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April 20, 2018
Issue 16, Volume 11
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter!
News Items:
- Coffee Shop Helping Kids With Special Needs Learn Life Skills
- Kids' Show Features Cast With Autism
- Mental Disorders Among Leading Causes of Illness in Children Worldwide
- Modeling Prosocial Behavior Increases Helping in 16 Month-Olds
- Drug May Help Babies with Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Study: Limiting Added Sugars During Pregnancy and in Child's Diet Protects Cognition
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- Hot, New Job! School Psychologist 2018/19 SY - Chicago, IL
- Hot, New Job! Pediatric Outpatient SLP - Annandale, VA
- Hot, New Job! Pediatric Occupational Therapist - Charlotte, NC
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
- Earth Day Sewing and Button Crafts
- Earth Day Preposition Freebie - No Prep
- April Showers Spring Craftivities
- It's Stress Awareness Month: 25 Fun Mindfulness Activities For Kids
Articles and Special Features
- Pediatric Therapy Corner: How to Help a Child During a Meltdown
- School Psych Corner: Preparing for College Emotionally, Not Just Academically
- OT Corner: 10 Amazing Moments in OT History
- Autism Corner: Functional Literacy
- ABA Corner: Successfully Navigating Puberty & Adolescence with ASD
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Heidi Kay and the PediaStaff Team
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Coffee Shop Helping Kids With Special Needs Learn Life Skills
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
At the Cool Beans Cafe, a dollar buys a teacher or school staff member a freshly made cup of hot coffee, tea or cocoa - and gets it delivered to their door.
That dollar also has a big benefit for the seventh-grade students with special needs who run the cafe at Poquoson Middle School. They get experience with job skills and social interactions outside a typical classroom environment.
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Kids' Show Features Cast With Autism
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
A first-of-its-kind kids' show with a star and core cast who are all on the autism spectrum is making its television debut.
The show, "Pablo," centers on a 5-year-old boy with autism who uses his creativity and imagination to create an "Art World" with animal characters who help him cope with social situations and handle confusion and anxiety.
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Mental Disorders Among Leading Causes of Illness in Children Worldwide
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[Source: Science Daily]
While global rates of mental disorders in children have remained stable over time, the decline of infectious diseases will place mental disorders among the main causes of disease in children aged 4-15 years according to a study published in the open access journal Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health.
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Modeling Prosocial Behavior Increases Helping in 16 Month-Olds
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[Source: Medical X-press]
Shortly after they turn 1, most babies begin to help others, whether by handing their mother an object out of her reach or giving a sibling a toy that has fallen. Researchers have long studied how this helping behavior develops, but why it develops has been examined less. A new study looked at the role of imitation to find that when 16-month-olds observe others' helping behavior, they're more likely to be helpful themselves
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Drug May Help Babies with Spinal Muscular Atrophy
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[Source: Medical X-Press]
A preliminary study suggests that an investigational drug may help increase protein levels in babies with spinal muscular atrophy. The open-label study is released today and will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 70th Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, April 21 to 27, 2018.
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an inherited disease that leads to loss of motor function. It is the leading genetic cause of death in infants and toddlers. The disease is caused by reduced levels of the survival motor neuron (SMN) protein. In SMA, the SMN1 gene is
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Study: Limiting Added Sugars During Pregnancy and in Child's Diet Protects Cognition
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Editor's Note: This is huge. No surprise to us in our line of work but powerful data for obstetricians and pediatricians for advising patients and their families
A new study has determined that poorer childhood cognition occurred, particularly in memory and learning, when pregnant women or their offspring consumed greater quantities of sugar. Substituting diet soda for sugar-sweetened versions during pregnancy also appeared to have negative effects. However, children's fruit consumption had beneficial effects and was associated with higher cognitive scores.
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Are you looking to work full time as a School Psychologist for the SY 2018-19? We have a need for a School Psychologist to work near the Evergreen Park area of Chicago. This School Psychologist position will be for a full school year and possibly beyond. If you are already looking to secure a great position for the fall, apply to this one!
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Looking for culture, authenticity, and opportunity? You will find it here in Annandale, VA, a diverse community of people from all over the world. We are seeking a pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist for a private pediatric outpatient clinic in Annandale, VA. You will find Annandale's location is convenient in that it is close in proximity to DC, and more economical suburb for home buyers. It is also near all major highways. There are also numerous parks and bike lanes for outdoor enthusiasts.The Fairfax County public school system is one of the best in the country.
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Are you interested in being part of one of Charlotte's top physical therapy practices, awarded with having the best Speech Therapists in Charlotte and recognized as having one of the "Top 50 Pediatric OT Blogs" in the nation? We are seeking a seasoned Pediatric Occupational Therapist (at least 5 years of pediatric experience) for a full-time, salaried, immediate position. This practice is in the process of expanding their services and is currently seeking to bring on a passionate seasoned
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Earth Day Sewing and Button Crafts
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We were looking for Earth Day crafts to share with you and found these paper plate beauties, both from Non Toy Gifts. So cute and easy!
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Earth Day Preposition Freebie - No Prep
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[Source: Teachers Pay Teachers, Breanna Alor, CCC-SLP]
Looking for a fun no prep activity that targets following 1-step directions and prepositions? This Earth Day activity targets just that.
This is a simple, no prep, black and white packet. Simply print the worksheets desired, provide the student with crayons, scissors, and glue, and you're all set for a fun therapy session!
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April Showers Spring Craftivities
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[Source: Crazy Speech World]
I sure have missed my craftivity posts lately! I am back today with not just one, but TWO cute ideas for spring. First...April showers...
For this one, we did umbrellas and raindrops! I copied an umbrella pattern likes this one HERE on bright spring colored paper and cut a few million blue raindrops. Actually, I must give credit where credit is due...I had a student helper cut out all this stuff. LOL, It was really awesome.
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Editor's Note: It's Stress Awareness Month. Here is a great post we found from Positively Psychology
Mindfulness can add to the quality of our lives in numerous ways, from nurturing a sense of inner peace to improving the quality of a workout, from enhancing self-confidence to facilitating deeper and more meaningful relationships with others.
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Pediatric Therapy Corner:
How to Help a Child During a Meltdown
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[Source: Your Therapy Source]
Have you ever experienced a child when they start to spiral out of control? Maybe it is out of frustration, lack of self regulation, increased anger or they are experiencing overload but regardless of the reason it can be difficult to calm that child down. Perhaps you try the art of distraction or you demand them to stop but instead their behaviors may escalate further. When a child is in a complete "meltdown" an adult can act as a teacher to help them to self-regulate and practice controlling their emotions.
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School Psych Corner:
Preparing for College Emotionally, Not Just Academically
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[Source: Child Mind Institute]
Tuition isn't the only thing that's relentlessly on the rise on American college campuses. Multiple studies show a significant increase in college mental health problems in the last few years, and campus counseling services report being overwhelmed with students seeking help.
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OT Corner: 10 Amazing Moments in OT History
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Editor's Note: PediaStaff would like to wish you a "Happy OT Month" (again). Here is a cool article we thought might interest you!
[Source: OT Potential]
In 1917, a small group met on March 15-18th in Clifton Springs, New York, and established The National Society for the Promotion of Occupational Therapy. In the United States, we celebrate this as the official start of our profession.
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Autism Corner:
Functional Literacy
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[Source: The Autism Helper]
There is a misconception that academic and functional mutually exclusive. We for some reason got stuck in this thinking that tells us that instruction and activities are either academic or functional but cannot be both. When our students get older and we begin to transition to more functional tasks - that doesn't mean that we are leaving academics behind. It's our responsibility as late elementary and high school teachers to ensure that our academic instruction has a functional component since that looming 22nd birthday isn't far off. So let's talk about out academics and functional skills can live together in perfect harmony.
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ABA Corner:
Successfully Navigating Puberty & Adolescence with ASD
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Editor's Note: We were reading in the ABA Skill Share Group on Facebook and happened upon this wonderful presentation. Becca Marie was kind enough to share it with us and gave us permission to post it here for everyone to access.
[Source: Becca Marie, Del Mar Center for Behavioral Health]
I recently gave a workshop on successfully navigating puberty and adolescence for those with autism and developmental disabilities today as part of Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month. Behavior Analysis is how we teach different content areas. The emphasis of the presentation is using what we know works (BA) to teach new skills and
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