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Stunting Disabled Children's Growth is 'Morally Permissible,' Group Says

December 2, 2010

3 December 2010, News, Newsletter

[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.…...

December 2, 2010

3 December 2010, News, Newsletter, Specific Language Impairment

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…...

Hanukkah Social Story

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…...

December 1, 2010

3 December 2010, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, Tip or Resource, Vestibular Balance & Coordination

Thank You to Joni Redlich, DPT for this week’s Therapy Activity of the Week! Playdough can be a great tool to strengthen the hands and for imaginary play. It can also be a great tool for increasing sensory awareness of the feet.…...

November 30, 2010

3 December 2010, News, Newsletter, Stuttering

[Source: NPR.org] A grim string of events informed King George VI’s stammer. His family forced him to become right-handed. His nanny starved him and regularly drove him to tears, for reasons of her own. By the time we meet the future king…...

November 30, 2010

3 December 2010, News, Newsletter, Stuttering

[Source: ABC News 20/20] At 32, Steven Kaufman finally has come to terms with the stuttering that was so often in the way when he was growing up, although he sometimes still feels that he’s spinning his wheels in a snow bank…...

Stuttering in the News – USA Today

November 30, 2010

3 December 2010, News, Newsletter, Stuttering

M-m-m-my n-n-n-n-name i-i-i-is … One little consonant or vowel. When you stutter, that’s all that stands between you and total humiliation. Or for some, nothing comes out at all, called “a block.” Derek Wood is no stranger to that scenario. “Still, to…...

November 29, 2010

Here is a fine motor project that encourages fine motor skill practice and muscle strengthening of the fingers. Thank you to Your TherapySource.com for this great activity. For more activities, visit Your TherapySource.com for more therapy activity ideas....

November 29, 2010

3 December 2010, News, Physical Fitness, PT

[Source: Medical News Today] Contrary to popular belief, weight training can be safe and good for children, and does not make them short, dumpy and susceptible to weak joints and injuries for the rest of their lives. An article published in the…...