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January 24, 2020
Issue 3, Volume 13
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday!
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter.
News Items:
- Judo Shows Promise for Kids With Autism
- FDA Misses Deadline To Ban Devices Used To Shock Those With Special Needs
- Why Many Children with Autism Have Oral Health Problems
- Study: 1 in 4 Kids With Autism May Be Undiagnosed
- Scientists Shed Light on Surprising Visual Development Patterns
- Vestibular System in Children and Cognitive Development
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- Hot, New Job! EI and Pediatric Outpatient PT - Whittier, CA
- Hot, New Job! School Psychologist - Salem, OR
- Hot, New Job! Pediatric OT - Boise, ID
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
- Pinterest Pinboard of the Week: Groundhog Day Activities for Therapy
- Fine Motor Activity of the Week: Paper Plate Penguin Craft for Kids
- Color Cut Glue Scissor Practice for Winter
- SLP Activity of the Week: Following Complex Directions - Winter
Articles and Special Features
- Pediatric Therapy Corner: What is Self Regulation?
- School Psych Corner: Teaching Social-Emotional Learning is Not Easy, But It's Worth the Work
- SLP Corner - Video Edition: Articulation Mini Objects Box
- PT Corner: Wheelbarrow Walking
- AAC Corner: Supporting Language Growth in AAC Learners
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Judo Shows Promise for Kids With Autism
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Source: Psych Central]
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may benefit socially and physically from participating in judo, a martial art form that uses unarmed combat to train the mind and body, according to a new pilot study of 14 children conducted at the University of Central Florida.
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FDA Misses Deadline To Ban Devices Used To Shock Those With Special Needs
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
The Food and Drug Administration missed its own deadline to finalize a ban on devices used to administer electric shocks on people with developmental disabilities.
The agency said in late 2018 that it intended to finalize a 2016 proposal to disallow so-called electrical stimulation devices. At the time, the FDA said regulations would be issued by the end of 2019, but to date, no action has been taken.
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Why Many Children with Autism Have Oral Health Problems
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[Source; Medical X-Press]
The World Health Organisation estimates that one in 160 children around the world has an autism spectrum disorder. Autism is a condition related to the development of the brain and is usually noticeable by the time a child is three years old. Statistics aren't available for any African country, so researchers like me in South Africa are using international prevalence rates.
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Study: 1 in 4 Kids With Autism May Be Undiagnosed
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[Source: Psych Central]
A new study suggests that one in four children under age 8 with
autism spectrum disorder, most of them black or Hispanic, are undiagnosed.
For the study, researchers from Rutgers University in New Jersey looked at the education and medical records of 266,000 children who were 8 years old in 2014. The team sought to determine how many of the children who had presented with symptoms of the disorder were not clinically diagnosed or receiving services.
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Scientists Shed Light on Surprising Visual Development Patterns
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[Source: Medical X-Press]
Long before a baby opens its eyes for the first time, the brain is ready to start decoding visual stimuli.
In a new study published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC neuroscientists reveal a surprising clue about how this intricate visual processing system forms during early brain development.
It starts with retinal cell growth. These cells line the back of the eye and process and transmit light-derived signals along their axons, which make up the optic nerve. The axons grow from the
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Vestibular System in Children and Cognitive Development
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[Source: Your Therapy Source]
Have you ever observed associations between the vestibular system in children and cognitive development or behavioral outcomes? If you are a pediatric Occupational or Physical Therapist, you most likely have worked with children who have varying degrees of vestibular dysfunction. A recent study examined closely the association between vertigo and cognitive and psychiatric conditions among a large sample of U.S. children.
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We are seeking a pediatric Physical Therapist for an early intervention position in Whittier California. Whittier is a beautiful Southern California city just 25 minutes outside of Los Angeles. Named one of the best cities to live in by Livability, Whittier has a bustling commercial district, plenty of community activities, great neighborhoods, and a healthy economy that makes it appealing for everyone from young professionals to retirees.
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Want a location that has something for just about everyone? We are seeking a School Psychologist for a beautiful district in the Salem, Oregon area for this 2019-20 SY. Explore the scenic wonders, drive one hour to the beach, mountains, or progressive large cities.
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Set the pace of your success as a Pediatric Occupational Therapist with this Home Health team in the Boise area.
* You'll work with mostly age 0-10 years with a lot of Birth to 3
* Full-time preferred, part-time hours are available too if you prefer
* You'll be part of a successful and growing multi-state provider
* An excellent benefits package is included with a car allowance, PTO and Paid Holidays, Medical and Dental Insurance, 401K and more!
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Groundhog Day is fun. Well, maybe not for Bill Murray but the kids really love it.
Groundhog Day is a fun theme which can advance many therapy goals with children. The holiday's interesting history and tradition lend themselves to a variety of conversations about prediction, teaching about shadows and more.
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[Source: I Heart Crafty Things]
Valentine's Day seems to be in full force in the blogosphere, but we picked up a penguin book on our last trip at the library so I wanted to make one last winter animal craft for the year. We have had our heart doilies out so they were a perfect complement to our Paper Plate Penguin.
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Color Cut Glue Scissor Practice for Winter
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[Source: Your Therapy Source]
We are back again with a new color, cut and glue project. This time it is for Winter! Download the Color Cut Glue Scissor Practice for Winter. The black and white printable activity pages encourage children to practice coloring, cutting out simple shapes, planning out where to glue the pieces (the trickiest part) and then glue the shapes together to create the Winter themed pictures: penguin, snowman, and hot cocoa. Just print and it is all set to go.
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[Source: Gold Country SLP]
Happy New Year! I'm Tracy from Gold Country SLP, with a fabulous freebie for you! Do you have students who need to work on following complex directions? This product is meant for those who need help comprehending temporal, conditional and ordinal directions and as well as directions containing multiple modifiers. Head over to my blog to download the freebie.
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Pediatric Therapy Corner:
What is Self Regulation?
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[Source: Your Therapy Source]
Self-regulation is the ability to monitor and manage your energy states, emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in ways that are acceptable and produce positive results such as well-being, loving relationships, and learning.
It is how we deal with stressors and as such, lays the foundation for all other activity. Developing this ability requires self-awareness, emotional intelligence, efficient filtering of sensory stimulation, coping effectively with stress, relating well to others, and sustaining focus.
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School Psych Corner:
Teaching SEL Isn't Easy, But Worth the Work
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[Source: Education Week]
SEL has an $11 return on every $1 investment. So what are we waiting for?
Not long ago the two of us gave a talk to a group of mental-health professionals about the teaching of emotional intelligence. Afterwards, a leading child psychiatrist approached us to applaud our appeal for greater social-emotional learning (SEL) in schools. The psychiatrist added: "We're going to need another 8,000 child psychiatrists in the United States to deal with all of the mental-health problems our children are having."
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SLP Corner -
Video Edition: Articulation Mini Objects Box
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[Source: The Speech Room News]
One of my favorite ways to do articulation therapy is to use mini objects. I got myself organized this year so I can take them with me daily into the classrooms I work in. Check out my Vlog below!
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PT Corner:
Wheelbarrow Walking
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[Source: Starfish Therapies]
Do any of you remember doing wheelbarrow races as a child? I do! I remember thinking it was hysterical that someone was holding my feet and I was racing someone else on my hands. Well, as much fun as that was, wheelbarrow walking is actually a great tool to incorporate with kids to help them get and stay strong.
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AAC Corner:
Supporting Language Growth in AAC Learners
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[Source: PrAACtical AAC/Carol Zangari]
Here's a sobering thought. Relatively few users of AAC use grammatically correct sentences when they communicate. There are lots reasons for that, but in this post, we focus on understanding the things that contribute to that problem. In Part 2, we'll look at ways to address the issue.
Let's reflect on the problem of why many AAC learners don't communicate with complete, grammatically correct utterances.
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