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Size, Connectivity of Brain Region Linked to Anxiety Level in Young Children

November 27, 2013

29 November 2013, Anxiety, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Prolonged stress and anxiety during childhood is a risk factor for developing anxiety disorders and depression later in life. Now, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have shown that by measuring the size and connectivity of a part of…...

November 27, 2013

29 November 2013, Language, Newsletter, SLP, Speech Delay

[Source: Science Daily] A genetic defect that profoundly affects speech in humans also disrupts the ability of songbirds to sing effective courtship tunes. This defect in a gene called FoxP2 renders the brain circuitry insensitive to feel-good chemicals that serve as a…...

November 26, 2013

29 November 2013, Article, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: My Aspergers Child] “When should I begin to talk with my grandchild about his grandfather’s (papa’s) sickness that will result in death? How best to approach the subject? Thank you for your assistance.” The answer to your question would be “the…...

November 26, 2013

29 November 2013, Gross Motor Skills, Medium Motor Skills, Newsletter, PT

Thanks to Your Therapy Source for pinning this one! This is a great motor activity to do the last day before the Thanksgiving recess, or to send home with the kids to do with their brothers, sisters and cousins on Thanksgiving Day!…...

November 26, 2013

Dyscalculia, Dyslexia, News, Newsletter, OT, SLI, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] New interdisciplinary research from Western University has uncovered fundamental links among three major learning difficulties in some school-age children. Although many children have specific problems with dyslexia, specific language impairment and dyscalculia, this study is the first to show…...

November 25, 2013

News, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Medical News Today] Canadian kids spend more than half their waking hours engaged in sedentary behavior – watching television, playing video games or just sitting around. Studies involving adult populations suggest that breaks in sedentary time are associated with reduced global…...

November 25, 2013

29 November 2013, Newsletter, SLP

by Sherry Artemenko, CCC-SLP I have a number of boys, ages 5-8, currently on my caseload, who are working on improving their articulation. They have made great gains in learning to correctly produce their target sounds in words, sentences and conversation within…...

November 25, 2013

29 November 2013, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: LA Times] The eyes may be the mirror of the soul, but for those with autism, the mouth will have to do. Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center isolated neurons in the brain’s amygdala that respond to facial expressions, and tested patients with autism against…...

November 22, 2013

22 November 2013, Newsletter, Picky Eaters, SLP

by Melanie Potock, CCC-SLP As an SLP focused on the treatment of pediatric feeding disorders, there is one common denominator among all the families on my caseload: The stress in their homes at mealtimes is palpable. Now that Thanksgiving and other food-centered holidays are approaching, the…...

November 21, 2013

22 November 2013, News, Newsletter, Nonverbal Learning Disorder

[Source: Science Daily] A Michigan State University researcher has discovered the first anatomical evidence that the brains of children with a nonverbal learning disability — long considered a “pseudo” diagnosis — may develop differently than the brains of other children. The finding,…...