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June 23, 2017
Issue 20, Volume 10
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter!
News Items:
- Water Park For Those With Special Needs Set To Open
- Most Teens Have Physical Activity Levels of 60 Year Olds
- Treating Autism by Targeting the Gut
- Breakthrough Study Reveals Biological Basis for Sensory Processing Disorders in Kids
- Mapping How Words Leap from Brain to Tongue
- Parents Awarded $900K After Hidden Cameras Capture Student Restraint
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- Hot Jobs: PTs Needed Throughout Texas
- Hot Job: School Psychologist - Homer Glen, IL
- Hot Job: Pediatric Outpatient OT - Houston, TX
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
- Seasonal Craft: Washi Tape Starfish
- Speechie Freebie! Rate of Speech Visual
- Recycled Craft: Hot Air Balloon
- Trunk Control Measurement Scale for Children
Articles and Special Features
- OT Corner: Using Toys to Support Development in Infants and Toddlers
- Peds Therapy Corner: Why Kids Shouldn't Sit Still in Class
- PT Corner: Five Fun Activities with Balance Beams!
- SLP Corner: Put the Fun Into Executive-Function Skills Practice This Summer
- School Psych Corner: What The Michelle Carter Conviction Means For YOUR Kids
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Heidi Kay and the PediaStaff Team
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Water Park For Those With Special Needs Set To Open
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
Just in time for summer, a first-of-its-kind splash park designed from the ground up to accommodate people with various special needs will make its debut.
Morgan's Inspiration Island will open Saturday in San Antonio.
The $17 million water park features five play areas with pools, geysers, jets, water cannons and other elements as well as a five-minute jungle-themed riverboat ride with twists and turns.
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Most Teens Have Physical Activity Levels of 60 Year Olds
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[Source: Medical News Today]
Lack of physical activity is a risk factor for many serious conditions. The fact that neither adults nor teenagers get as much exercise as they should is, perhaps, not very surprising. But new research shows that the situation might be a lot more worrying than previously believed.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that adults engage in at least 2.5 hours of physical activity per week.
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Treating Autism by Targeting the Gut
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[Source: Science Daily]
Experts have called for large-scale studies into altering the make-up of bacteria in the gut, after a review showed that this might reduce the symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Until now, caregivers have relied on rehabilitation, educational interventions and drugs to reduce ASD symptoms, but now researchers suggest that treating this condition could be as simple as changing their diet.
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Breakthrough Study Reveals Biological Basis for SPD in Kids
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[Source UCSF]
Sensory processing disorders (SPD) are more prevalent in children than autism and as common as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, yet the condition receives far less attention partly because it's never been recognized as a distinct disease.
In a groundbreaking new study from UC San Francisco, researchers have found that children affected with SPD have quantifiable differences in brain structure, for the first time showing a biological basis for the disease that sets it apart from other neurodevelopmental disorders.
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Mapping How Words Leap from Brain to Tongue
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[Source: Science Daily]
When you look at a picture of a mug, the neurons that store your memory of what a mug is begin firing. But it's not a pinpoint process; a host of neurons that code for related ideas and items - bowl, coffee, spoon, plate, breakfast - are activated as well.
How your brain narrows down this smorgasbord of related concepts to the one word you're truly seeking is a complicated and poorly understood cognitive task. A new study led by San Diego State University neuroscientist Stephanie Ries, of the School of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, delved into this question by measuring the brain's cortical activity and found that wide, overlapping swaths of the brain work in parallel to retrieve the correct word from memory.
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Parents Awarded $900K After Hidden Cameras Capture Student Restraint
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[Source: Education Week]
Arbitrators have awarded $900,000 to a family that sued the Clark County, Nev., district after their son was restrained repeatedly during the 2011-12 school year-some of which was caught on videocameras that had been hidden in the classroom by school district police officers.
Clark County, the nation's 5th largest school district, includes Las Vegas and surrounding areas. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that the settlement with John and Dina Phipps was reached at the end of May, bringing to an end a long-running and complicated case that had prompted both a federal and a state lawsuit.
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Immediate openings in the state of Texas for Physical Therapists interested in working with children. Lucrative pediatric outpatient clinic, early intervention and home health placements are all available in areas such as San Antonio, Austin, Huntsville, Tyler and Richardson. Previous pediatric experience is preferred (clinical fieldwork counts!). Direct hire opportunities are available and include various benefits packages depending on employer. Now is the time to take the next step in your career! Advance your skill set as a therapist while helping children achieve their full potential.
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School Psychologist needed to work full time in a school district for the 2017-2018 school year in the vicinity of Homer Glen, IL
* Caseload will be middle school aged students
* Psychologist is in charge of scheduling meetings
* School hours are 7:30-2:30, Monday-Friday
* Must have a background in MTSS
Qualifications: Must hold a Master's degree in school psychology and a Professional Educator's License with a psychology endorsement.
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Well established pediatric outpatient facility seeks an Occupational Therapist to join their staff on the southwest side of Houston.
* This position will start part time and build to full time once therapist becomes a credentialed BCBS provider
* This is a 1099 position with very attractive per visit rates
* Owned and operated by therapists
* Therapists are afforded many opportunities to work independently, manage their schedule, etc.
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[Source: No Time for Flashcards]
This is the perfect low mess summer craft, especially if a trip to the beach or local aquarium is on your to-do list. I like it because there is no threat of a huge glue explosion and let's be honest some days even the most mess-tolerant teacher or parent just needs a break from the cleanup. The other thing I love about this starfish craft is that it is great for a wide range of ages, which makes it a perfect summer craft for families. The tape is easy to put on; you don't even have to draw a starfish, I have a free printable all ready for you, although younger children will need help with the cutting at the end. For more beach activities check out this free sample thematic unit.
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[Source: Teach Speech 365 via Speechie Freebies]
This month, my freebie is a simple rate of speech visual. I have at least one student whose rate can increase, making it difficult to understand her. So I created this visual.
Slide the paperclip back and forth as the student's rate increases. It provides a visual reminder for your students to slow down, plus it's easy to send home a copy.
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[Source: Woo Junior]
With a name like Dorothy, you can bet our kid is into crafts that have anything to do with The Wizard of Oz. So, I wasn't too surprised when Dot was gung-ho to try this hot air balloon craft. It uses some recycled materials and would make an awesome party decoration.
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[Source: Your Therapy Source]
The Trunk Control Measurement Scale is a clinical tool to measure trunk control in children with cerebral palsy. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology recently published research examining the reliability of the Trunk Control Measurement Scale (TCMS) with its subscores, in children with neuromotor disorders. In addition, the discriminative validity of the TCMS was assessed by comparing the TCMS scores with the Functional Independence Measure for children.
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OT Corner:
Using Toys to Support Development in Infants & Toddlers
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[Source: Your Therapy Source]
Using Toys to Support Development in Infants and Toddlers: Children develop physically, socially, emotionally and cognitively through play. And of course, children of all ages enjoy playing with toys. Providing the proper toy selection to support development in infants and toddlers can be a difficult and overwhelming task especially for new parents, therapists or teachers.
Here are suggestions to make the right choices when it comes to using toys to support development in infants and toddlers:
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Peds Therapy Corner:
Why Kids Shouldn't Sit Still in Class
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[Source: New York Times]
Sit still. It's the mantra of every classroom.
But that is changing as evidence builds that taking brief activity breaks during the day helps children learn and be more attentive in class, and a growing number of programs designed to promote movement are being adopted in schools.
"We need to recognize that children are movement-based," said Brian Gatens, the superintendent of schools in Emerson, N.J. "In schools, we sometimes are pushing against human nature in asking them to sit still and be quiet all the time."
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PT Corner:
Five Fun Activities with Balance Beams!
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This post will explore fun activities for children using
Balance Beams! One of my favorite pieces of equipment is the Curve-A-Beam Set! Allowing for lots of wonderful opportunities to address motor planning, body awareness, strength, coordination and of course balance!
This set is made of a dense foam which allows nice amount of both tactile and proprioceptive feedback for children, promoting development of intrinsic arch muscles as the child navigates along. Easy for children, teachers, therapists and caregivers to construct different configurations for new challenges! Also one of the top picks in our Pediatric PT Toolbox
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SLP Corner:
Put the Fun Into Exec Function Skills Practice This Summer
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[Source: ASHA]
Executive functioning-as related to schools-includes all self-management skills students need to succeed in a classroom. More specifically, it involves the ability to make goals, plan steps required to achieve those goals, and then execute the plans. For example, attention, focus, planning, organization, working memory, recall, self-regulating emotions, and self-monitoring all fall under the umbrella of executive functions.
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School Psych Corner:
What The Michelle Carter Conviction Means For YOUR Kids
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[Source: Today's Mama]
"In a case that hinged largely on a teenage couple's intimate text messages, Michelle Carter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Friday in the 2014 death of her boyfriend, who poisoned himself by inhaling carbon monoxide in his pickup truck, a Massachusetts judge ruled." (via CNN)
Over 100 of Carter's text messages were submitted as evidence during the 6 days of testimony in her trial. She could face up to 20 years in prison. Michelle Carter was 17 years old
when she sent the text messages, Conrad Roy who was found dead, was 18 years old.
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