August 17, 2018
Issue 33, Volume 11
It's All About the Choices!     
          
Greetings and Happy Friday
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter.
 
News Items:
  • Potential Biomarker for Autism in Infancy
  • Adult-Child Conversations Strengthen Language Regions of Developing Brain
  • Study Identifies Distinct Origin of ADHD in Children with History of Brain Injury
  • Grip Strength of Children Gives Clues About Their Future Health
  • Students' Social Skills Flourish Best in Groups with Similar Skill Levels
  • Speech Professionals Denounce Controversial Communication Methods
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs 
  • Hot, New Job!  School based Pediatric Physical Therapist - PT - Phoenix, AZ
  • Hot, New Job!  Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist - Clovis, NM
  • Hot, New Job!  School-Based BCBA - Monroe, WA
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
  • "Consent" Explained to Kids and Their Grownups - Free Printable
  • Dyed Chick Peas Sensory Play
  • Easy Gross Motor Scarf Pull Activity for Babies 
  • Favorite Games for Speech & Language
Articles and Special Features 
  • Pediatric Therapy Corner: Using Graphic Organizers for Students with Learning Disabilities
  • SLP Corner: Back to School Prep - Dollar Store Must Haves!
  • Autism Corner: Teaching Pronouns to Kids with Autism & Avoiding Pronoun Reversal 
  • School Nurse's Corner: How to Make the Benefits of a School Garden Meaningful in a Child's Life
  • School Psych Corner: The How and Why of Trauma-Informed Teaching
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Potential Biomarker for Autism in Infancy
[Source: Science Daily]

People with autism show reduced inhibitory neural activity, reflected in gamma brain waves, and movement abnormalities. Mitsuru Kikuchi and colleagues investigated these two aspects of the disorder by recording the brain activity of five- to seven-year-old children diagnosed with autism as they played a video game that required them to press a button to feed a puppy.

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Adult-Child Conversations Strengthen Language Regions of Developing Brain
[Source: Science Daily]

Young children who are regularly engaged in conversation by adults may have stronger connections between two developing brain regions critical for language, according to a study of healthy young children that confirms a hypothesis registered with the Open Science Framework. This finding was independent of parental income and education, suggesting that talking with children from an early age could promote their language skills regardless of their socioeconomic status.

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Study Identifies Distinct Origin of ADHD in Children with History of Brain Injury 
[Source: Science Daily]

According to a study in Biological Psychiatry, physical brain injury in children contributes to the development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), distinct from genetic risk for the disorder.

In the study, youth who reported ADHD symptoms and had a history of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), such as a concussion, did not have an increased genetic risk for the disorder. This is in contrast to developmental ADHD, which is caused in part by the small cumulative effects of multiple ADHD-related genes.

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Grip Strength of Children Gives Clues About Their Future Health
[Source: Medical X-Press]

While other studies have shown that muscle weakness as measured by grip strength is a predictor of unhealthy outcomes-including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, disability and even early mortality-this is the first to do so for adolescent health over time, a Baylor University researcher said.

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Students' Social Skills Flourish Best in Groups with Similar Skill Levels
[Source: Science Daily]

Research shows that the behavior of the people you most spend time with can affect your own behavior, for better or worse. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that children who need assistance improving their social skills might benefit more when grouped with peers who have similar social skill levels, rather than with peers who have a similar disability or disorder.

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ASHA Denounces Controversial Communication Methods
[Source: Disability Scoop]

A group representing the nation's speech-language pathologists is warning against using controversial "facilitator-dependent" communication techniques with people who have disabilities.
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, or ASHA, unanimously approved position statements this month discouraging the use of "facilitated communication," "rapid prompting method" and similar practices. The group said people with communication disabilities have the right to effective, independent means of communication.

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Are you a Pediatric Physical Therapist looking for a short-term contract?  We are needing a PT to work in an elementary school district in Phoenix, AZ., starting ASAP going through October 26, 2018. The position is full-time 40 hours, 5 days per week and the caseload is approximately 41 students across 12 schools.

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Are you the Speech-Language Pathologist wanting to make a difference in a multicultural environment?  We are hiring a Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist in the New Mexico-Texas Border town of Clovis, New Mexico.  This little community has a significant 

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Hot, New Job! School-Based BCBA - Monroe, WA  
Want to live in a small town close to Seattle? We have a need for a fabulous Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) for the 2018-2019 school year near Monroe. This is an ideal location!  Monroe is a wonderful small community 30 miles from Seattle near the foothills of the Cascade Mountains.

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"Consent" Explained to Kids and Their Grownups - Free Printable
[Source:  Lisa's Counselor Connection via School Psyched, Your School Psychologist]

This is absolutely wonderful.   Please click below to read and download

Visit the Post on the Lisa's Counselor Connection FB Page to Download!
Dyed Chick Peas Sensory Play 
[Source: The Imagination Tree]

I love sensory play and especially enjoy the satisfaction of making sensory bin fillers which can be stored and re-used for months and years to come! Making some dyed chick peas for sensory play has been on my must-do list for ages and I've finally made a colorful batch which turned out so well. It's easy-peasy!

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Easy Gross Motor Scarf Pull Activity for Babies  
[Source:  Hands on as We Grow]

Your baby will absolutely love discovering colorful scarves, and she'll be able to practice a lot of motor skills at the same time!

This scarf pull activity was inspired by Rachel in the Activity Room Facebook Group

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Favorite Games for Speech & Language
[Source: Speech Room News]  

I guarantee if you left me alone to wander through a school, I'd end up rummaging through cabinets to see what resources teachers and therapists had stashed away in their closets. Since we live in the age of the internet, you don't have to be quite so intrusive to find out what games I love to use with my students.

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Peds Tx Corner:  Graphic Organizers for Students with Learning Disabilities
[Source: Your Therapy Source]

Are you familiar with the use of graphic organizers?  As students progress through the educational system, academic demands begin to increase with higher order skills and advanced concepts.  Students with learning disabilities are at risk for falling behind and may require explicit instruction to assist with comprehending text and producing written work.  Here is some information on how to use graphic organizers to help students with learning disabilities.


SLP Corner: Back to School Prep - Dollar Store Must Haves
[Source: Live Love Speech]

I have mixed feelings about going back to work.  On one hand, I'm sad...sad about having to set an alarm for the morning, not spending days on end making memories with my family, and just sunny summer days coming to an end.  On the other hand, I'm excited....excited to see my preschoolers, to arrange and decorate my little speech room, dive back into therapy sessions (especially my cooking groups!), and just to be back in my element as a preschool SLP!


Autism Corner:    Teaching Pronouns to Kids w/Autism & Avoiding Pronoun Reversal
[Source:  Mary Barbera.com]

Many children with autism have a difficult time teaching pronouns to kids with autism. For instance, if you tell a child, "Hang up your backpack" that child may say "Hang up your backpack" while he's hanging up his own backpack. It gets to be a bad game of who's on first. So today I'm going to talk about my procedures for teaching pronouns.

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School Nurse's Corner:   Making a School Garden Meaningful in a Child's Life
[Source: MindShift]

Amid the litany of education reforms that emphasize innovation and new methods, school gardens stand out as a low-tech change. In an era where kids' lives are more sedentary, and where childhood obesity has risen dramatically, gardens support and encourage healthful eating as a key component of children's physical well-being, which can aid their academic and social success, too. And as the consequences of food deserts and poor 
School Psych Corner: The How and Why of Trauma-Informed Teaching
[Source: Edutopia]

by Alex Shevrin

Working with trauma-affected students is a difficult balancing act.

We acknowledge the harmful impacts of the past, and hold out hope for a future of healing. We create a safe environment for students to share their lives, yet maintain professional boundaries. We provide our caring and our help to others, but have to pay attention to our own well-being, too. We work in our classrooms but depend on the support of our community.

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