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Pet Therapy for Autism in the New York Times
November 11, 2010
12 November 2010, Animal Assisted Therapy, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter
[Source: The New York Times] SHADOW, a black Labrador retriever, knows how to interact with people without overreacting to them — a necessity for a well-trained therapy dog, said her owner and handler, Ani Shaker. Considered “bombproof,” meaning she will remain calm…...
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Introduction to Friedreich's Ataxia and FARA
November 10, 2010
26 November 2010, Friedreichs Ataxia, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP, Tip or Resource, Video
An introduction to Friedreich’s Ataxia and the Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) as told by interviews with patients, families, researchers, and FARA employees. dup21519...
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Worth Repeating: Spina Bifida – Physical Activity Guidelines
November 10, 2010
12 November 2010, Article, Newsletter, PT, Spina Bifida
by: The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability Spina Bifida (SB) is a condition that is present at birth, and results from an abnormality in the development of the neural tube, which forms the spinal cord. Depending on the abnormality, there…...
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Guest Commentary/Blog – The King’s Speech: An opinion from the American Institute for Stuttering
November 10, 2010
Article, SLP, Stuttering
AIS Executive Director Chamonix Sikora shares some thoughts about The King’s Speech. We saw the film with a few dozen of our friends on Monday, Nov. 8 at its New York premiere....
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Guest Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology Blog – Could Bilingual Education be Detrimental to Monolingual English-speaking Students with Special Needs?
November 8, 2010
12 November 2010, Article, Bilingualism, Newsletter
By: Scott Prath, M.A., CCC-SLP, Bilinguistics Reprinted with the express permission of the author as it appeared on the Bilinguistics Blog Editor’s Note: To protect the privacy of the children involved, the school district’s name has been changed to “Your District” and…...
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Speech and Language Activities Winter Theme from Speechtx.com
November 8, 2010
11 pages of Speech Language activities including Winter Dominoes, Match the Footprint Game, What’s Different, and Activity for ‘The Snowy Day’, Access the PDF HERE...
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Book Review: Washington Post on "Growing an In-Sync Child" by Carol Kranowitz and Joye Newman
November 5, 2010
12 November 2010, ADHD, Newsletter, OT, PT, SPD
[Source: The Washington Post] In a hurry-up world in which doing more and doing it faster is often the goal for children no matter how old they are, authors Carol Kranowitz and Joye Newman are spreading a different message: Slow down. Give…...
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Vaccination Rates Drop in Wealthier Kids as Autism Rumors Take a Toll
November 5, 2010
12 November 2010, Autism, News, Newsletter
[Source: Time Magazine] If there’s one great truth of political debate, it’s this: when noise trumps knowledge, someone’s going to get hurt. That’s been proven anew with Wednesday’s report that vaccination rates for children with health insurance have been falling — due…...
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Dyslexia Breakthrough as Gene Link Between Left-handedness and Reading Difficulties is Found
November 5, 2010
12 November 2010, Dyslexia, News, Newsletter
Thank You to our friends at CASANA/Apraxia-Kids for the heads-up on this story! [Source: The Daily Mail] A genetic variant has been discovered that appears to link handedness and reading ability. Children with a particular version of the gene, called PCSK6, have…...
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Guest Talk Radio Blog – Yoga for Children with Special Needs Audiocast
November 5, 2010
12 November 2010, ADHD, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Newsletter, Yoga
Contributed by: Donna Freeman of Yoga In My School. This item has been contributed with the express permission of Yoga in My School, as it appeared on their website Founder of Every Kids Yoga, Craig Hanauer, joins Yogainmyschool.com to highlight how yoga…...
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