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SLP Corner: Back to School: Self-Advocacy Tips for Students Who Stutter

August 18, 2021

20 August 2021, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: ASHA Leader Blog] Back to school season fills children with a mixture of excitement and anxiety. They probably feel excitement to reunite with friends, participate in clubs, sports or other extracurricular activities, and continue learning (even if they refuse to admit…...

August 17, 2021

20 August 2021, Article, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: Our News Feed turned up this great article from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel which we thought was an excellent resource for OTs (and everyone actually) to share with the teachers and parents of the kiddos that you work with. Make…...

August 17, 2021

20 August 2021, Article, Back to School, Newsletter, OT

Editor’s Note: This would be a great article to share with the parents and guardians of your clients! by Cara Koscinki MOT, OTR/L School already?!?! Yes, it’s that time of year. When I saw that first back to school commercial, the anxiety…...

August 17, 2021

20 August 2021, Article, Newsletter, SPD

By: Cat Lichtenbelt Copyright 2011. Reprinted with the express permission of Sensory Flow as it appeared on their website August 11, 2011 Editor’s Note: This article was written for parents, but we are including it on our blog because we thought it…...

August 16, 2021

20 August 2021, ADHD, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Science Daily] Most children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) don’t outgrow the disorder, as widely thought. It manifests itself in adulthood in different ways and waxes and wanes over a lifetime, according to a study published Aug.13 in the…...

August 16, 2021

20 August 2021, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Swimming a few laps likely won’t turn your child into the next Katie Ledecky or Michael Phelps, but it just might help them become the next J.K. Rowling or Stephen King. A recent study by University of Delaware researchers…...

August 16, 2021

20 August 2021, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Research has shown that a music-related hobby boosts language skills and affects the processing of speech in the brain. According to a new study, the reverse also happens — learning foreign languages can affect the processing of music in…...

August 16, 2021

20 August 2021, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A new paper comparing the ability to match pitch and duration in speech and song is providing valuable insight into vocal imitation deficits for children and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The results show how individuals with ASD…...

August 16, 2021

20 August 2021, News, Newsletter, Preemies

[Source Medical X-Press] Babies born prematurely, even just a couple weeks early, may be at increased risk of autism, a large new study suggests. It’s long been known that autism, a developmental brain disorder, is more common among children who were born…...

Teaching Empathy to Kids

August 16, 2021

20 August 2021, Empathy, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Your Therapy Source] The ability to understand the feelings of others is an important skill for healthy, prosperous relationships and social connections. Research has found that parents who know how to foster empathy in their children weren’t born with this knowledge…...