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Child Neurologist Finds Potential Route to Better Treatments for Fragile X, Autism

October 25, 2013

25 October 2013, Autism, News

[Source: Science Daily] When you experience something, neurons in the brain send chemical signals called neurotransmitters across synapses to receptors on other neurons. How well that process unfolds determines how you comprehend the experience and what behaviors might follow. In people with…...

October 25, 2013

25 October 2013, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] Imagine the brain’s delight when experiencing the sounds of Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” while simultaneously taking in a light show produced by a visualizer. A new Northwestern University study did much more than that. To understand how the brain…...

October 24, 2013

25 October 2013, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

We love the Chapel Hill Snippets blog. Ruth works tirelessly to bring great and always FREE resources to SLPs every week. Today we bring you a link to her post of free printables, including four of her printable books for…...

October 24, 2013

25 October 2013, Article, Newsletter, Stuttering

Editor’s Note: We saw this on the Stuttering Foundation Blog and thought it was worth saving to share with your clients who stutter when they are moving away from you! [Source: The Stuttering Foundation] This year’s International Stuttering Awareness Day theme (People Who Stutter…...

October 23, 2013

25 October 2013, Newsletter, Placement, SLP

Congratulations to Amy F., CCC-SLP on her new pediatric outpatient position through PediaStaff in beautiful North Dakota! This is a ground floor opportunity for Amy to work in a brand new clinic of an established and well-respected therapy company! Excellent, yes?...

October 22, 2013

25 October 2013, Article, Newsletter, OT

by Anne Zachry, OTR/L Writing on a slant board is a good thing, because the angle puts the wrist in a nice extended position, and it puts the writing surface in the line of vision which is good for posture. …...

October 22, 2013

25 October 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Childhood poverty and chronic stress may lead to problems regulating emotions as an adult, according to research published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.”Our findings suggest that the stress-burden of growing up poor may be an…...

October 22, 2013

25 October 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Early math skills are emerging as important to later academic achievement. As many countries seek to strengthen their workforces in the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields, understanding the early contributions to math skills becomes increasingly vital. New…...

October 22, 2013

25 October 2013, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

Here is a very popular activity that we posted to Instagram this week. Check out these fun Halloween Would You Rather Questions , on the Minds In Bloom blog ...

October 21, 2013

25 October 2013, Fine Motor Skills, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Try this Jack-O-Lantern challenge maze. Draw a line through the matching pumpkin from start to finish. This activity encourages visual motor and higher level visual discrimination skills. You can download it for free at http://yourtherapysource.com/freejackolanternmaze.html Please Support Contributors to…...