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Fearless Children Show Less Empathy, More Aggression

November 11, 2010

12 November 2010, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical News Today] Preschool-aged children who demonstrate fearless behavior also reveal less empathy and more aggression towards their peers. This has been shown in a new study that was carried out at the University of Haifa’s Faculty of Education. “The results…...

November 11, 2010

News, Newsletter, 12 November 2010, TBI

[Source: Time Magazine] A survey of 197 youth offenders in England — boys aged 11 to 19 who have been incarcerated — found that they are three times more likely to have had a traumatic brain injury (TBI) than their non-offending counterparts.…...

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…...

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...

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…...

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....

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…...

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...

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…...

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…...