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What Causes Specific Language Impairment in Children?

January 1, 2008

Article, SLP, Specific Language Impairment

Dorothy V. M. Bishop, D.Phil., Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford Published online 03-26-07 in the Canadian Language & Literacy Research Network in their Encyclopedia of Language and Literacy Development Talking comes so naturally to most children that one seldom pauses to…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Down Syndrome, Early Intervention, Language

By: Libby Kumin Libby Kumin is a Professor and Department Chair of the Speech-Language Pathology Department at Loyola College in Baltimore. This article by Libby Kumin is just one chapter of a comprehensive text on Down Syndrome: A Promising Future, Together, Edited by Terry…...

What causes Rett Syndrome?

January 1, 2008

Article, Rett Syndrome

All material Copyright© 2008-2010 Rett Syndrome Research Trust Reprinted with the express permission of Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) as originally published on their Website. Mutations in a gene called MECP2 (methyl-CpG-binding protein 2) were identified as the cause of Rett Syndrome in…...

January 1, 2008

OT, School Psych, Selective Mutism, SLP

Reprinted with the express permission of Selective Mutism Group (SMG) as originally published on their website. By: Lynn Lunceford, Psy.D., Board of Directors, SMG~CAN This article is formatted as a table and is best viewed in PDF format. Click here to read the entire article Featured Organization: Selective…...

January 1, 2008

ADHD, Anxiety, Attention, Meditation, Mindfulness, OT, School Psych, Stress

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