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Multiple Sclerosis Risk Factors in Children

March 21, 2011

25 March 2011, Multiple Sclerosis, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: PhysOrg.com] In children, an initial attack of demyelination (acquired demyelinating syndrome [ADS] in the central nervous system) often remains a single, isolated episode. However, in at least 20 % of children it represents the first clinical attack of MS. This contrasts…...

March 18, 2011

18 March 2011, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Disability advocates are divided over a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention proposal to add wandering to the menu of descriptors doctors can use to diagnose individuals with autism, intellectual disability and other conditions. Under the proposal, which is…...

March 18, 2011

18 March 2011, Art Therapy, Article, Autism, Newsletter

By: Pamela Ullmann, ATR-BC, LCAT copyright 2011. Pamela Ullmann. This blog post has been reprinted with express permission of the author as it appeared on the Full Spectrum Blog Most typical children naturally love to pretend play and intuitively use their imaginations…...

March 18, 2011

18 March 2011, Article, Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP

By: Michelle Garcia Winner, MA, CCC-SLP specializes in the treatment of individuals with social cognitive deficits: those with diagnoses such as autism, Asperger Syndrome and nonverbal learning Disorder. A classic example of a person with a social thinking challenge is that of…...

March 18, 2011

18 March 2011, Article, Newsletter, SLP, Stuttering

All material Copyright © 1991-2009 Stuttering Foundation of America Reprinted with the express permission of the Stuttering Foundation of America as originally published on their website. By: Monica Bray Senior Lecturer in Speech Pathology, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds LS1 3HE, England Introduction…...

March 16, 2011

18 March 2011, Newsletter, Rett Syndrome, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: Our friends at the International Rett Syndrome Federation have endorsed this resource, “Scoliolis in Rett Syndrome.” From the ‘About’ page: There is limited information in the medical literature regarding the management of scoliosis. We have therefore developed some guidelines to…...

March 16, 2011

18 March 2011, Newsletter, OT, Proprioreception, Tip or Resource

Special Thanks to Your Therapy Source for this great activity. Please support our contributors and visit Your Therapy Source We all know the usual “therapy” uses for bubble wrap – popping the bubbles with the fingers or the feet. Here are some…...

March 15, 2011

18 March 2011, Animal Assisted Therapy, News, Newsletter

[Source: The New York Times] We’ve all seen guide dogs that can direct blind people around obstacles and tell them when it is safe to cross the street. Perhaps you also know of guide dogs for the deaf, which can alert people…...

March 15, 2011

18 March 2011, Cerebral Palsy, News of the Week, PT

[Source: HealthDay] Most children with severe cerebral palsy have asymmetric pelvic bones that surgeons should adjust for when they perform surgeries of the pelvis, spine and surrounding structures, say researchers. Previous studies have found that cerebral palsy patients have asymmetry above the…...

March 15, 2011

18 March 2011, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

By: Leah Musgrave and Dean Trout This blog post is reprinted here with express permission of the authors as it appeared on their 2 Gals Talk About Speech Therapy Blog It is Monday and time for a little shared information from these…...