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…...
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....
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…...
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...
[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…...
[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…...
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…...
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…...
[Source: DisabilityScoop.com] Doctors can’t formally diagnose autism in children younger than age 2, but that’s not stopping researchers who are working to identify infants who are at risk and begin therapy. The idea is to take early intervention and apply it at…...
[Source: Medical News Today.com] Researchers at UCLA have discovered how an autism-risk gene rewires the brain, which could pave the way for treatments aimed at rebalancing brain circuits during early development, according to an article published in Science Translational Medicine. Functional imaging…...
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