Monthly Archive
December 7, 2010
Researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute are recruiting healthy, typically developing children and young adults between the ages of 3 to 20 years to participate in a study investigating the relationship between genes and brain development. This study is being conducted by…...
December 7, 2010
[Source CBS New York] NEW YORK (CBS 2) — A teenage boy suffered a serious brain injury seven years ago in an accident on New Jersey’s Route 79. Now he’s helping other young people going through similar traumas. It’s his way of…...
By: Len Leshin, MD, FAAP Copyright 2003. All rights reserved. Reprinted with the express permission of Len Leshin, MD, FAAP as originally published on his Website The “Mongol” Debate In 1866, Dr John Langdon Down published his first work on a group…...
December 2, 2010
This is a very nice page full of quality links to sites with Kwanzaa readings, crafts, crosswords, word searches, sequencing, clipart, webquest, and more....
December 2, 2010
Alphabetize Kwanzaa Words – primary grades Alphabetize Kwanzaa Words – upper elementary My Kwanzaa Book Kwanzaa Coloring Page...
SpecialPlaydate.com is an online community that assists in the development of children’s social and communication skills by offering an opportunity for these individuals to interact with other children and create lasting relationships. The website’s services, available in all 50 states, present parents…...
December 2, 2010
[Source:  Seattle PI] Four years after Seattle Children’s hospital created a firestorm of controversy by stunting the growth of a profoundly disabled girl, a Seattle-based group studying the ethics of growth attenuation has decided the procedure is “morally permissible” under certain conditions.…...
The Common Childhood Disorders that Have Been Left out in the Cold [Source: The Guardian (UK)] Specific language impairment (SLI) is a developmental disorder 10 times as common as autism and just as prevalent as dyslexia. So how come you’ve never heard…...
December 2, 2010
Here is a link to a really nice Autism Social Story in Word Doc Format we found on the web!  ...
December 1, 2010
Hanukkah Word Search – puzzle and alphabetize Hanukkah Coloring Page 1 Two Dreidels – coloring page Acrostic Poem for Hanukkah – creative writing activity Acrostic Poem for Chanukah – creative writing activity Chanukah Tic-Tac-Toe – black and white Menorah Cut and Paste…...