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Worth Repeating: How to Teach Creative Thinking to Concrete Thinkers

May 24, 2013

24 May 2013, Article, Newsletter

[Source: Friendship Circle] My son is the type who loves checklists, schedules, scripts, anything that will make his life predictable. But life isn’t predictable. Sooner or later, there will be a problem that he has to solve on his own. Everyone must…...

Good Article on Detecting Dyslexia

May 23, 2013

24 May 2013, Dyslexia, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: The Guardian UK] by Sally Bouwman The one thing my postgraduate teacher training course had simply not prepared me for was that more than a third of my first class of seven and eight year-olds might not be reading and writing…...

Treadmill Training Effects on Balance

May 23, 2013

24 May 2013, Balance, Coordination, Gross Motor Skills, News, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Recent research was completed that compared treadmill training versus overground walking effects on balance skills using a randomized controlled trial with blinded evaluator. The participants were children with cerebral palsy ages 3-12, GMFCS levels I through III. The…...

May 23, 2013

24 May 2013, AAC, Article, Newsletter

Image Credit: Bloom: Parenting Kids with Disabilities How many words would the average, middle-class three-year-old child hear spoken to her in the course of a year? “About 6 million,” said Pat Mirenda, an expert on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) who referenced…...

May 23, 2013

24 May 2013, Newsletter, Placement

Meet Candace – a pediatric physical therapist who has just accepted a direct hire position with one of PediaStaff’s clients in a sunny beach town in California! She will work full time, with ample opportunity to work after school hours should she…...

May 22, 2013

24 May 2013, Book Review, Down Syndrome, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

Review by Disability Resources Online Book by Libby Kumin, PhD., CCC-SLP Published by Woodbine House “As young children with Down Syndrome age, they often come up against speech and language difficulties, especially with peers in school and people outside their family circle.…...

May 22, 2013

24 May 2013, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP, Tip or Resource, Tip or Resource

Looking for activities for the End of the Year and Summertime? How about a great link to share with the parents of your kiddos to keep them engaged in therapy over the next three months? Check out our newly expanded “Summertime and…...

Low-Cost Autism Therapy Shows Promise

May 22, 2013

Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] A simple, home-based therapy that relies on sensory stimulation could make a world of difference for kids with autism, a new study suggests. Researchers say that children who participated in the therapy known as environmental enrichment in addition to…...

May 22, 2013

24 May 2013, ADHD, Newsletter

[Source: NBC.com] By Linda Carroll A typical boy with ADHD can appear to be in perpetual motion, but that activity doesn’t guarantee a healthy weight when he grows up. A long-term study released Monday finds that men diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity…...

May 21, 2013

News, Newsletter, NICU, Preemies

[Source: Science Daily] Imaging technique shows premature birth interrupts vital brain development processes, leading to reduced cognitive abilities in infants Researchers from King’s College London have for the first time used a novel form of MRI to identify crucial developmental processes in…...