August 3, 2018
Issue 30, Volume 11
It's All About the Choices!     
          
Greetings and Happy Friday

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News Items:
  • How Stimulants for ADHD Treatment Work
  • Couples Feel Pressure to Divorce to Help Their Kids with Disabilities
  • When It Comes To Special Ed, States Largely Deficient
  • Collaborative Model to Improve Fine Motor Skills in Children
  • Link Found Between Resilience to Dyslexia and Gray Matter in the Frontal Brain
  • LGBQ Youth More Prone to Obesity
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs 
  • Hot, New Job! Pediatric PT - Sevier, TN
  • Hot, New Job! School-Based SLP - Loveland, CO
  • Hot, New Job! School-Based OT - Franklin Park, IL
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
  • Game Review: Curious George Take it Away
  • DIY Window Cling Movement Game
  • Articulation Chants for Speech Therapy
  • Reviews: Best Social Stories
Articles and Special Features 
  • School Nurse's Corner: 2018 Back-to-School Interactive Health Office
  • Sensory Corner: Tips to Help Manage Noise Sensitivity in Autism
  • OT Corner: The Troubles of Sensory Integration Research
  • SLP Corner: Resources for Treating Clients With Craniofacial Differences
  • PT Corner: Movement And Learning
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How Stimulants for ADHD Treatment Work
[Source: Psych Central]

Children who are exposed to a long duration of general anesthesia up to the age of four are at greater risk for poor development as well as reduced reading and number skills as measured by school tests, according to a new Australian study published in the journal Pediatric Anesthesia.

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Couples Feel Pressure to Divorce to Help Their Kids with Disabilities
[Source: Dallas Morning News via Disability Scoop]

Three-year-old Annalynne Magallon has cerebral palsy, but her family is ineligible for Medicaid to help pay for her care because her father earns too much at the Fort Worth Police Department.

"He's putting criminals away who are getting Medicaid and federal benefits that we can't get," said Brandon Magallon's wife, Jayme.

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When It Comes To Special Ed, States Largely Deficient
[Source:  Disability Scoop]

Federal officials say that fewer than half of states are adequately meeting their obligations to serve students with disabilities under special education law.

Just 21 states received the "meets requirements" designation in an annual compliance review conducted by the U.S. Department of Education.

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Collaborative Model to Improve Fine Motor Skills in Children
[Source: Your Therapy Source]

Do you provide push-in or collaborative treatment sessions as a school-based Occupational Therapist?  Many school-based therapists do provide related services in this manner to help improve carryover of services.  Occupational Therapist Ingrid C. King, MScOT, completed a research study on a collaborative model to improve fine motor skills in children.

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Link Found Between Resilience to Dyslexia and Gray Matter in the Frontal Brain
[Source: Science Daily]

A new joint Tel Aviv University and University of California San Francisco study identifies the brain mechanism that accounts for the discrepancy between low decoding skills and high reading comprehension.

The research was led jointly by Dr. Smadar Patael of TAU's Department of Communication Disorders and Prof. Fumiko Hoeft, who is currently at the University of California San Francisco and starts as director of the University of Connecticut's Brain Imaging Research Center this fall. The research was recently published in PLOS One.

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LGBQ Youth More Prone to Obesity
[Source: Medical X-Press]

"Lesbian, gay, bisexual and questioning youth may not only be at risk for worse mental health but also worse physical health outcomes compared to heterosexual youth," said study author Lauren Beach. She's a postdoctoral research fellow at Northwestern University's Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing, in Chicago.

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Hot, New Job:  Pediatric PT - Sevier, TN 
Are you a Pediatric Physical Therapist looking for a school-based opportunity in the East Tennessee location of Sevier County.  East Tennessee is unmatched in its ability to take your breath away with views of majestic mountains, peaceful lakes, and thundering waterfalls all within a short drive of each other.

*  Immediate availability for the 2018/19 school year
*  Very manageable caseload

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Are you an SLP hoping to live and work close to Denver? We have a wonderful full-time school opportunity east of Loveland for several Speech-Language Pathologists. The positions are 37.5 hours per week for the 2018-2019 school year. They have an opportunity with various ages: one with preschool, one with high school and one with middle school

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Have you been searching for a great Occupational Therapy position in the Chicago area?  We are seeking a Licensed Occupational Therapist to work between 5 schools for the upcoming school year in Franklin Park which is approximately 13 miles West of the Loop.  You will work with a Pre-K-12th-grade population!  Apply today!

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Game Review: Curious George Take it Away  
[Source: The Playful Otter]

Work on visual scanning, visual memory, figure-ground, manual dexterity, executive functioning skills, process skills, socialization skills, play and leisure exploration and participation
In the box: 40 pictures of Curious George, 30 plastic chips

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DIY Window Cling Movement Game
[Source: The Inspired Treehouse]

We love a good DIY project here at The Inspired Treehouse, especially one that's cheap and easy!
We think this one could be a really fun idea for an occupational or physical therapy session,  or for a teacher to make and keep on hand in the classroom or even to try with your kiddos at home! 

We created a bunch of different shapes and colors and my kids were fascinated by how well they stuck to our windows and mirrors at home and at our office.  The best part? You'll only need two simple supplies!!

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Articulation Chants for Speech Therapy
[Source: Crazy Speech World]

Confession time...I'm a terrible singer.  Like, turrible.  But I don't let that stop me  (Follow your dreams, people) from belting out my own little diddies and dance moves in my therapy sessions. Why?  Mostly because it draws attention and makes my students laugh.  But also, I know that movements and chants and rhymes can all help my students engage and learn.  Like the kind of learning that  sticks.  Let's take a look at some research:

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[Source: My Asperger's Child]

Social stories are written with the purpose of teaching a youngster specific behavior patterns. They have often been used to help kids on the autism spectrum to learn social skills and behavior management. Here are our top 12 picks for social stories:

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School Nurse's Corner:2018 Back-to-School Interactive Health Office
[Source:  NASN]

Enjoy the documents below from NASN. Click on the images to enlarge or download.



Sensory Corner: Tips to Help Manage Noise Sensitivity in Autism
[Source: Best Practice Autism.com]

Unusual sensory responses (i.e., sensory over-responsivity, sensory under-responsivity, and sensory seeking) are relatively common in autism (ASD). While no single type of sensory problem is consistently associated with ASD, one of the most commonly reported challenges for people with autism spectrum conditions is hypersensitivity to noise. Many of the daily sounds that other people take for granted can be very intrusive and painful to children and adults on the spectrum. This article from  Friendship Circle  lists the types of 


OT Corner: The Troubles of Sensory Integration Research
[Source:   The Anonymous OT]

It's just a part of being a pediatric occupational therapist: We often meet people (like insurance companies, parents, and other professionals) who don't believe what we are doing actually works. I've literally watched people roll their eyes, laugh in our faces, and deny insurance claims. They say sensory integration is experimental, not founded in research, and there's no proof it works. But are they right??

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SLP Corner:  Resources for Treating Clients With Craniofacial Differences
[Source:  Leader Live Blog]

July is officially Cleft and Craniofacial Awareness month, but I celebrate craniofacial awareness every month.

Working with a team of more than a dozen medical and dental professionals, I follow nearly 2,000 patients with craniofacial differences through yearly evaluations, from infancy to young adulthood or beyond. After working in the profession for 28 years-when did THAT happen?!-evaluating and treating patients with craniofacial differences is second 
PT Corner: Movement And Learning
[Source: Starfish Therapies]

As physical therapists, we are constantly assessing the gross motor abilities of infants and children. We know that during the first year of life, there is a range of when the big milestones may be achieved and that the emergence of motor skills is dependent on many factors. So, why are we so concerned with how much a baby moves in that first year?

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