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New Genetic Evidence Suggests a Continuum Among Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Disorders

April 4, 2013

5 April 2013, Brain Development, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A paper published this month in the medical journal The Lancet Neurology suggests that a broad spectrum of developmental and psychiatric disorders, ranging from autism and intellectual disability to schizophrenia, should be conceptualized as different manifestations of a common…...

April 3, 2013

5 April 2013, Article, Cerebral Palsy, Newsletter

[Source: Huffington Post] by Ellen Seidman What does it really mean to have cerebral palsy? Until I had a child with CP, I had no clue that it affects every person differently. As with any human, kids and adults with CP are…...

April 3, 2013

5 April 2013, ADHD, News, Newsletter

[Source: New York Times] Nearly one in five high school age boys in the United States and 11 percent of school-age children over all have received a medical diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to new data from the federal Centers…...

April 3, 2013

5 April 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter

Image Source: MayoClinic.org [Source: Disability Scoop] In a move that could bring major breakthroughs in the understanding of autism and other neurological disorders, the president unveiled plans for a decades-long project to map the human brain. The effort dubbed the BRAIN Initiative…...

April 2, 2013

5 April 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] There is no casual link between certain vaccine types and autism, says a new study carried out by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and published in The Journal of Pediatrics. Parental concerns that vaccines might…...

April 2, 2013

5 April 2013, Activity of the Week, Newsletter

Wow, check out this terrific collection of spring craft-ivities for your therapy classroom! I am quite impressed with Pre-K and K Sharing! [Source: PreK + K Sharing] Check out all these great Spring crafts and More on Pre-K + K Sharing Need…...

April 2, 2013

5 April 2013, Game, Newsletter

by Anne Zachry, Ph.D., OTR/L and Kristin Lyons MA CF-SLP Recently I sat down with two of my students who have visual perceptual processing problems and played a game of “Shrimp Cocktail” by Blue Orange Games Rules of the Game: This game…...

SLP Corner: The Dangers of Comparison

April 1, 2013

5 April 2013, Newsletter, SLP

by Dean Trout As many of you know, I am a retired speech therapist with 35 years of experience, but you may not know I also hold a diploma in Interior Design. That is why I follow decorating blogs in addition to speech bloggers One…...

April 1, 2013

5 April 2013, Autism, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: A friend of ours was thinking about Autism Awareness Month and came up with this wonderful list to share! Thanks so much, Melanie! by Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP #10. In a world of too many gadgets and gizmos, a spinning…...

Predictability of Visual Motor Task

April 1, 2013

[Source: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology via Your Therapy Source] Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published research on visual motor deficits in very preterm children. There were 58 very preterm children (average age 7 yr 6 months and average gestational age 29.2…...