October 21 2016
Issue 42, Volume 9
It's All About the Choices!     
          
Greetings and Happy Friday

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News Items:
  • SSRI Use During Pregnancy May Increase Childhood Language Disorders
  • Autism Speaks No Longer Seeking Cure
  • Tactile Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy
  • Risk-Taking Behavior in Teens Caused By Imbalanced Brain Activity
  • Folinic Acid Could Help Children with Autism Communicate Better
  • Foster Care Children at Much Greater Risk of Physical, Mental Health Problems

PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs 
  • Hot Job! Pediatric Clinic SLP - Las Vegas, NV
  • Hot Job! Pediatric Clinic SLP - Dayton, OH
  • Hot Job! Outpatient Pediatric PT - Warner Robins, GA
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
  • 21 Chrome Extensions for Struggling Students and Special Needs
  • Roll A Frankenstein Activity
  • Resources for International Stuttering Awareness Day
  • 17 Creative Ways to Decorate a Pumpkin
Articles and Special Features 
  • Pediatric Therapy Corner: Sesame Workshop Takes A Crack At Kindness
  • Sensory Corner: Uncovering Sensory-Based Motor Disorders
  • PT Corner: PICU Up! Gets Pediatric Patients Moving
  • Education Corner: Middle School Structure Affects Learning Environment/Achievement
  • SLP Corner: Encouraging an Unmotivated Child to Use His AAC
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SSRI Use During Pregnancy May Increase Childhood Language Disorders
[Source: Care 2.com]

A new large-scale study from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health appears to show that women who take antidepressants while pregnant are substantially more likely to have children who later develop language problems.

There are a lot of sensationalist headlines, but what does this study really show us?
Researchers, who published their findings in the journal "JAMA Psychiatry," examined how the drugs that are used to treat depression and other mood disorders during pregnancy, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or (SSRIs), might affect child development.

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Autism Speaks No Longer Seeking Cure
[Source: Disability Scoop]

For the first time, the nation's largest autism advocacy organization has revamped its agenda and one notable objective is no more.

Autism Speaks' board of directors voted in late September to modify the organization's mission statement, marking the first such change since the nonprofit was established in 2005.

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Tactile Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy
[Source:  Your Therapy Source]

As pediatric therapists, assessment and treatment of children with cerebral palsy frequently focuses on motor impairments although, children with unilateral cerebral palsy (hemiplegia) are also likely to have sensory impairment.  Research indicates that tactile registration for children with hemiplegia is consistently worse with their impaired hand than their unimpaired hand.  Both hands of children with hemiplegia performed worse than either hand when compared to typically developing children. Forty

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Risk-Taking Behavior in Teens Caused By Imbalanced Brain Activity
[Source: Science Daily]
Adolescent-specific behavior may be driven by an imbalance in activity between the prefrontal cortex (PFC), an area of the brain involved in cognitive control and inhibition, which does not fully develop until the late teens/early 20s, and the nucleus accumbens (NAC), which plays a central role in reward-seeking and addiction. Past research has found that adolescents that engage in risk-taking behavior have trouble inhibiting such behavior as compared to either adults or pre-adolescents. Researchers 

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Folinic Acid Could Help Children with Autism Communicate Better
[Source: Medical X-Press]

Prescription doses of folinic acid, which is a reduced form of a B vitamin known as folate, could help improve the language and communication skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). These are the preliminary findings from a placebo-controlled trial in which children were randomized to receive either high-dose folinic acid or a placebo, says lead author Richard Frye of Arkansas Children's Research Institute in the US. The study, which is published in Springer Nature's journal Molecular Psychiatry , also identified a specific blood marker that can be used to predict which patients have the best chance to respond to the treatment.

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Foster Care Children at Much Greater Risk of Physical, Mental Health Problems
[Source:  Science Daily]

Children who have been in the U.S. foster care system are at a significantly higher risk of mental and physical health problems - ranging from learning disabilities, developmental delays and depression to behavioral issues, asthma and obesity - than children who haven't been in foster care, according to a University of California, Irvine sociologist.

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We have a need for an SLP to work in a therapist-owned pediatric outpatient clinic in wonderful Las Vegas, NV! This is a full-time position with an established caseload of children from birth to 18 with a range of disabilities. No weekend hours are required. Treatment sessions are 30 minutes each, and cotreats are available.

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Come join our friendly pediatric team that's more like a family environment! We have a awesome clinic opportunity east of Dayton for a full-time Speech-Language Pathologist. This is a multidisciplinary clinic with a full gym and they aim to make therapy fun!

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Exceptional opportunity for a Physical Therapist looking for a great outpatient clinic environment. This one-of-a-kind clinic, located in Warner Robins, is not only a great place to work, it is a great place for to visit and play!
 
*  Therapists are paid hourly, not per visit.
*  Clinic staff is like a really BIG family - the therapists love and support each other.
*  Flexible schedules. 80% of therapists take Fridays off.
*  Paperwork, lunch, and break time built into therapists' schedules.

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21 Chrome Extensions for Struggling Students and Special Needs
Editor's Note:  Thank You to Lindsey Biel, OTR/L for forwarding me this great resource list!!! 

Technology can be a powerful tool to assist students with special needs or any sort of learning challenge. In particular the Chrome web browser allows users to install a wide variety of web extensions that provide tools that can help all learners, regardless of ability level.
 
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Roll A Frankenstein Activity  
[Source:  Housing a Forest.com]

Anyone else love Frankenstein?  He has always been one of my favorite Halloween crafts characters. 
I couldn't help but make a simple Halloween game focusing on the big green monster.  Its simple to set up and fun to play.

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Resources for International Stuttering Awareness Day 
[Source:  Judith Kuster, MNSU.edu]

Each year since 1998, an International Stuttering Awareness Day is celebrated on October 22. In preparation to this important day, a freely-available ISAD online conference is held from October 1-21. 

The purpose of the online conferences is to provide a unique opportunity for people who stutter, their friends and families and professionals who teach, research or work with people who stutter and students preparing for careers, to learn with and from each other. Since 2013 the conferences have been hosted by the International Stuttering Association.  This year's conference theme is "Stuttering

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17 Creative Ways to Decorate a Pumpkin
[Source: Kid Activities Blog]

Here's 17 creative and fun how to Decorate Pumpkin Ideas in this post! My preschoolers love to play with and decorate pumpkins. It is our fall family tradition and it seems we are not alone in that! Decorating pumpkins is such a fun kids activity, so let your kids use their creativity with these decorate pumpkin ideas.

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Pediatric Tx Corner: Sesame Workshop Takes A Crack At Kindness
[Source: NPR.org]

Parents and teachers are worried.

They believe that today's kids are growing up in an unkind world and that learning to be kind is even more important than getting good grades. But, when it comes to defining "kind," parents and teachers don't always agree.

That's according to a  new survey of some 2,000 parents and 500 teachers from the educational nonprofit behind Sesame Street, Sesame Workshop.
 
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Sensory Corner:  Uncovering Sensory-Based Motor Disorders
[Source: Specialism]

October is National Sensory Awareness Month AND Physical Therapy Awareness Month.  It is a perfect time to introduce the very important connection between sensory and motor - sensory-based motor disorders.  Discover how physical therapy can play an integral role in supporting sensory motor development.


PT Corner: PICU Up! Gets Pediatric Patients Moving
[Source: Science Daily]

n a summary of the research, published online Oct. 12 in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, investigators at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center say their PICU Up! Early Rehabilitation and Progressive Mobility Program is intended to maintain or restore musculoskeletal strength and function. It includes activities such as sitting at the edge of the bed, standing, moving from bed to chair, walking and playing with toys.

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Ed Corner:  Middle School Structure Affects Learning Environment/Achievement
[Source:  American Educational Research Association via Science Daily]

Findings from new research published suggest that longer grade spans that allow middle grade students to serve as relative "top dogs" - students in the highest grades - improve academic achievement and enhance their learning environment, including fewer instances of bullying and fights.

Attending a K-8 school as opposed to a 6-8 school, for example, would benefit sixth graders because they would no longer be "new dogs" in the school, would benefit seventh graders because they would hold a higher relative position than had they attended a 6-8 school, and would benefit eighth graders because they would hold top status over a larger number of grades.
SLP Corner: Encouraging an Unmotivated Child to Use His AAC
[Source:  Speech and Language Kids]

In this video, speech-language pathologist Carrie Clark will show you how to encourage an unmotivated child to use his AAC device or system.

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