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Call it –TBI, Parents Listen; — Concussion, Not so Much

January 22, 2010

January 2010, News, Newsletter, TBI

[Source: Los Angeles Times, January 17, 2010] The terms concussion and mild traumatic brain injury pretty much mean the same thing. But which term a parent hears from the doctor makes a big difference in the seriousness with which the injury is…...

Therasuit in the News

January 18, 2010

22 January 2010, Cerebral Palsy, News, OT, PT, Video

[Source: King5.com] [Source: King5, Seattle, Washington; January 16, 2010], Nicole was born weighing just one pound, 14 ounces. Doctors diagnosed cerebral palsy. “As she’s getting older she’s starting to realize more that there is something different. And she wants to be able…...

Handwriting Myths Exposed

January 15, 2010

Article, Handwriting, January 2010, Newsletter, OT

Handwriting Myths Exposed By: Megan Eldridge, OTR/L Handwriting Development Expert Have you ever said, “Some children are just plain lazy when it comes to their handwriting. They can write nicely if they go slow and really try.” Many parents, teacher and other…...

January 15, 2010

ADHD, January 2010, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain], Two brain areas fail to connect when children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder attempt a task that measures attention, according to researchers at the UC Davis Center for Mind and Brain and M.I.N.D. Institute.…...

January 9, 2010

Article, January 2010, Newsletter, SLP, Stuttering

All material Copyright © 2009 The National Stuttering Association Reprinted with the express permission of the National Stuttering Association as originally published on their website. By: Pam Mertz Pam Mertz is an adult who stutters, who had speech therapy as a kid…...

January 8, 2010

8 January 2010, Autism, News, OT

[Source: Disability Scoop] By SHAUN HEASLEY January 8, 2010Text Size A A Brain scans detecting a sound processing delay common in children with autism could lead to earlier diagnosis of the developmental disorder, researchers said Friday. In a study of children with and…...

January 8, 2010

8 January 2010, ADHD, News, OT

ScienceDaily (Jan. 11, 2010) — A new thought-operated computer system which can reduce the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children will be rolled out across the UK this month. Professor Karen Pine at the University of Hertfordshire’s School of…...

IDEA Money Being Redirected

January 8, 2010

January 2010, News of the Week, Newsletter, Special Education

The Wall Street Journal published an illuminating piece this week that talks about how schools are using a previously little used, but long standing provision in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in order to fund other district programs outside of…...

January 7, 2010

8 January 2010, Cochlear Implants, Music Therapy, News, SLP

ScienceDaily (Jan. 7, 2010) — Music therapy can assist in the speech acquisition process in toddlers who have undergone cochlear implantation, as revealed in a new study by Dr. Dikla Kerem of the University of Haifa. The study was carried out in…...

Thomas the Tank Engine for Autism

January 7, 2010

8 January 2010, Autism, News, OT

[Source: SMH.com.au] THE Reverend W. Awdry, the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine, was on to something in 1943 when he developed the smiling steam engine. It turns out that putting a human face on a cartoon train, bus or tram can…...