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Can Limiting Screen Time Improve Autism Symptoms?

January 25, 2023

27 January 2023, Autism, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] New research suggests that substantially reducing the amount of time that young kids with autism spend watching screens could lead to fewer symptoms of the developmental disorder. In a small pilot study, the parents of nine children with autism…...

January 25, 2023

27 January 2023, News, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Disability Scoop] Patricia Allen vividly remembers the “glorious moment” last summer when she strolled on a North Beach sidewalk without having to focus on the laborious process of lifting, swinging and lowering her left leg, which has suffered from hemiparesis, or…...

January 25, 2023

27 January 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A new study has shown that common levels of traffic pollution can impair human brain function in only a matter of hours. The study was the first to show in a controlled experiment using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)…...

January 24, 2023

27 January 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] “Inside our heads, the brain is all crumpled up. If you flattened out the human cortex into a single 2D sheet, it would cover two and a half square feet of space — roughly the size of four pieces…...

January 24, 2023

27 January 2023, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Neuroscientists identified a specific neural mechanism in the human brain that tags information with emotional associations for enhanced memory. The team demonstrated that high-frequency brain waves in the amygdala, a hub for emotional processes, and the hippocampus, a hub…...

January 23, 2023

Career, Career Tip, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: This post is part one of a four-part interview guide for pediatric and school based speech-language pathologists, school psychologists, occupational therapists and physical therapists. To read the rest of this guide, visit our Interview Like a Pro – The Pediatric Therapy…...

January 23, 2023

27 January 2023, AAC, Newsletter, Special Education

[Source: Edutopia] My first exposure to a student who used augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) was when I taught in a self-contained disability-specific special education classroom. The student, Ringo, had a device like a small laptop that he used to type words and sentences,…...

January 23, 2023

26 February 2021, Autism, Dyspraxia, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: My Aspergers Child] Most children with Asperger’s (AS) and High-Functioning Autism (HFA) have a history of delayed acquisition of motor skills (e.g., handwriting, pedaling a bike, tying shoelaces, catching a ball, opening jars, climbing monkey-bars, etc.), which is called “motor clumsiness.”…...

January 23, 2023

27 January 2023, Conversation, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Therapy Trails] Oh the joys of Conversation Hearts. No Valentine’s Day is complete without seeing these edible hearts literally everywhere. Side Thought: Does anyone ever use them for their purpose? Like, is there anyone out there that gives their loved one a candy…...

January 23, 2023

27 January 2023, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: My Speech Universe] Looking for a cheap, easy to use therapy material? How about paper bags? I love using paper bags for a variety of activities. Here are some simple ways I have incorporated paper bags into my therapy sessions. Puppets…...