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August 16, 2019
Issue 26, Volume 12
It's All About the Choices!
Greetings and Happy Friday!
Please enjoy our weekly newsletter!
News Items:
- Study Calls For End To 'High Functioning Autism' Label
- Wegmans Wheels in New Shopping Carts for Families with Special Needs
- Researchers Study New Method of Assessing Severity of Pediatric TBI
- New Autism Early Detection Technique Analyzes How Children Scan Faces
- Apple Announces 'Disability-Themed Emojis' To Arrive in the Fall
- Shootings Reignite Focus on 'Red Flag' Laws, Schools' Role in Violence Prevention
PediaStaff News and Hot Jobs
- School-Based Occupational Therapist - OT - Maryville, TN
- School-Based SLP for Deaf & Hearing Impaired (DHH) - Near Manchester, NH
- Multiple Full time School Psychologist Openings - Chicago, IL
Therapy Activities, Tips and Resources
- 10 Free Back to School Printables and Forms for School Based Therapists
- Back to School - WH Board
- Come Fly with Me! - Paper Airplanes for OT
- Activity of the Week: The Inside of an Apple Craft
Articles and Special Features
- PT Corner: Back to School Motor Planning
- Pediatric Therapy Corner: What's a "Co-Treat" All About?
- School Psych Corner: The Limitations of Teaching 'Grit' in the Classroom
- SLP Corner: With a Bit of Grace
- Special Ed Corner: Do's & Don'ts of Responding to Challenging Behavior
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Study Calls For End To 'High Functioning Autism' Label
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[Source: Disability Scoop]
A term often used in both clinical and social settings to denote the capabilities of individuals on the autism spectrum should be consigned to the history books, researchers say.
"High functioning autism" is a misnomer, according to findings published recently in the journal Autism, and creates false assumptions.
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Wegmans Gets New Shopping Carts for Families w/ Special Needs
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[Source: NBC12.com]
(WWBT) - In an effort to make shopping easier for families who have children with mobility restrictions, Wegmans now offers an easier and safer way to grocery shop with the launch of specialized shopping carts in all of their stores.
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Researchers Study New Method of Assessing Severity of Pediatric TBI
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[Source: Medical X-Press]
A team of international scientists, including Melbourne researchers, has found blood samples can help gauge the severity of children's brain injuries, indicating which children will recover and which will need ongoing support.
The Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI), working with Canadian scientists, analysed blood from 158 children
who presented with head injuries
at children's hospitals in Melbourne, Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver from 2011 to 2013. These patients were selected from a pool of 1680
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Autism Early Detection Technique Analyzes How Children Scan Faces
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[Source: The Conversation]
Imagine that your son Tommy is about to turn two. He is a shy and sweet little boy, but his behaviors can be unpredictable. He throws the worst temper tantrums, sometimes crying and screaming inconsolably for an hour. The smallest changes in routines can throw him off.
Is this a bad case of the so-called "terrible twos"? Should you give Tommy some time to grow out of
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Apple Announces 'Disability-Themed Emojis' To Arrive in the Fall
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[Source: NBC News]
In a move to bring "more diversity to the keyboard," Apple released new "disability-themed" emojis Tuesday that will be available in the fall.
Users of iPhones will soon be able to send a guide dog, an ear with a hearing aid, a person in a wheelchair, a prosthetic arm and a prosthetic leg, among other new options.
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Shootings Reignite Focus on 'Red Flag' Laws, Schools' Role in Violence
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[Source: Education Week]
Responding to two large mass shootings over the weekend, President Donald Trump on Monday resurrected an idea he first pushed after a 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Fla.-the enactment of state-level "red flag" laws that allow authorities to restrict people's access to weapons if they are deemed a threat to themselves or others.
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You'll enjoy this Occupational Therapist position in the Maryville, TN area serving kids from preschool through high school.
* Full-time school-based position
* preK to 12th grade
* You'll supervise two COTAs
* Pay is based on years of experience
* This is long-term direct employment with a local provider of school-based services
* Full Benefits include medical, dental, disability, IRA, PTO
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Are you a devoted school-based or pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist with experience with children who are deaf or hearing impaired (DHH)? Would you like to live in the lovely state of New Hampshire only an hour from the Atlantic Coast and 90 minutes from the White Mountains? If so, read on!
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Multiple Full time School Psychologist Openings:
Chicago, IL
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School Psychologists needed to work full or part-time in the Chicago area. You will be servicing children at several different schools in the same area. This position is for the SY 2019-2020 and could possibly go beyond!
* You will be providing school-based services to children on the North Side of Chicago
* You will have your own caseload, work directly in the schools 5 days a week
* You will have the additional support of a therapist-owned and operated management
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10 Free Back to School Printables and Forms for School Based Therapists
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[Source: Your Therapy Source]
Well folks, the time has officially come for back to school again! Every year that goes by I feel like the summer goes faster and faster. When school does start back up again, I do find it much easier to have a routine and to try and stay ahead of the curve. In reality though, being organized and prepared are not some of my strengths. Being creative and flying by the seat of my pants are
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Back to School WH- Game Board
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[Source: Speech Time Fun]
I still have another 3-4 weeks left of summer but I know some of you are coming close to that back to school season. I want to try and post back to school ideas to help get you prepared! Since my game boards have been popular in the past, I created one with the back to school theme! Not only will these questions work on increasing utterance length and distinguishing between question forms, but it will also work on school vocabulary and elicit conversation.
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[Source: Your Kids OT]
Paper planes appeal to kids (and adults) of all ages. It may be something you did as a child with a grownup helping you to perfect a great flyer.
You may not have stopped to think that paper planes encourage visual motor planning
,bilateral coordination
(using both hands together), and fine motor accuracy
in executing the folds. They are lots of fun too!
In the Miller Function and Participation Scales
there is an "origami" subtest that measures this against age appropriate norms. Miller describes the skills needed for this activity to be similar to participation in home activities (eg. folding towels, napkins, clothes or the newspaper) or school activities (eg. turning pages in books or folding paper for art projects).
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Activity of the Week: The Inside of an Apple Craft
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[Source: I Heart Crafty Things]
Apples are one of my daughter's favorite snacks! She loves when we slice it open and she sees the fun star seed shape inside, so we decided to make this darling Apple Craft that gives a unique focus on the insides of an apple. The use of a clear plastic drink lid helps achieve an awesome dimensional look to the craft.
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PT Corner:
Back to School Motor Planning
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[Source: Pink Oatmeal]
The school year is upon us! It's a busy time with lots of new friends and routines. Physical activity and motor planning skills are still a must even in the first few weeks of school. Combining movement and learning along with fun motor activities can make it easy to fit in physical activity and appropriate motor skills. Check out these back to school motor planning ideas for back to school gross motor and fine motor activities.
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Pediatric Therapy Corner:
What's a "Co-Treat" All About?
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[Source: Pink Oatmeal]
It's a habit we are all guilty of as therapists. We throw around these words that parents don't always understand, and then barely have the time to accurately explain ourselves. A disconnect can emerge in this process, with opportunities missed due to misconceptions or misunderstandings. One of these concepts that often gets caught in the jumble is something called a "co-treat."
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School Psych Corner:
The Limitations of Teaching 'Grit' in the Classroom
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[Source: Pink Oatmeal]
Editor's Note: Thank you to NASP for sharing this article on their Facebook page. Please support our contributors and visit the
NASP Facebook Page.
[Source: The Atlantic]
The first time I heard a preschooler explaining a classmate's disruptive behavior, I was surprised at how adult her 4-year-old voice sounded.
Her classmate "doesn't know how to sit still and listen," she said to me, while I sat at the snack table with them. He couldn't learn because he couldn't follow directions, she explained, as if she had recently completed a behavioral assessment on him.
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SLP Corner:
With a Bit of Grace
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[Source: Pink Oatmeal]
Editor's Note: Thank you to NASP for sharing this article on their Facebook page. Please support our contributors and visit the
NASP Facebook Page.
[Source: The Atlantic]
The first time I heard a preschooler explaining a classmate's disruptive behavior, I was surprised at how adult her 4-year-old voice sounded.
Her classmate "doesn't know how to sit still and listen," she said to me, while I sat at the snack table with them. He couldn't learn because he couldn't follow directions, she explained, as if she had recently completed a behavioral assessment on him.
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