Child behavioral diagnosis,
medication, and therapy - Who really
benefits?
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 14.3% of Canadian children have a
mental health diagnosis (Waddell 2007) and 30% are
entering the school system developmentally delayed
(Kershaw 2009). Printing instruction at the
primary level averages 14 minutes per day (Graham 2008)
ensuring literacy failure. Record levels of new
child diagnoses have overwhelmed both the education and
health care systems, burying professionals in a pile of
referrals, wait lists, reports, and education plans.
Are Canadian children really "sick" and "learning
disabled", or have the education and health systems
unwittingly created a self serving monster?
Keep
reading
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Links and
Opportunities
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SSRI
Stories
This
website is a collection of 3400 plus news stories,
articles and FDA testimony regarding incidents involving
either violence or suicide by children, youth and adults
related to use of Selective Serotonin Reuptake
Inhibitors, commonly referred to as
anti-depressants.
www.ssristories.com
Holistic
Playgrounds
Don't have a lot of money to
upgrade your playground, but want to create fun and
interactive playspace for children? Check out Holistic
Playgrounds new website.
www.holisticplaygrounds.com
Sensory
Processing Disorder Foundation
In August, the
SPD Foundation launched e-Learning, their biggest effort
ever to "teach the world about SPD."
www.spdfoundation.net/elearn 
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www.sensoryprocessing.info
Profile
of Els Rengenhart
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 Els Rengenhart is an occupational
therapist who has created an awesome website with loads
of helpful information for parents and teachers on how
to help children with Sensory Processing Disorder.
Click here for Els Rengenhart's
profile.
Click here to visit her website,
www.sensoryprocessing.info.
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Book a
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WEBINAR
for your group or
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Contact Amy Dickson at
adickson@zonein.ca or 1-888-896-6346 for more
information.November 18, 2009 - Back to Basics - Register Now!December 2, 2009 - A Cracked Foundation -
Register Now!January 6, 2010 - Mixed Signals - Register Now!February 3, 2010 - Why Can't Children Sit
Still? - Register Now!March 3, 2010 - Diminishing Returns -
Register Now!Early
Intervention Webinars to be arranged at a later
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Upcoming OT Training
dates
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March 22 - 26, 2010 - Dallas, TX
May 10 - 14,
2010 - Vancouver, BC
Click here for application
information.
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| Cris Rowan |
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Cris Rowan is a Pediatric
Occupational Therapist, author, speaker and champion of
easing the job of learning for all children.
Click here for
complete
bio.
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