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January 25, 2018
Issue 4, Volume 12
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter!
News Items:
- New Group to Focus on Severe Autism
- Girls on the Spectrum Often Go Unnoticed
- Youthful Cognitive Ability Predicts Later Mental Capacity
- A Tilt of the Head Helps With Social Engagement
- Mouse Studies Show 'Inhibition Theory' of Autism Wrong
- Development of Psychological Boundaries Important for Young People
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- Hot Jobs! School, EI and Clinic-Based SLP Positions in Greater Chicago and IL
- Hot, New Job BCBA - Washington, DC
- Hot, New Job! High School Special Education Teacher - Bellevue, WA
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
- Language Activity of the Week: Long & Short Vowel Sorting with Snakes
- Five Fun Activities for Kids using a Baster
- 5 Ways to Play with Mini Erasers in Therapy
- Fine Motor Beaded Snowflakes
Articles and Special Features
- OT Corner: 10 Fun Ways to Use Toothpicks
- SLP Corner: From Supervised to Certified: What to Consider When Applying for Your CCCs
- PT Corner: W-Sitting...The Debate Continues
- School Psych Corner: Good Share for Parents Re: Eating Disorders
- Autism Corner: Teaching the Concept of Time to Children with Autism
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Heidi Kay and the PediaStaff Team
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New Group to Focus on Severe Autism
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
Amid a bevy of existing autism organizations, a new national nonprofit is hoping to stand out by giving voice to the particular needs of people on the severe end of the spectrum.
The National Council on Severe Autism launched this month with an eye toward addressing the services, housing and policy concerns of people most significantly affected by the developmental disorder and their families.
Read the Rest of This Article Through a Link on our Blog
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Girls on the Spectrum Often Go Unnoticed
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[Source: Philadelphia Inquirer]
Bright, even charming, she nonetheless never felt comfortable in groups or making small talk. A hard worker, she had a tough time finding or keeping a steady job. Could it have been her unvarying wardrobe, her lack of eye contact,
her encyclopedic knowledge of Star Trek
? Then there were the
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Youthful Cognitive Ability Predicts Later Mental Capacity
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[Source: Medical X-Press]
Early adult general cognitive ability (GCA)-the diverse set of skills involved in thinking, such as reasoning, memory and perception-is a stronger predictor of cognitive function and reserve later in life than other factors, such as higher education, occupational complexity or engaging in late-life intellectual activities, report researchers in a new study publishing January 21 in PNAS.
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A Tilt of the Head Helps With Social Engagement
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[Source: Psych Central]
When we look at another person's face, we take in a flood of information - age, gender, race, expression, even their mood.
Understanding how facial recognition works has great value, particularly for those whose brains process information in ways that make eye contact challenging, including people with autism. Helping people tap into this flow of social cues could be transformational, according to Nicolas Davidenko, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
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Mouse Studies Show 'Inhibition Theory' of Autism Wrong
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[Source: Medical X-Press]
A detailed study of four mouse models of autism challenges the most common assumption about what goes wrong in brain circuits to cause disease symptoms.
The major hypothesis today-one supported by many animal studies-has been that neurons
in the autistic brain
receive too little inhibition or too
much excitation, which causes hyperexcitability or increased "spiking."
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Development of Psychological Boundaries Important for Young People
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[Source: Psych Central]
An international research effort suggests a person's culture plays less of a role in the formation of personal boundaries than individual, personal factors. These individual factors relate to the creation of personal sovereignty and self-esteem.
The finding stems from a comparative analysis of the psychological boundaries of individuals living in different countries by researchers from universities in Armenia and
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Let us tempt you with a new job opportunity!
PediaStaff has a large number of Speech-Language Pathologist opportunities in the greater Chicago area and other parts of Illinois in both school and early intervention settings.
Positions are available in Algonquin, Aurora, Bloomington, Bolingbrook, Carpentersville, Champaign, Chicago, Elgin, Elmwood Park, Evanston, Genoa, Joliet, Kirkland, LaGrange, Machesney Park, Normal, Oak Park, River Forest, Rockford, Springfield, Will County, and Yorkville,
Learn About / Apply for This Job on our Blog |
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Want your next BCBA position to be one where you feel like part of a cohesive team? This Baltimore-based ABA therapy company is seeking a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) to provide therapeutic ABA services to clients in their natural environments in the DC area and Montgomery County. It's a tight-knit but very welcoming group, and they are excited to grow again with the addition of a new team member (possibly you?)!
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If you are a Special Education teacher looking for an exceptional working environment with high school aged students, we need you in Bellevue! We have a great full-time opportunity through the end of the school year to teach math to high school students.
* Special Education Teacher position begins as soon as possible
* Full time for the remainder of the current school year
* You will be teaching math
* Experience with high school aged students is a plus
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Activity of the Week: Long & Short Vowel Sorting with Snakes
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[Source: No Time for Flash Cards]
Getting kids to learn after school can be hard. Bribery, delayed rewards even punishment seems futile because we want them to WANT to learn. Making it a game or using some novel tools for learning are my son's favorite ways to learn after school. These little slimy snakes are favorites around here . I find them all over the playroom so I decided to use
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Five Fun Activities for Kids using a Baster
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Editor's Note: Basting Practice is a great activity any time of year!!
You probably just put your turkey baster away for the season, but I thought I'd share some fun ways you can use it to do activities with your kids year-round. There's no need to keep this nifty gadget sitting in a drawer for 364 days of the year!
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5 Ways to Play with Mini Erasers in Therapy
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[Source: Your Therapy Source]
Have you seen all the adorable mini erasers at the Target dollar spot? They are also frequently at party stores and other dollar stores, too. They are festive, fun and cheap. Big bonus - they are great for fine motor activities. Here are 5 ideas to use mini erasers to work on children's fine motor skills.
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Fine Motor Beaded Snowflakes
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[Source: No Time for Flashcards]
I teach at a church preschool where all the children celebrate Christmas, needless to say; we do a lot of Christmas themed activities in the last month of the year. However, this is really the first time I have been in a school where we celebrated one holiday tradition so obviously. I know that many of you do not celebrate Christmas in your home or classroom and I have been trying to find crafts that are winter themed that can be used by families
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OT Corner:
10 Fun Ways to Use Toothpicks
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By: Dana Elliot, OTR/L
Another great household object that can be used to build sensory-motor skills is a toothpick. Toothpicks are great for building fine motor and grasping skills. Their small size encourages the child to use and strengthen their fingertips. Challenge your little one to hold the toothpick with their thumb, index, and middle fingers only. You can have them hold a cotton ball or another small object with their ring and little fingers if they are having difficulty separating the two sides of their hand. Toothpicks are also great for building visual motor skills and eye-hand coordination as you use the toothpicks to manipulate other objects.
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SLP Corner: From Supervised to Certified
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[Source: ASHA Leader Blog]
I knew I'd experience many firsts during my clinical fellowship (CF). At my school placement, I wrote IEPs as the sole service provider. I signed and requested diet upgrades at my position in my local skilled nursing facility. All the while, a mentor helped me with any questions.
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PT Corner:
W-Sitting...The Debate Continues
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[Source: Inspired Treehouse.com]
We recently came across the article "Why W-Sitting is Really Not So Bad for Kids After All, on Today dot com and we
felt compelled to respond.
As pediatric therapists, we have treated hundreds of kids and we have seen hundreds more in classrooms who are w-sitters. We even wrote a post about w-sitting and it has
been one of our most popular posts to date here at The Inspired Treehouse. We did not write that post as an "ominous" warning to parents but, instead, as a way to educate parents/caregivers/teachers on this fairly common childhood sitting pattern.
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School Psych Corner:
Good Share for Parents Re: Eating Disorders
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Editor's Note: Here is an excellent article by the Washington Post that was published under the title "Here's How to Get Your Kids to Eat Well, and Avoid Eating Disorders." It would be an excellent share for the parents and guardians of your kiddos.
[Source: Washington Post]
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Autism Corner:
Teaching the Concept of Time to Children w/Autism
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[Source: Friendship Circle]
Fall is in full swing and that means a change in season for many of us. It also means changing of the clock and seeing it get dark earlier. It's a time of
transition, something that can be difficult for young children with Autism, leading to challenging behaviors and inconsistent comprehension of time. This can negatively impact on their ability to comprehend time, and understand the need to act in a way that shows an understanding of We, not just Me.
Read the Rest of this Article Through a Link on our Blog
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