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By: Heidi Hanks Copyright 2010. Reprinted with the express permission of the author as it appeared on her blog Mommy Speech Therapy Teaching the “SH” sound may seem a little daunting at first, but I think you will find that with these…...
[Source: ScienceDaily.com] Like the mute button on the TV remote control, our brains filter out unwanted noise so we can focus on what we’re listening to. But when it comes to following our own speech, a new brain study from the University…...
[Source: Disability Scoop] Two Oregon teens took home the nation’s top high school science prize for developing technology that could help children with autism identify emotion in human speech. Akash Krishnan and Matthew Fernandez, both high school juniors from Portland, Ore., will…...
December 7, 2010
Best Careers 2011:  Occupational Therapist – As one of the 50 best careers of 2011, this should have strong growth over the next decade The rundown: Whether it’s helping a developmentally challenged toddler learn to follow directions or teaching a man with…...
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…...