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May 12, 2018
Issue 19, Volume 11
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday!
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter.
News Items:
- Critical Window for Learning a Language
- Pupillary Reflex May Predict Autism
- Examining Gross Motor Progress in Children with Cerebral Palsy
- Can Chimpanzee Vocalizations Reveal the Origins of Human Language?
- Researchers Eye Controversial Marijuana Compound To Treat Severe Autism
- Robot Cleared To Attend Class For Student With Special Needs
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- Hot, New Job: School-Based SLP - Pleasant Hill, CA
- Hot, New Job! Pediatric Therapist - Fredericksburg, VA
- Hot, New Job - School Psychologist - Langley, WA
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
- Children's Mental Health Week - Book List
- 50 Repetitive Books for Kids with Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- WednesdayMay 9th is National School Nurses Day!
Articles and Special Features
- OT Corner: Sensory Processing Overload Signs in the Classroom
- SLP Corner: Summer Speech Schedules That Keep You Sane
- PT Corner: May Gross Motor Activities Planning
- Video Peds Tx Corner: Why Do We Lose Control of Our Emotions?
- School Psych Corner: Disruptive Behavior: Why It's Often Misdiagnosed
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Critical Window for Learning a Language
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[Source BBC]\
If you want to have native-like knowledge of English grammar, for example, you should ideally start before age 10, say the researchers.
People remain highly skilled learners until 17 or 18, when ability tails off.
The findings, in the journal Cognition come from an online grammar test taken by nearly 670,000 people of different ages and nationalities.
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Pupillary Reflex May Predict Autism
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[Source: Medical News Today]
It is known that autism is sometimes accompanied by either over- or under-sensitiveness to certain stimuli, be they smells, lights, or sounds.
This led some researchers to believe that looking into the more basic blocks of brain development and sensory processing might hold the key to an earlier and more accurate diagnosis of autism.
Terje Falck-Ytter, an associate professor at the Department of Psychology at Uppsala University in Sweden, is one such researcher. He and his team set out to examine if the pupillary light reflex of infants - which controls how much light gets to their retinas - is a valid marker of autism.
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Examining Gross Motor Progress in Children with Cerebral Palsy
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[Source: Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics via Your Therapy Source]
Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics published research examining gross motor progress in children with cerebral palsy. The researchers wanted to determine the factors that influence progress. The prospective study was based on 2048 assessments of 442 children (2-12 years old) diagnosed with cerebral palsy. The Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-66) was used repeatedly to monitor gross motor progress over 2.9 years on average.
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Can Chimpanzee Vocalizations Reveal the Origins of Human Language?
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[Source: Science Daily]
It's very difficult to determine when, how and why human language began. While fossil primates provide important clues about human evolution, the sounds they made and the soft tissue involved in making those sounds weren't preserved.
But chimpanzees - one of our closest living relatives - provide important points of comparison for inferring the sorts of sounds our early ancestors may have made. During the 175th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, being held May 7-11, 2018, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Michael Wilson, an associate professor at the University of Minnesota, will present his group's work searching for similarities between the vocal communications of chimpanzees and humans.
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Researchers Eye Controversial Marijuana Compound To Treat Severe Autism
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
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The University of California, San Diego will try to alleviate severe autism in children by giving them a non-psychoactive chemical found in marijuana, a project funded by the biggest private donation ever made in the U.S. for such research.
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While Pleasant Hill situates herself in the epicenter of "east of east bay", opportunities abound in these rolling hills of suburbia Northern California. We are seeking Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologists for contract positions for the upcoming 2019-19 SY along the 680 Corridor.
* As a full-time contractor, you will work 37.5 hours per week
* You have a choice of middle school or high school student populations
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Excellent Opportunity for an Occupational Therapist at a therapist-owned, multidisciplinary state-of-the-art outpatient clinic. This clinic has an established client base, so you'll be able to start full-time
* Direct-hire long term position for a Pediatric OT in an outpatient clinic setting
* Occupational Therapist will treat children mainly from birth to 10 years of age
* Diagnoses include minor language delays as well as more severe diagnoses, autism, etc.
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Hot, New Job! School Psychologist - Langley, WA
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Have you always wanted to live near the beach? PediaStaff has a need for a School Psychologist on beautiful Whidbey Island for the 2018-2019 school year. We need someone for 35 hours a week, five 7-hour days.
* Location is on gorgeous Whidbey Island
* Your caseload would be preschool through grade 12
* You will join a wonderful team environment
* This is a beautiful small town close to all of the outdoor recreation that Washington is known for and perfect location for weekend trips to Seattle.
* You will earn great hourly pay rates based on your experience, plus benefits
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Children's Mental Health Week - Book List
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[Source: Children's Mental Health Matters]
It's Children's Mental Health Awareness Week! This week is dedicated to increasing public awareness of the importance of children's mental health. Below is a list of books for reading with your older child or recommending s/he read on their own.
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50 Repetitive Books for Kids with Childhood Apraxia of Speech
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[Source: Beauty in this Mess]
One of the things I remember most about getting our diagnosis of Childhood Apraxia of Speech was the feeling of helplessness. While I understood that speech therapy would be key to helping our son communicate, that was only one time each week. I'm with him 24 hours, 7 days each week. What could I do at home?
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Wednesday May 9th is National School Nurses Day!
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Editor's Note: PediaStaff would like to stop and recognize all the School Nurses working tirelessly across America. School Nurses, check out this page on NASN that has ideas on how to celebrate YOUR day in school. For everyone else, please enjoy this post from the National Association of School Nurses which will describe the "every day" contributions of the School Nurse.
[Source: NASN, written by Nina Fekaris]
It is an incredible honor to recognize the contributions to student health and learning that school nurses make every day! Students across the country are able to fully access their education because of the interventions and actions performed by school nurses every day. This year we celebrate National School Nurse Day on May 9, 2018. Here are some of our "every day" contributions:
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OT Corner:
Sensory Processing Overload Signs in the Classroom
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Editor's Note: This article is perfect for OTs to share with General Ed classroom teachers, to help them become more familiar with the signs of Sensory Overload.\
[Source: Growing Hands On Kids]
Something I have heard from teachers over and over again is that there is not a lot of sensory processing information geared specifically for the classroom environment. As educators or therapists, we often have to sift through lots of general information or for the home and figure out how to make it fit our classrooms with 25+ kids who are all different!
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SLP Corner:
Summer Speech Schedules That Keep You Sane
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[Source: Activity Tailor]
I had a few years of summer speech that left me frazzled. Trying to accommodate families as best I could, meant appointment here and there and, typical of summer, frequent cancellations or forgotten appointments that had me frustrated and sweating in professional attire when I wanted to be sitting in shorts reading a book in the shade.
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PT Corner: May Gross Motor Activities Planning
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[Source: Pink Oatmeal]
It's May! For many, the weather is warming up and school will be out just around the corner. It's also a time where there is lots of energy to be burned. Gross motor planning for the month of May includes camping, sports, safari, and cowboy/cowgirl themes. Also, be sure to check out some fun free May gross motor printables!
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Video Peds Tx Corner:
Why Do We Lose Control of Our Emotions?
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[Source: Kids Want to Know via School Psyched, Your School Psychologist]
Simple, easy-to-understand whiteboard animation to help early Elementary-aged children gain an understanding of the way their brains work to recognize and manage their emotions. This is intended as a beginning resource to help children, parents, educators, and those who work with children to encourage mindfulness, empathy, and emotional regulation.
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School Psych Corner:
Disruptive Behavior: Why It's Often Misdiagnosed
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[Source: Child Mind Institute]
Most children have occasional temper tantrums or emotional outbursts, but when kids repeatedly lash out, are defiant, or can't control their tempers, it can impair their functioning in school and cause serious family turmoil.
The first challenge in helping a child manage his behavior better is to understand why he's doing what he's doing. In the same way that a headache or a fever can be caused by many things, frequent outbursts - which clinicians call "emotional dysregulation"- can reflect a number of different underlying issues.
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