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August 24, 2019
Issue 27, Volume 12
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter!
News Items:
- Psychiatrists Considering Change To Intellectual Disability Criteria
- Type of Brain Cell Involved in Stuttering Identified
- IBD in Childhood May Up Risk of Mental Health Issues
- Possible Genetic Link Between Children's Language and Mental Health
- After Years Of Underemployment, People With Autism Thrive In Tech Jobs
- Researchers Refine Guidelines for Pediatric Brain Injuries
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- Hot, New Job - Special Education Teacher, San Jose, CA
- Hot, New Job! School-Based SLP - Oak Lawn, IL
- Hot, New Job! School Psychologist - Glen Mills, PA
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
- Apple Tree Fine Motor Activity
- Book Feature: Zones of Regulation
- Fine Motor Activity of the Week: Washi Tape Apple Art
Articles and Special Features
- Worth Repeating - Advice from the OT: Why Good Sitting = Good Learning
- Career Corner: Facts You Need To Know Before Accepting a Contract with Full Per Diem
- SLP Corner: Fall and Apple Collections!
- AAC Corner: Rethinking the AAC Prompting Hierarchy in Severe Apraxia
- Pediatric Therapy Corner: 35 Therapist Approved Tummy Time Tips & Activities
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Psychiatrists Considering Change To Intellectual Disability Criteria
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
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proposed revision to the diagnostic criteria for intellectual disability is prompting concerns about underdiagnosis and a loss of services and legal protections for people with the condition.
The American Psychiatric Association, or APA, is considering altering the entry for
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Type of Brain Cell Involved in Stuttering Identified
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[Source: Science Daily]
Researchers believe that stuttering - a potentially lifelong and debilitating speech disorder - stems from problems with the circuits in the brain that control speech, but precisely how and where these problems occur is unknown. Using a mouse model of stuttering, scientists report that a loss of cells in the brain called astrocytes are associated with stuttering. The mice had been engineered with a human gene mutation previously linked to stuttering. The study offers insights into the neurological deficits associated with stuttering.
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IBD in Childhood May Up Risk of Mental Health Issues
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[Source: Psych Central]
A new Swedish study suggests children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a greater risk for psychiatric disorders. Researchers believe that more psychological support and longer follow-up is needed for the children affected and their parents.
Investigators explain that it is already known that adults with IBD (ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease) run an increased risk of psychiatric disorders. Now their new study shows that children with IBD also run a higher risk of mental health problems.
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Possible Genetic Link Between Children's Language & Mental Health
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[Source; Medical X-Press]
A new study suggests there may be genetic explanations for why some children with poor language also have poor mental health.
The University of York-led study examined genetic variants in six genes that are thought to contribute to language development in children.
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After Years Of Underemployment, People With Autism Thrive In Tech Jobs
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
Justin Pierce fought long and hard for a seat in this gleaming downtown office building.
Pierce, who has Asperger's syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism, laid out the numbers: 328 applications, 135 rejection letters and 14 interviews, resulting finally - after almost five years - in his first professional job offer, as part of a technology team at the Chicago office of EY, a professional services firm formerly known as Ernst & Young.
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Researchers Refine Guidelines for Pediatric Brain Injuries
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[Medical X-Press]
When a child suffers a head trauma, medical professionals are in high gear to prevent further damage to a developing brain. Measuring and regulating the child's level of carbon dioxide is critical to ensuring the brain is getting enough blood oxygen to prevent a secondary brain injury. High carbon dioxide can increase intracranial pressure, while a low level is associated with poor brain circulation.
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We are seeking a clear credential Mild/Mod Special Education Teacher with Autism Authorization immediately in south San Jose.
Qualifications: You will need to have a degree in Special Education, and a current state license (or be eligible for same)
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Are you looking for a great opportunity for a Speech-Language Pathologist in a school setting? We're hiring for a School-based Speech-Language Pathologist near the vicinity of Oak Lawn, IL.
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Are you interested in working for a top-rated public school district less than an hour southwest of Philadelphia? Are you on the hunt to for a district to work for that routinely gets praised by students and their parents as "friendly," "encouraging," "safe," and "inclusive?"
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Apple Tree Fine Motor Activity
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[Source Teaching Mama]
Fall is coming! I love fall for so many reasons. For one, there are so many things you can do with apples! I have a ton of
apple ideas on my site, but here's a quick apple tree fine motor activity.
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Book Feature: Zones of Regulation
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[Source: Amazon]
Book by Leah Kuypers, MA, OT, Autism Specialist
The Zones of Regulation is a curriculum geared toward helping students gain skills in consciously regulating their actions, which in turn leads to increased control and problem solving abilities. Using a cognitive behavior approach, the curriculum's learning activities are designed to help students recognize when they are in different states
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Fine Motor Activity of the Week: Washi Tape Apple Art
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[Source: I Can Teach My Child]
It's back to school and nearly apple-picking time...the perfect time for some apple art with washi tape.
My favorite apple art project is a tad bit messier than this more simple and sophisticated project...but children can participate in creating both!
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Worth Repeating:
Advice from the OT: Why Good Sitting = Good Learning
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Editor's Note: We are reprinting this article because it was such a popular one!
Well, I guess the readers over there think Loren is onto something, because that article has already received over 20,000 hits to date! Here is the second installment of Loren's series - 'Why Good Sitting = Good Learning.' On her blog, Rachel introduces Loren's article this way:
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Career Corner:
Facts You Need To Know Before Accepting a Contract with Full Per Diem
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By Debbie Fledderjohann, Retired President of Top Echelon Contracting
Imagine this: You receive an offer for a school-based contract assignment that is too good to pass up. Not only is the pay rate higher than the other offers you have received, but you would also get full per diem even though you are intending to permanently relocate your family to your new work location. Sounds like a no-brainer, right? Well, just remember, if it's too good to be true, it probably is.
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SLP Corner:
Fall and Apple Collections
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[Source: Chapel Hill Snippets]
I'm back from vacation, and teacher workdays start here on Monday. I'm sure all of you are worrying about schedules and caseloads, so to help this fall season for some of your more special children, I'm reposting some free material. Enjoy!
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AAC Corner:
Rethinking the AAC Prompting Hierarchy in Severe Apraxia
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[Source: Teaching Learners with Multiple Special Needs]
Prompting Hierarchies have been a staple in special education, behavioral methodology and communication therapy for some time. However, when it comes to children with severe apraxia, with or without coexisting anxiety, (Rett Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome, ASD, etc) the commonly used prompting hierarchy can complicate instead of simplify teaching augmentative and alternative communication.
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Peds Tx Corner:
35 Therapist Approved Tummy Time Tips and Activities
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[Source: Mama OT]
Tummy time is important because the skills learned while on the tummy are essential for later development. Think about it, most of the big milestones in the first year of life involve the prone position in one form or another (e.g., lifting and turning the head, rolling, pushing the chest off the ground, getting up to hands and knees, scooting, crawling). In fact,
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