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Pediatric Therapy Corner: Visuals {Make It Easy & Accessible}

July 17, 2013

19 July 2013, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Autism Helper] My biggest advice regarding the use of visuals for children with autism – MAKE IT EASY. Don’t bother wasting your time making all these great visuals if you are never going to use them. And you are never going…...

July 17, 2013

19 July 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Whether you’re reading the paper or thinking through your schedule for the day, chances are that you’re hearing yourself speak even if you’re not saying words out loud. This internal speech — the monologue you “hear” inside your head…...

July 15, 2013

19 July 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A new study suggests that some very preterm babies have trouble bonding with their care-givers due to neurological impairments and not to the way their parents interact with them. University of Warwick researchers found that most very preterm and…...

July 15, 2013

19 July 2013, Newsletter, SLP

Editor’s Note: Like many of the articles we feature here, this post was written for parents and caregivers but is also quite a useful resource for SLPs [Source: Speech Blog UK] Verbs are the words that tell us what people are doing. …...

July 15, 2013

19 July 2013, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: My Aspergers Child] Numerous case reports suggest that children with Asperger’s (AS) and High-Functioning Autism (HFA) think concretely instead of abstractly. For example, when these children hear the word “dog,” they may have a vivid, detailed image of their first pet…...

Sunny States and ADHD Rates

July 15, 2013

19 July 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: This is interesting. Results could be nothing more than the fact that kids in sunny states get out to play more and aren’t in front of the tube or bouncing off the walls. In Florida, our kids are inside quite…...

July 12, 2013

Tip or Resource, Tip or Resource

Here is a great free resource from our friends over at LessonPix. They have started a “sharing center” where LessonPix members can upload custom therapy materials they have made with the Lesson Pix software. Check it out – its Free! This is…...

July 12, 2013

12 July 2013, Cerebral Palsy, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Exposure to pre-eclampsia is associated with an increased risk of cerebral palsy (CP) in newborns, if they are preterm or small at birth, suggests a study published today on bmj.com. Pre-eclampsia affects 3-5% of pregnant women and can…...

July 11, 2013

12 July 2013, ADHD, Article, Newsletter

[Source: North Shore Pediatric Therapy] Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete Authoritative Guide for Parents. Barkley, Russell (2013): This book provides parents with evidence based interventions regarding ADHD. It is well written and easily readable, while providing parents and practitioners with the latest…...

July 11, 2013

12 July 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Delaying clamping of the umbilical cord after birth benefits newborn babies, according to a systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. The authors found babies’ blood and iron levels were healthier when the cord was clamped later. In many…...