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Brainstem Abnormalities Found in SIDS Infants, in All Sleep Environments

November 20, 2013

22 November 2013, Newsletter, PT, Safe Sleeping

[Source: Science Daily] Investigators at Boston Children’s Hospital report that infants dying suddenly and unexpectedly, in both safe and unsafe sleep environments, have underlying brainstem abnormalities and are not all normal prior to death. The researchers also point to the need to…...

November 20, 2013

22 November 2013, Cochlear Implants, Hearing Loss, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Computer engineers and hearing scientists at The Ohio State University have made a potential breakthrough in solving a 50-year-old problem in hearing technology: how to help the hearing-impaired understand speech in the midst of background noise. In the Journal…...

November 20, 2013

22 November 2013, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: The Autism Helper] I am a go all out kinda girl. I like to do things big – borderline over the top, in the gray area of ridiculousness, and questionably out of control. I want a 12 foot Christmas tree, 6…...

November 19, 2013

22 November 2013, Language, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Language acquisition has traditionally been considered a social, interactive process, however new research from Boston University College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College reveals that toddlers are able to acquire the meanings of words even in “socially impoverished…...

Hippotherapy and Children with Autism

November 19, 2013

22 November 2013, Hippotherapy, News, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: Yes, this is a small study, but results were quite significant! [Source: AJOT via Your Therapy Source]] The American Journal of Occupational Therapy published a pilot study on 6 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who participated in 45 minute hippotherapy sessions for…...

November 19, 2013

Article, Newsletter, SLP, Stuttering

Editor’s Note: Judith Kuster did an excellent session just this topic at ASHA in Chicago this past week. I found her article for the Leader online to share with you on this important subject. by Judith Maginnis Kuster There are historical references…...

Book Review: Late, Lost and Unprepared

November 19, 2013

"Tip or Resource", ADHD, Autism, Book Review, Executive Function, Newsletter, OT, SLP

Book by: Joyce Cooper-Kahn, PhD and Laurie Dietzel, PhD Book Review by: Rachel Jones, CCC-SLP I am child number 3 out of four children, and both of my brothers, in their own way, struggle with executive functioning. My older brother (we’ll call…...

November 18, 2013

Career, Career Tip, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: This post is part three of a four-part interview guide for pediatric and school based SLPs, OTs, PTs and School Psychologists To read the rest of this guide, visit our Interview Like a Pro – The Pediatric Therapy Clinician’s Guide landing page. Wait…...

November 18, 2013

Career Tip, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: This post is part three of a four-part interview guide for 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 Clinician’s Guide landing page. There is…...

November 18, 2013

Career, Career Tip, Newsletter, SLP

Editor’s Note: This post is part two 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…...