for forwarding this excellent article. Loren has written for PediaStaff several times on this subject both on our blog and on our behalf for Minds in Bloom. Thanks, Loren for thinking of us again! [Source: The Atlantic]…...

July 8, 2013

12 July 2013, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: Thank you to our friends at Reading Rockets for recommending this resource [Source: Reading Rockets] TED playlists were a new concept to me. As the name suggests, talks on similar topics are gathered together to form a playlist. One…...