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October 27, 2017
Issue 32, Volume 10
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday!
News Items:
- Timbre Shifts in 'Baby Talk' Similar in All Languages
- Could Micronutrient Supplements Combat ADHD?
- MS Risk in Children Spotted with MRI Brain Scans
- Mom, Nonverbal Son Win Jimmy Fallon's 'Say Mama' Contest
- Signaling Pathway May be Key to why Autism is More Common in Boys
- Clinical Study Finds Scalp Acupuncture Effective for Treating Autistic Children
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- New Job Posting: Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist - Portland, OR
- New Job Posting: School Occupational Therapist - Boydton, VA
- New Job Posting: Pediatric Clinic Physical Therapist - Las Vegas, NV
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
- Finger Fidget or Finger Warm Up Exercises
- Leaf Man Book and Beginning Sound Activity
- Glow in the Dark Play Rice
- Halloween Inspired Gross Motor Games
Articles and Special Features
- School Psych Corner: Helping Autistic Children Understand Death and Dying
- Literacy Corner: Easy Intervention Strategies to Help Struggling Readers Thrive
- OT Corner: 10 Realities of the OT "Brushing Protocol"
- Pediatric Therapy Corner: The Importance of Sleep and Strategies For Sleeping Better
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Timbre Shifts in 'Baby Talk' Similar in All Languages
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[Source: Psych Central]
Nearly all parents instinctively use "baby talk," a unique form of speech that includes exaggerated pitch contours and short, repetitive phrases.
Now, researchers have discovered another unique feature in the way parents talk to their babies: timbre, the musical quality of a voice. In the study, mothers were found to shift the timbre of their voice in a rather specific way. The findings held true regardless of a mother's native language.
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Could Micronutrient Supplements Combat ADHD?
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[Source: Medical News Today]
Over recent years, interest has developed around diet and its influence on ADHD. For instance, a study looking at the diets of adolescents concluded that "[a] Western-style diet may be associated with ADHD."
Similarly, the authors of a study looking at the potential benefits of the Mediterranean diet on ADHD wrote, "Our data support the notion that not only specific nutrients but also the whole diet should be considered in ADHD."
Another research team - who investigated the relationship between vitamins and ADHD in young adults - found that lower concentrations of B-2, B-6, and B-9 were associated with ADHD, and B-2 and B-6 were linked to the severity of the symptoms.
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MS Risk in Children Spotted with MRI Brain Scans
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[Source: Science Daily]
Published in the November issue of the journal Neurology: Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, the study of 38 children at 16 sites in six countries showed that the MRIs can reveal changes in the brain associated with MS before the clinical symptoms of the disease appear in children.
The children in the study all underwent MRI scans for other reasons, most commonly headache, but the MRIs unexpectedly revealed signs of MS. Having MRI findings of MS without any symptoms of the disease has been termed radiologically isolated syndrome (RIS) and previously had only been seen in adults.
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Mom, Nonverbal Son Win Jimmy Fallon's 'Say Mama' Contest
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
When Jimmy Fallon and the "Today" show put out a call for cute videos of kids saying "mama," they probably didn't expect this one from Minnesota mom Kate Swenson.
Still, her video turned out to be the winner.
The contest originated with the "Tonight Show" host's new book. It's a follow-up to his first children's book, in which he jokingly tries to get every baby's first word to be "dada." After that, Fallon says the word for everything else is "mama," which led to his just-published book, "Everything is Mama."
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Signaling Pathway May be Key to why Autism More Common in Boys
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[Source: Science Daily]
Researchers aiming to understand why autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are more common in boys have discovered differences in a brain signaling pathway involved in reward learning and motivation that make male mice more vulnerable to an autism-causing genetic glitch.
"One intriguing aspect of autism is that it predominantly affects males; four boys are affected for every one girl," says senior study author Ted Abel, PhD, director of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. "We don't understand what it is about this disorder that predisposes boys as compared to girls to develop autism."
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Study Finds Acupuncture Effective for Treating Autism in Children
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[Source: Medical X-Press]
The School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) conducted a clinical observation of scalp acupuncture treatment for 68 children with autism. The findings indicated that 66 patients have shown improvements after treatment, resulting in an overall efficacy rate of 97%. The treatment was found to be more effective in younger children.
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New Job Posting: Pediatric SLP - Portland, OR
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PediaStaff is seeking a full-time Speech-Language Pathologist to work in an early intervention and early childhood setting starting as soon as possible and ends in June 2018. What greater reward than helping a child during his/her first few years of life? Working in home and community-based settings, treat children ages birth to 5. Your role will be to work collaboratively with parents and other caregivers to incorporate intervention strategies into the child's daily routines through education, training, and support. The end goal will be to foster the growth and developmental potential for each child.
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New Job Posting: School Occupational Therapist - Boydton, VA
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Excellent contract Occupational Therapist opportunity for the 2017/18 school year in Boydton, VA serving elementary students. Historic Boydton is an 18th century town located in Southern Virginia. A completed street enhancement project renders a charming Victorian ambiance to the entire historic district, which includes quaint dining and shopping opportunities and year-round festivals.
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We have a fabulous pediatric clinic position for a Physical Therapist to start as soon as possible working with children from birth to 21 in the wonderful Las Vegas area. This is a full-time position, requiring evening and weekend hours. Candidates are required to fly in for an interview. This is a wonderful team environment, and we are looking for someone who is a great fit for our team!
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Finger Fidget or Finger Warm Up Exercises
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[Source: Your Therapy Source]
Here is a super simple and super cheap do-it-yourself project to make finger fidgets. These bead finger fidgets can be used to occupy busy hands for wiggly students or to warm up the fingers before fine motor or handwriting activities. Obviously, do not use these with young children or children who mouth objects because the small beads are a choking hazard.
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Leaf Man Book and Beginning Sound Activity
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[Source: Pre-K Pages]
The skills covered in this activity include:
Literacy
- enjoying and valuing reading
- demonstrating knowledge of the alphabet and letter sounds
- following directions
If you have your preschoolers collect the leaves for this activity, they will also work on controlling hand and eye movement, controlling small muscles in the hand, counting, and identifying colors.
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Glow in the Dark Play Rice
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[Source: Growing a Jeweled Rose]
We set out on a mission last week and had lots of fun coming up with all sorts of new play times that glow.
This glow-in-the-dark NEON rice was easy to make and tons of fun!
Learn How to Make it Through a Link on our Blog |
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Halloween Inspired Gross Motor Games
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[Source: Starfish Therapies]
Looking for some fun things to do with the kids that are Halloween themed and will work on those gross motor skills? Check out these games!
Pumpkin Bowling: You can literally use a small round pumpkin or you can use a ball that is orange (if you don't have one - get creative and make one to look like a pumpkin)! Have your kiddo stand at the designated spot (you can literally use a spot if you want), if you want to get really creative you can make it a gravestone or something else Halloween themed! This is where you can challenge their balance. Have them stand on on one foot, in tandem stance, or stand on a balance board or dynadisc, have them stand backwards.
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School Psych Corner:
Helping Autistic Children Understand Death and Dying
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[Source: Thinking Person's Guide to Autism]
The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism asked Autistic adults to fill out a survey about death and dying to create a resource for people who need to explain death to Autistic children. The response was tremendous-in less than a week the survey had 50 responses, mostly from Autistic adults. What follows is a summary and analysis of the responses. We hope it is useful to you, your child, your family, your clients, and your students.
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Literacy Corner:
Easy Intervention Strategies to Help Struggling Readers Thrive
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[Source: eSchool News]
Finding patterns and honing in on struggling readers' skill deficits will quickly point educators to the appropriate intervention.
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OT Corner:
10 Realities of the OT "Brushing Protocol"
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[Source: The Anonymous OT]
If you are familiar with occupational therapy in a pediatric or sensory setting, you have likely been introduced to "the brush." But how much do you really know about this intervention tool?
1. You're not supposed to call it "brushing."
Officially, this intervention is called the Wilbarger Deep Pressure and Proprioceptive Technique, or DPPT. The term "brushing" is supposed to be avoided, because the goal of the intervention is to provide deep pressure, and the creators have noted that "brushing"
doesn't accurately represent that intention.
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Peds Tx Corner:
The Importance of Sleep and Strategies For Sleeping Better
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[Source: Mind Shift]
The National Sleep Foundation recommends an average of eight hours of sleep per night for adults, but sleep scientist Matthew Walker says that too many people are falling short of the mark.
"Human beings are the only species that deliberately deprive themselves of sleep for no apparent gain," Walker says. "Many people walk through their lives in an underslept state, not realizing it."
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