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December 21, 2018
Issue 49, Volume 11
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday!
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter. PediaStaff would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We will not be publishing a newsletter next week. See you January 4th!
News Items:
- FDA To Finalize Ban On Shock Devices Used On Those With Special Needs
- Sunken Fontanel: What You Need to Know
- Study Shows Preemies Developing Brains Benefit from Caffeine Therapy
- In the Developing Brain, Scientists Find Roots of Neuropsychiatric Diseases
- Ritalin Drives Greater Connection Between Brain Areas Key to Memory and Attention
- Drugs In The Works To Treat Autism's Core Symptoms
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- Hot, New Job! School-Based SLP - San Francisco, CA
- Hot, New Job! School Psychologist - New Kent, VA
- Hot, New Job! Early Childhood Special Education Teacher - Salem, OR
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
- Bilateral Coordination Activity
- Therapist Resource: Scoliosis in Rett Syndrome
- 101 Games and Activities for Children with Autism, Asperger's and SPD
- Pinterest Pin of the Week: Articulation Christmas Tree
Articles and Special Features
- Video OT Corner: Solutions For Printing Success
- Pediatric Therapy Corner - IEP Intervention and Oversight
- Q&A Ask the Expert: Vision Therapy: What It Is and How, And When To Refer Patients
- SLP Corner: Case Presentation - The Beauty of Imitation
- PT Corner: Physical Therapy for Batten Disease
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Heidi Kay and the PediaStaff Team
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FDA To Finalize Ban On Shock Devices Used On Those w/ Special Needs
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
Two years after proposing a ban on devices used to administer electric shocks on people with developmental disabilities, federal regulators say they intend to move forward with the plan.
The Food and Drug Administration will finalize a 2016 proposal to bar so-called electrical stimulation devices, according to Scott Gottlieb, the agency's commissioner.
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Sunken Fontanel: What You Need to Know
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[Source: Science Daily]
The human skull is made up from several bones that are connected by tough fibrous tissue called sutures. These sutures give the skull some flexibility, allowing the head to pass through the birth canal.
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Study: Preemies Developing Brains Benefit from Caffeine Therapy
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[Source: Medical X-Press]
For many, starting the day off with caffeine from a cup of coffee is a must. In neonatal intensive care units, or NICUs, premature babies born under 29 weeks are given a daily dose of caffeine to ensure the best possible start to life. A new study by University of Calgary researchers shows the earlier the dose of caffeine can be given, the better.
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In the Developing Brain, Scientists Find Roots of Neuropsychiatric Diseases
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[Source: Science Daily]
The multi-institutional analysis of almost 2,000 brains integrates the complex choreography of brain development and function and was published Dec. 14 in 11 studies appearing in a special edition of the journal Science and two sister publications.
Four of the major studies were spearheaded by researchers from a variety of disciplines at Yale University, which is leading an ambitious initiative wedding neuroscience and data science. The Yale-
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Ritalin Drives Greater Connection Between Brain Areas Key to Memory and Attention
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[Source: Science Daily]
There's a reason so many children are prescribed methylphenidate, better known by the trade name Ritalin: it helps kids quell attention and hyperactivity problems and sit still enough to focus on a school lesson.
The drug keeps more of the neurotransmitter dopamine loose among brain cells, enhancing cell-to-cell transmission of information. We understand that, on a cellular level, according to Luis Populin. But we don't know much more than that.
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Drugs In The Works To Treat Autism's Core Symptoms
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
Federal regulators put two experimental drugs targeting autism's core symptoms on a fast track for testing and approval this year, but they're still a long way from pharmacy shelves.
Balovaptan, from drugmaker Roche, aims to improve communication and social skills for people with autism by signaling a hormone linked to behavior. In January, the drug received a "breakthrough" therapy designation from the Food and Drug
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PediaStaff has openings for School-Based Speech-Language Pathologists to finish the school year 18/19.
* Location is in the Bay Area and not right in San Francisco.
* We offer excellent pay rates based on your experience and the location
* New graduates are welcome!
Qualifications: Must hold appropriate Degree in Communications Sciences Disorders or Speech-Language Pathology, and a current state license (or be eligible for same).
PediaStaff delivers flexible staffing solutions in pediatric and educational based settings. We offer excellent hourly rates and Per Diem based on IRS eligibility. In addition:
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Looking for a new assignment in the New Year? We are seeking a School Psychologist to provide services on a full- or part-time basis from January - June 30, 2019.
* School is located about 20 miles east of Richmond, VA
* 4 schools: 1 middle, 1 high, and 2 elementary, with an enrollment of 3200 students, PreK-12
* Direct services include psychological and educational testing, writing reports, and presenting evaluation data at eligibility
* The educational testing would include the Woodcock-Johnson IV, Tests of Achievement and the KTEA III
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Bilateral Coordination Activity
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Here is a fun bilateral coordination activity. Hang a string across a room with a paper clip on it. Put another piece of string on a balloon or soft ball. Hang the balloon from the paper clip. Using a bat or a paper towel tube, hit the balloon along the string. This activity encourages bilateral coordination, eye hand coordination and shoulder strengthening.
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Editor's Note: Our friends at the International Rett Syndrome Federation have endorsed this resource, "Scoliolis in Rett Syndrome."
From the 'About' page: There is limited information in the medical literature regarding the management of scoliosis. We have therefore developed some guidelines to provide information for parents and caregivers and to be helpful to doctors caring for girls and women with Rett syndrome. The main aim of managing scoliosis is to maximise function
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101 Games and Activities for Children w/ Autism, Asperger's & SPD
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[Source: Amazon.com]
One of the best ways for children with autism, Asperger's, and sensory processing disorders to learn is through play. Children improve their motor skills, language skills, and social skills by moving their bodies and interacting with their environment. Yet the biggest challenges parents, teachers, and loved ones face with children on the autism spectrum or with sensory processing disorders is how to successfully engage them in play.
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'Editor's Note: This week's pin of the week is from a currently inactive blog. Speech Lady Liz is not currently working in pediatrics. Regardless, this blog still has some fantastic ideas for school-based speech and language clinicians.
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Video OT Corner:
Solutions For Printing Success
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[Source: Entwistle Occupational Therapy]
Entwistle Power Occupational Therapy presents our third episode of Occupational Therapy Video (OT-V) "Solutions For Printing Success."
In this episode, we explore one of the main reasons that parents seek our services for their children - problems with printing and writing. Although once taught in schools, the learning of this basic and essential skill is no longer part of curriculums. While many children quickly take to printing, many have difficulties. When difficulties arise, an Occupational Therapist can help. Some of the things we look at include:
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Pediatric Therapy Corner -
IEP Intervention and Oversight
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By Susan N. Schriber Orloff, OTR/L
Every time that I write something about how to get the most out of an IEP (Individual Educational Plan) some administrator writes me to tell me that I am "all wrong", "missing the meaning of IEP's", "not aware of the law" or other such remarks, which in my mind are defensive and totally out of place.
When I was sitting as a parent in my child's IEP/504 meeting, and was told I should be wanting to "make friends" with the high school staff, and that I was being "too nit-picky", my response was, "10 years from now I will probably not remember your names, but 10 years from now I will still know my son, and he is my focus."
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Q&A:
Vision Therapy: What It Is & How, And When To Refer Patients
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By: Lesley Barker, MAT © 2010
Vision therapy is a series of guided activities to help patients gain and improve control of their eye muscles, learn to team their eyes together more efficiently, cope with visual-spatial demands, as well as correctly to interpret and respond to the visual information received through the eyes with appropriate, accurate movement. Vision therapists work under the supervision of developmental optometrists and often are trained in-house by the doctors. While no mandatory certification exists at this time for vision therapists, there are efforts to standardize and monitor the field under the leadership of the College of
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SLP Corner:
Case Presentation - The Beauty of Imitation
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By: Shareka Bentham, SLT copyright 2010. Shareka Bentham, SLT
This blog post has been reprinted with express permission of the author as it appeared on her blog.
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is my first of what I hope will be many updates on a patient's progress in therapy. It's good for parents and professionals to see the beauty of progress, to keep them encouraged. I think it is very important therefore to share some stories. Due to confidentiality and other ethical principles we will call this patient Josh.
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PT Corner:
Physical Therapy for Batten Disease
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By: The Batten Disease Support and Research Association (BDSRA)
NB: This 167 page handbook was written primarily for parents of children with Batten Disease. We provide it to you because it is a wonderful summary of the types of issues that a parent of a child with Batten Disease would want to know. Topics include a basic introduction to Physical Therapy and its role, early intervention, families and behavior,
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