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August 2, 2019
Issue 25, Volume 12
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday!
Please enjoy this week's PediaStaff newsletter.
News Items:
- High Levels of Estrogen in the Womb linked to Autism
- Babies Display Empathy for Victims as Early as 6 Months
- House Passes Autism Act
- Working Memory Deficits, Emotional Regulation and ADHD
- The Amazing Baby Brain Says Pas de Problème' with Bilingualism
- Nearly 3/4ths of TBIs in Under 19s Caused by Consumer Products
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- Hot, New Job! 2019-20 SY Special Education Teacher - Salinas, CA
- Hot, New Job! School-Based PT - Palmer, AK
- Hot, New Job! Licensed School Nurse - Duluth, MN
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
- Still Summer...So Want Some Lemonade - Speechy App Fun
- 10 Finger Games to Play!
- Freebie of the Week: My First Day of Speech Poster
Articles and Special Features
- Career Corner: Risks of Becoming a 1099 Independent Contractor
- AAC Corner: PrAACtically August: Resources for A Year of Core Vocabulary Words
- Focus on Bilingualism: What is Clinical Cultural Competence?
- Pediatric Therapy Corner: Don't Forget the Bricks for Back to School
- SLP Corner: Why Does My Child Not Stutter in Front of His Speech Therapist?
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High Levels of Estrogen in the Womb linked to Autism
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[Source: Medical X-Press]
Scientist have identified a link between exposure to high levels of estrogen sex hormones in the womb and the likelihood of developing autism. The findings are published today in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.
The discovery adds further evidence to support the prenatal sex steroid theory of autism first proposed 20 years ago.
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Babies Display Empathy for Victims as Early as 6 Months
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[Source: Medical X-Press]
Babies show empathy for a bullied victim at only six months of age, according to researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Hebrew University in Israel.
In a paper published in British Journal of Psychology, researchers through two experiments contributed to the debunking of the theory that babies only develop the ability to empathize after one year.
"The findings indicate that even during a baby's first year, the infant is already sensitive to others' feelings and can draw complicated conclusions about the context of a particular emotional display," says Dr. Florina Uzefovsky, head of the BGU Bio-Empathy Lab, and senior lecturer in BGU's department of psychology and the Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience. "Even during the first year of life, babies are able to identify figures who
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House Passes Autism Act
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
Federal legislation allocating over $1.8 billion in government spending on autism efforts is one step closer to being approved.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support, or Autism CARES, Act, by a voice vote Wednesday.
The legislation, H.R. 1058, would renew a federal law that originated in 2006 and ensures support for research, prevalence tracking, screening, professional training and other government activities related to autism.
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Working Memory Deficits, Emotional Regulation and ADHD
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[Source: Your Therapy Source]
The Journal of Attention Disorders published research on working memory deficits, emotional regulation, and ADHD. Previous research indicates that emotional regulation is related to the development and refinement of executive functions, such as inhibition, planning, and working memory.
Methodology of the Study: This study investigated the functional relationship between varying working memory demands and ADHD-related emotion regulation deficits. The researchers coded overt emotion regulation behaviors while 68 children (ages 8-12) with and without ADHD completed experimental tasks that manipulated low and high working memory demands.
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The Amazing Baby Brain Says Pas de Problème' with Bilingualism
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[Source: Medical X-Press]
People often say that babies are like little sponges -with their ability to soak up language quickly and easily.
Yet much of the early research on language acquisition has focused on young infants learning only one language. This research was guided by an implicit assumption that learning one language is the usual and optimal way to learn to talk.
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Nearly 3/4ths of TBIs in Under 19s Caused by Consumer Products
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[Source: Science Daily]
A vast report, looking at the products and activities associated with non-fatal traumatic brain injuries for youngsters aged up to 19, in 66 US hospitals' emergency departments, has revealed that floors, beds and American football are posing some of the greatest risks.
The study, published in Brain Injury, shows that 72% of cases across all age groups were attributable to consumer products that are regulated by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
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We are seeking a Special Education Teacher for the Salinas, CA area. Central California is home to beautiful destinations such as Carmel-By-the-Sea, the Monterey Zoo, and flourishing vineyards.
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School Based PT needed for the 2019-20 school year on a full time basis.
* You'll work in a few different schools in the Palmer/Wasilla region
* You'll see a variety of school aged kids with varying degrees of disabilities
* There's a large team of therapists and a supportive related services team to help along the way
* Responsibilities include evaluations of students, creating IEP goals, developing and carrying out treatment plans for best outcomes with students
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We're hiring for a Licensed School Nurse in the area of Duluth, MN!
Job Summary:
Promotes health education with school staff students. Coordinates health-related programs and evaluations among students. Provides direction to other health service staff and unlicensed assistant personnel.
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[Source: Teach Speech 365 via Speechie Freebies]
While I still have a little less than a month left of summer vacation, I know some of you return to work in July or early August. I decided to create a simple "first day" of speech poster, much like the ones you see kids posing with on social media.
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10 Finger Games to Play!
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[Source: Your Therapy Source]
Are you ever looking for finger games to play with just your hands? All pediatric therapists love a good game that requires no equipment right? They are great to play to practice finger isolation, timing and dexterity. Try using the games as a warm up activity for handwriting tasks or fine motor skill practice. Here are 10 finger games to play that require no equipment or preparation:
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Still Summer...So Want Some Lemonade - Speechy App Fun
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[Source: Speech Techie]
They say August is one long Sunday. Here in Massachusetts we still have about a month left until school even starts, so its difficult to see posts from friends across the country who have already started, as well as the ubiquitous "back to school" and "summer's almost over, so..." ads. It pulls you out of it a bit, you know? I've spent my summer working on getting fit, hiking and doing some traveling, so it's been great. But HOT!
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Career Corner:
Risks of Becoming a 1099 Independent Contractor
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By Debbie Fledderjohann
When it comes to contracting with a school, you have two options. You can become a W-2 contractor, working through a contract staffing back-office, or you can be a 1099 independent contractor (IC). At first glance, the IC route may seem attractive, but there are serious drawbacks and risks that come with that classification. Before you select an option, it is critical you know the laws and understand the differences between the W-2 and 1099 classifications.
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AAC Corner:
PrAACtically August: Resources for A Year of Core Vocabulary Words
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[Source: PraAACtical AAC]
The summer is flying by here in Florida and we're starting to think about heading back to school. Teachers, therapists, and aides play a pivotal role in helping AAC learners develop skills with core vocabulary so that they have a body of words that can be used across activities, environments, and communication partners. There are lots of 'right' ways to support these students. Among them is an instructional approach in which a new set of core words is introduced every few weeks in order to build their experiences with AAC.
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Focus on Bilingualism:
What is Clinical Cultural Competence?
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By: Alejandro E. Brice, Ph.D.,CCC-SLP, Ellen Kester, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, and Roanne Brice, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Previous Viewpoint
The idea for this column comes to me via the courtesy of the ASHA Multicultural Issues Board. I am the Chair of this committee for the period of 2012-2014. During our last face-to-face meeting, we had a long discussion of defining cultural competence? ASHA (2008) defined cultural competence as valuing diversity, conducting cultural self-awareness, being knowledgeable of how cultures interact, having institutional cultural knowledge, and
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Pediatric Therapy Corner:
Don't Forget the Bricks for Back to School
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By: Cat Lichtenbelt
Editor's Note: This article was written for parents, but we are including it on our blog because we thought it might be something worth sharing with the parents/guardians of your kiddos.
The year is starting again, a new school year around the country. School supply lists and back to school bargains are in every corner of our lives, even if you homeschool! Back to school means back to stress!
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SLP Corner:
Why Does My Child Not Stutter in Front of His Speech Therapist?
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Ask the Expert by Gary Rentschler, PhD, CCC-SLP
This article was written for parents of stutterers. It would be an excellent choice to share with the parents of the students you treat.
All material Copyright © 2008
The National Stuttering Association
Reprinted with the express permission of the National Stuttering Association as originally published on their website for their July-August Family Voices Newsletter
By: Gary Rentschler
Gary Rentschler serves as Director of the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic and is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Speech- Language Pathology
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