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September 21, 2018
Issue 37, Volume 11
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday!
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter!
News Items:
- Injuries Associated With Infant Walkers Still Resulting in ER Visits
- Upper Limb Contractures in Children With Cerebral Palsy
- Drum Lessons Can Help Autistic Kids In School
- 'Social Robots' Show Promise As Autism Intervention
- Studies: In-class Physical Exercise Won't Disrupt Learning, Teaching
- Drone Technology To Track Wanderers With Autism
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- Hot New Job! Bilingual Pediatric Home Health SLP
- Hot, New Job: Pediatric Occupational Therapist - Woodbridge, VA
- Hot, New Job: Pediatric Physical Therapist - Knoxville, TN
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
- Get Ready for National School Backpack Awareness Day - Sept. 26, 2018
- Super Simple Autumn Landscape Art Activity for Kids
- Dot Sticker Activities
- Easy Microwave Maple Pumpkin Playdough: Awesome Fall Sensory Play
Articles and Special Features
- SLP Corner: 6 Ideas for Engaging Older Speech Students
- PTC: 10 Things Every (SLP) Graduate Student Should Do In Their Internships
- Autism Corner: Anger-Management "Tools" for Kids on the Autism Spectrum
- School Psych Corner: What's Going On In the Brain Of A Child Who Has Experienced Trauma?
- OT Corner: Pencil Grip 101
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Injuries Associated With Infant Walkers Still Resulting in ER Visits
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[Source: Medical X-Press]
Although infant walkers provide no benefit to children and pose significant injury risk, many are still being used in US homes. A new study from researchers in the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital examined characteristics of infant walker-related injuries and evaluated the effect of the 2010 federal mandatory safety standard on these injuries.
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Upper Limb Contractures in Children With Cerebral Palsy
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[Source: Your Therapy Source]
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology published research on upper limb contractures in children with cerebral palsy. The study investigated the longitudinal development of passive range of motion (ROM) in the upper limbs in 771 children with cerebral palsy (average age 11 years, 8 months), and
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Drum Lessons Can Help Autistic Kids In School
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[Source: Psych Central]
Playing the drums for an hour a week can help
autistic children learn in school, according to a new study.
The study, from researchers at the University of Chichester and University Centre Hartpury in England, found that students' ability to follow instructions improved after 10 weeks of drumming, with the students showing significant improvements in dexterity, rhythm, and timing.
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'Social Robots' Show Promise As Autism Intervention
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
Children with autism could see meaningful social skills gains from working with an interactive robot at home, researchers say.
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study published this month in the journal Science Robotics found that kids on the spectrum who spent just 30 minutes a day with the so-called social robots made significant improvements in eye contact and social behaviors.
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Studies: In-class Physical Exercise Won't Disrupt Learning, Teaching
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[Source: Science Daily]
As childhood obesity rates rise and physical education offerings dwindle, elementary schools keep searching for ways to incorporate the federally mandated half-hour of physical activity into the school day.
A series of recent University of Michigan studies found that two-minute bursts of in-class exercise breaks increased the amount of daily exercise for elementary children without hurting math performance. More importantly, when incorporated into classrooms across southeast Michigan, teachers found the breaks were doable and didn't disrupt learning.
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Drone Technology To Track Wanderers With Autism
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
Alzheimer's disease and autism will face a formidable foe in Orange County: A drone that will track people with the conditions down if they wander away from home or a facility.
A pilot program announced this month will put $75,000 of state money into play to launch the initiative, spearheaded by state Sen. Linda Stewart.
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Calling Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists who speak SPANISH! Full time, part time and PRN positions available in South Austin...
* A pediatric home health provider in Austin is in need of a bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist to join their team on a full time or part-time basis.
* Competitive rates and benefits are available
* Candidate must be comfortable speaking to both children and native Spanish speaking parents.
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Fantastic Pediatric Occupational Therapy opportunity with pediatric outpatient clinics located in Woodbridge and Annandale, VA.
* Occupational Therapist will treat children ages birth - 21.
* Common diagnoses include Autism, Developmental Delay, Articulation, Feeding/Swallowing, etc.
* OT will serve two locations within 15 miles of each other
* Occupational Therapist will need to work 4 weekdays from 12:00 - 7:00 and Saturdays from 9:00-5:00
* Salaried or 1099 positions available.
* New grads and experienced therapists welcome to apply.
* Immediate need.
Qualifications: Must hold a Bachelors Degree in Occupational Therapy; a current state license (or eligible) if applicable.
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This Tennessee-based private practice is hiring now a Pediatric Physical Therapist to serve clients in their Knoxville area clinics.
* Therapist-owned pediatric outpatient clinic serving babies on up is seeking a Physical Therapist
* PT will divide time between 2 clinics 20 minutes apart. Clinic hours are 8-6 Monday - Friday
* Full-time Physical Therapist will enjoy a Salaried Position + benefits
* Collaborative Team of Occupational and Physical Therapists in each of the locations
* Physical Therapist will have support from the corporate office with orientation if you want it. New PT grads welcome!
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Get Ready for National School Backpack Awareness Day - Sept. 26
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[Source: AOTA]
Join AOTA and occupational therapy practitioners, educators, and students across the country as we help others Live Life To Its Fullest by avoiding the pain and injury that can come from heavy backpacks and bags. Students, parents, educators, school administrators, and community members will learn safety tips to stay protected from back pain throughout life.
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Super Simple Autumn Landscape Art Activity for Kids
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[Source: Hands On As We Grow]
With Autumn in the air, now is the perfect time to break out some new painting techniques!
We got cozy at our kitchen table and created some art to display for Fall.
My preschooler loved the big, bold colors of scrape painting, and enjoyed transforming his blank paper into a colorful autumn landscape art, complete with fall leaves!
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Dot Sticker Activities
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[Source: Teaching Mama]
I'm realizing more and more how much we love using dot stickers! Do you know what these are? They are colorful circle stickers that you can find in an office supply section of a store. I love how you can use them for so many activities! Today I'm sharing some very creative dot sticker activities.
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Easy Microwave Maple Pumpkin Playdough: Fall Sensory Play
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[Source: Childhood 101]
My children have both adored play with homemade playdough, not just as toddlers and preschoolers but well into their school years. Playdough is such a great sensory activity and this recipe is the easiest of all the
playdough recipes because it's made in the microwave. Of course, being Maple Pumpkin Playdough it incorporates the gorgeous scents and colours of fall.
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SLP Corner:
6 Ideas for Engaging Older Speech Students
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[Source: Activity Tailor]
Blogs and Pinterest are loaded with adorable ideas for sensory bins and games targeting our preschool and elementary aged kiddos, but what about those older speech students? While some might argue that at that point they need to really buckle down and master those concepts or sounds independently, I'm not sure that the ideas are mutually exclusive.
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PTC:
10 Things Every Grad Student Should Do In Their Internships
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Editor's Note: This article was written specifically for SLP grad students but is great reading and applicable to all our graduate student readers!
[Source: The Dabbling Speechie]
You are finally at the place in your speech pathology program where you get to start your SLP graduate internship! It is well deserved and you are ready to apply all the learning into real life application.
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Autism Corner:
Anger-Management "Tools" for Kids on the Spectrum
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[Source: My Aspergers Child]
Children with High-Functioning Autism (HFA) and Asperger's often have a difficult time controlling their anger as compared to "typical" children, which is due to the fact that they have problems understanding their emotions and their impact on others.
In addition, they aren't living in a void in which they don't understand that they're different from other kids. Often teased and rejected by their peers, they can have emerging anger they don't understand and can't easily control.
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School Psych Corner:
What's Going On In the Brain Of A Child Who Has Experienced Trauma?
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[Source: MindShift]
Educators are increasingly recognizing that students often have complicated lives outside of school that affect how ready they are to learn. Many students experience some kind of trauma in their lives, whether it's a health problem, divorce, violence in their neighborhood, or a combination of experiences. Research shows these experiences affect kids' brains and behavior - a challenge for teachers expecting to arrive in class and only focus on content.
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OT Corner:
Pencil Grip 101
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[Source: The Anonymous OT]
Suppose you have a child that can't hold a pencil correctly... what do you do? I still see way too many people slapping a grip on a pencil and declaring, "Job done!" Yikes. There is actually
much more to correcting a grasp than just using a grip, but I'll get to that later...
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