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Autism Corner: Social Skills Training for Children with Autism

September 10, 2019

13 September 2019, Article, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Best Practice Autism] Impairment in social communication and interaction is a core feature of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Social skills deficits include difficulties with initiating interactions, maintaining reciprocity, taking another person’s perspective, and inferring the interests of others. Unfortunately, many children…...

September 10, 2019

13 September 2019, Article, Auditory Processing Disorder, Newsletter, SLP

By: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) Reprinted with the permission of National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) as originally published on their Website What is auditory processing? Auditory processing is the term used to…...

September 10, 2019

13 September 2019, Article, Newsletter, Sensory Processing, SPD

By: Jackie Linder Olson Editor’s Note: This article is directed at parents, but would a a great resource to share with the caregivers for your sensory sensitive kiddos! It is time to go back to school, which can be both exciting and…...

September 10, 2019

13 September 2019, Article, Newsletter, PT

By: Margaret Rice PT Looking back to graduation from physical therapy school, well over 10 years ago, I now realize that the professors missed quite a bit of information about school based therapy. After one class in pediatric physical therapy and an eight…...

September 10, 2019

13 September 2019, News, Newsletter, PT, Special Education

[Source: Disability Scoop] Sylvia Colt-Lacayo is 18, fresh-faced and hopeful, as she beams confidence from her power wheelchair. Her long dark hair is soft and carefully tended, and her wide brown eyes are bright. A degenerative neuromuscular disease, similar to muscular dystrophy,…...

September 9, 2019

13 September 2019, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Nearly a decade after Congress first considered restrictions on the use of restraint and seclusion in schools, a new report finds that rules continue to vary significantly from state to state. Thirty states have “meaningful” laws on the books…...

September 9, 2019

13 September 2019, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical X-Press] Several studies had already demonstrated that children who have an elder sibling have poorer linguistic performance than those who have none. Now a research team at the CNRS, Hôpital Robert-Debré AP-HP, the EHESS, the ENS and the INSERM1 has…...

September 9, 2019

13 September 2019, News, Newsletter, OT, PT, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press] Most parents are aware that physical activity is good for children—as it can help to improve their sense of self and have a positive impact on their mental health and well-being. But it’s less well known that being fit…...

September 9, 2019

13 September 2019, News, Newsletter, OT, School Psych

[Source: Medical X-Press] Most children with ADHD who receive behavioral intervention do not need medication, according to a new study by researchers at FIU’s Center for Children and Families. Researchers evaluated 127 unmedicated children with ADHD, ages 5 to 13, during the…...

September 9, 2019

13 September 2019, Language, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical X-Press] When you consider how children learn words, you might think of this kind of scenario: an adult points to an object (for example, a dog), clearly says a word in isolation (dog!), and the child immediately understands what the…...