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New Directions in Pediatric Cochlear Implantation: Effects on Candidacy

January 1, 2008

Article, Hearing Loss, SLP. Cochlear Implants

Kirk, K. , Firszt, J. , Hood, L. & Holt, R. (2006, November 28) The ASHA Leader. Multichannel cochlear implants (CIs) were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1990 for use in children with profound hearing loss ages…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Autism, SLP

Thiemann-Bourque, K. (2010, April 27). The ASHA Leader. Peer-mediated interventions can help narrow the widening social gap between students with ASD and their typically developing peers that begins in elementary school and can continue as they transition to middle school See the…...

Mythbusters – Myths About Stuttering

January 1, 2008

Article, Stuttering

Myth: People who stutter are not smart. Reality: There is no link whatsoever between stuttering and intelligence. Myth: Nervousness causes stuttering. Reality: Nervousness does not cause stuttering. Nor should we assume that people who stutter are prone to be nervous, fearful, anxious,…...

January 1, 2008

Article, SLP

By: Robertson, Z. (2002, September 10). The ASHA Leader. I came in idealistic and full of confidence after completing four years of undergraduate and two years of graduate work in communication sciences and disorders. I felt ready for anything related to speech and…...

Muscular Dystrophy: Fact Sheet

January 1, 2008

Muscular Dystrophy Fact Sheet

by: The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability Though multiple sclerosis can be a challenging health condition both physically and psychologically, research has shown that a person’s level of physical fitness, psychological disposition and general quality of life can improve with regular…...

Multiple Sclerosis Fact Sheet

January 1, 2008

Article, Multiple Sclerosis, PT

by: The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability Multiple sclerosis is a chronic, inflammatory disease that affects the central nervous system and causes gradual destruction of myelin (demyelination) and transection of neuron axons patches throughout the brain and spinal cord . Myelin,…...

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, School Psych, Selective Mutism, SLP

Reprinted with the express permission of Selective Mutism Group (SMG) as originally published on their website. By: Written by Christine Stanley and Teresa Cardulla PLEASE NOTE: This article was written for parents rather than therapists. We include it here so that therapists might share it with the…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Multiple Sclerosis, PT

by: The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability Though multiple sclerosis can be a challenging health condition both physically and psychologically, research has shown that a person’s level of physical fitness, psychological disposition and general quality of life can improve with regular…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Rett Syndrome, SLP

Linda J. Burkhart Girls with Rett Syndrome’s most profound disability is Apraxia or Dyspraxia. See the full Article HERE...

January 1, 2008

Fine Motor Skills, Motor Planning, Video

Learn how to make a pipe cleaner toy to help child with Motor Planning, and Fine Motor and Bilateral Coordination Activiy. From YourTherapySource...