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Brain System Appears to Compensate for Autism, OCD and Dyslexia

February 17, 2015

20 February 2015, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP

[Source Medical News Today] Individuals with five neurodevelopmental disorders — autism spectrum disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette syndrome, dyslexia, and Specific Language Impairment — appear to compensate for dysfunction by relying on a single powerful and nimble system in the brain known as declarative memory. This hypothesis…...

February 17, 2015

[Source: Speech Dudes] When developing a vocabulary set for an augmented and alternative communication (AAC) system – or indeed when deciding on what vocabulary to teach anyone – one of the most fundamental of measures you can use is frequency count; how often…...

February 17, 2015

20 February 2015, Autism, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] A spit test may one day be able to diagnose autism according to researchers at Clarkson University and the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Scientists at the universities have published the first study showing that children with…...

February 16, 2015

20 February 2015, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: I Can Teach My Child] Word families can be a beneficial component in your teaching-your-child-to-read toolbox. To put it simply, word families are words that rhyme. Teaching children word families is a phonemic awareness activity that helps children see patterns in…...

February 16, 2015

News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Science Daily] Researchers in public health have reported in the first broad study in the United States the frequency of two muscle-weakness disorders that strike mostly boys: Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy. The research team, led by the University…...

February 16, 2015

20 February 2015, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP

by Tatyana Elleseff MA CCC-SLP Frequently, I see a variation of the following scenario on many speech and language forums. The SLP is seeing a client with speech and/or language deficits in either school setting or private practice, who is having some kind…...

February 12, 2015

13 February 2015, Article, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: Excellent Share!! [Source: Edutopia] Explore a curated list of blogs, articles, and videos for parents about fostering skills like kindness, empathy, gratitude, resilience, perseverance, and focus in children. Resources by Topic: Encouraging Kindness and Empathy Cultivating Perseverance and Resilience Fostering…...

OT Corner: Selecting a Toddler Shoe

February 11, 2015

13 February 2015, Newsletter, OT, PT

Editor’s Note: This is an excellent article to share with the parents and guardians of your clients! [Source: Pink Oatmeal] My little guy is a man on the run. His primary mode of “go” is walking. Up until more recently, I wasn’t…...

February 11, 2015

13 February 2015, News of the Week, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Medical News Today] Researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have developed a way to measure upper extremity movement in patients with muscular dystrophy using interactive video game technology. Their hope is to expand inclusion criteria for clinical trials to incorporate patients using wheelchairs. In…...

February 11, 2015

13 February 2015, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Amid concerns about measles, the nation’s largest autism advocacy group has updated its stance on vaccines and autism, but remains mum on whether it will fund further studies on the issue. Autism Speaks revised its policy on immunizations in…...