[Source] Kids Health NB: This article is written for children who have Cerebral Palsy and related problems. We publish it here because we know that therapists like to give their clients as much information as possible. Have you ever heard a family member…...
Thanks to our friends at Healing Thresholds for the lead on this great story. Please support our contributors and visit Healing Thresholds, a free website dedicated to healing the lives of families touched by autism. [Source: StarTribune.com] A simple video that incorporates…...
[Source: Disability Scoop] The Food and Drug Administration told eight companies Thursday to stop marketing a series of untested drugs and devices as treatments for autism and a slew of other conditions, citing serious side effects including death. At issue are chelation…...
Last week we brought you word of a study published in the Journal Pediatrics that linked (while not proving causation) jaundice in newborns and Autism Spectrum Disorders. Autism Speaks has released an interesting statement/blog post responding to and addressing this study. Please…...
[Source: Various/Unknown – We found several variations of this game on the web without any author attribution] Fold an orange piece of paper into nine squares. Choose words from the speech sounds the child is working on. (See the list below for…...
[Source: Wall Street Journal] The rise of mainstream tablet computers is proving to have unforeseen benefits for children with speech and communication problems—and such use has the potential to disrupt a business where specialized devices can cost thousands of dollars. Before she…...
This guest blog is reposted with the express consent of the author exactly as it appeared on her blog By: L. Mae Wilkinson NB: This blog post was originally written for parents. We really enjoyed this article and Mae’s suggestions for how…...
By: Shareka Bentham, SLT copyright 2010. Shareka Bentham, SLT This blog post has been reprinted with express permission of the author as it appeared on her blog Easy Speech and Language Ideas Anyone who has seen me going into work knows I…...