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Speech – Language in the News: From Grunting To Gabbing – Why Humans Can Talk

August 16, 2010

20 August 2010, Language, News, SLP

Thanks to our friends at CASANA/Apraxia-Kids for bringing this story to our attention! [Source NPR.org] Most of us do it every day without even thinking about it, yet talking is a uniquely human ability. Not only do humans have evolved brains that…...

August 16, 2010

20 August 2010, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP, Tip or Resource

Have you seen the Kids Health website? Nemours is one of the largest nonprofit organizations devoted to children’s health. This site is designed for kids with no “doctor speak” on a wide array of children’s health issues. There are some great pages…...

August 13, 2010

20 August 2010, Assistive Technology, News, Newsletter, Orientation & Mobility, PT

ScienceDaily (Aug. 12, 2010) — A robotic wheelchair is being developed that will help children learn to ‘drive’. Researchers writing in BioMed Central’s open access Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation describe the testing of ROLY — RObot-assisted Learning for Young drivers —…...

August 11, 2010

13 August 2010, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

(Reuters) – A 15-minute brain scan could in future be used to test for autism, helping doctors diagnose the complex condition more cheaply and accurately. British scientists said on Tuesday their rapid test had proved more than 90 percent accurate in adults…...

August 10, 2010

13 August 2010, Language, News, Newsletter

ScienceDaily (Aug. 9, 2010) Neural processing in the brains of parents talking to their babies may reveal secrets about early stages of language acquisition in infants, according to findings by researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute and their collaborators, who show…...

August 9, 2010

13 August 2010, ADHD, Autism, Newsletter, OT, PT, Tip or Resource, Yoga

Thank you Donna Freeman of Yoga in My School for this wonderful breathing technique video. Check out: “Swimming Stuffies” – a simple breathing technique that uses a favorite stuffed animal to encourage taking deep, calm belly breaths....

August 4, 2010

6 August 2010, News, Newsletter, Orthosis, PT

The world’s first human testing of a mind-controlled artificial limb is ready to begin. A joint project between the Pentagon and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), the Modular Prosthetic Limb will be fully controlled by sensors implanted in the brain, and…...

August 3, 2010

6 August 2010, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, Special Education

A School District That Takes the Isolation Out of Autism [Source: New York Times] MADISON, Wis. — Garner Moss has autism and when he was finishing fifth grade, his classmates made a video about him, so the new students he would meet…...

August 2, 2010

6 August 2010, Article, Down Syndrome, Newsletter, OT, Psychology, PT, SLP

By: Dianne McBrien, M.D, Dept.of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Iowa Dr McBrien is a developmental pediatrician with an interest in children with Down syndrome. All children display the traits of ADHD from time to time: Decreased Attention Span impulsive behaviour Excessive fidgeting…...

August 2, 2010

6 August 2010, Article, Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, Newsletter, Nonverbal Learning Disorder, SLP

By: Michelle Garcia Winner, MA, CCC-SLP Specializes in the treatment of individuals with social cognitive deficits: those with diagnoses such as autism, Asperger Syndrome and nonverbal learning Disorder. How can we help children with Asperger Syndrome (AS) or related diagnoses develop the…...