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Yoga Creates Calm for Children with Autism

May 11, 2011

13 May 2011, Autism, News, Newsletter, Yoga

Thanks to our friends at Your Therapy Source for the heads up on this article [Source: Orlando Sun Sentinel] Children with autism who have trouble relaxing are finding peace through “pretzel” and “superman.” These yoga poses and a dozen others, performed in…...

What is Spina Bifida?

May 10, 2011

13 May 2011, Article, Newsletter, OT, PT, Special Education, Spina Bifida, Spinal Cord Injury

United Spinal Association, Action online Magazine March 5, 2004 This article was originally published in Action Online and is reprinted here with the express Permission of the United Spinal Association. Spina Bifida, the most common neural tube defect (NTD), is one of…...

May 10, 2011

13 May 2011, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Healthday/US News and World Report] Children conceived in winter seem to have a greater risk of being diagnosed with autism, a new study suggests. Environmental factors — including exposure to seasonal viruses such as influenza and changes in diet — may…...

May 9, 2011

13 May 2011, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily, NPR] Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in South Korea affect an estimated 2.64% of the population of school-age children, equivalent to 1 in 38 children, according to the first comprehensive study of autism prevalence using a total population sample. The…...

May 9, 2011

13 May 2011, Handwriting, News, Newsletter, PT

[Source: CNET News] Not to be outdone by Boy Scouts who can now earn a robotics badge, a team of Girl Scouts from Iowa has created a prize-winning prosthetic device to help a 3-year-old girl born without fingers on her right hand.…...

May 5, 2011

6 May 2011, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource, Vestibular Balance & Coordination

Thanks to our great friends at Your Therapy Source for this week’s Therapy Tip. The purpose of this activity is to encourage fine motor, visual motor and bilateral coordination skills. Materials needed include heavy duty cardboard, scissors, colored string, yarn or…...

May 4, 2011

29 April 2011, Article, Language, Newsletter

[Source: The Smart Talkers Blog] This has long been a bone of contention among speech and language therapists and the basis of many a discussion between Franky and me. Here is an extract from the New York Times which sums up our…...

May 3, 2011

6 May 2011, News, Newsletter, Stuttering

[Source: The Stuttering Foundation] The Stuttering Foundation’s captivating public service announcement plays a starring role on every copy of The King’s Speech DVD, which was released in April. The 60-second PSA will let millions of people who view the movie in the…...

May 3, 2011

6 May 2011, Article, Newsletter, SLP

Editor’s Note: This article was written for parents and guardians. We offer it here for you that you might share it with the adults caring for the kiddos that you treat. By: Toby Stephan (with suggestions from numerous Hanen Certified speech-language pathologists),…...

May 3, 2011

6 May 2011, Article, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT

By: Loren Shlaes, OTR/L Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique I recently received a call from a mother who was referred to me by a learning specialist because her son was having problems with his handwriting. She started to mention the orthotics…...