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Treadmill versus Overground Walking and CP

April 1, 2013

5 April 2013, Cerebral Palsy, News, Newsletter

[Source: Clinical Rehabilitation via Your Therapy Source] Clinical Rehabilitation has published research comparing the effects of a 7 week treadmill training or overground walking program for children with cerebral palsy. There was 36 participants in the study with cerebral palsy levels I-III…...

April 1, 2013

5 April 2013, Dyslexia, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Special Ed Post] State lawmakers have an opportunity to make sure all public school students have an equal opportunity. A package of bills focusing on testing and interventions for children with dyslexia is now under consideration in the Legislature. The measures…...

March 28, 2013

29 March 2013, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: No Time for Flash Cards] Getting kids to learn after school can be hard. Bribery, delayed rewards even punishment seems futile because we want them to WANT to learn. Making it…...

March 27, 2013

29 March 2013, Language, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily.com] Researchers are digging deeper into whether infants’ ability to learn new words is shaped by the particular language being acquired. A new Northwestern University study cites a promising new research agenda aimed at bringing researchers closer…...

March 27, 2013

[Source: Welcome to Their World Apps] Verbal Reasoning by Virtual Speech Center Inc. is an app that works on reasoning and critical thinking skills for ages 12 and up. There is over 1000 stimuli included in this app. There is many different…...

OT Corner: Help For the Anxious Child

March 27, 2013

29 March 2013, Anxiety, Article, Newsletter, OT

by Loren Shlaes, OTR/L As pediatric therapists, we’ve all had more than our share of anxious, high arousal children on our caseloads. As one mother commented to me recently, “He’s always seemed as if he’s miswired.” These are the children who need constant reassurance,…...

March 26, 2013

29 March 2013, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A new study published in the March issue of Autism Research from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and Le Bonheur researchers is making the genetic connections between autism and Chromosome 15q Duplication Syndrome (Dup15q).…...

March 26, 2013

29 March 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Special Ed Post] A teen from Bend, Oregon made the history books by becoming the first person with Down syndrome to climb to the base camp of Mount Everest. Eli Reimer, 15, and his father arrived…...

March 26, 2013

29 March 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Being exposed to arguments between parents is associated with the way babies’ brains process emotional tone of voice, according to a new study to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The study,…...

March 26, 2013

13 April 2012, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

There are so many great activities that lend themselves to adaptation for therapy activities for earth day. Bloggers, crafty moms and teachers are all getting into the act and sharing a plethora (I love that word) of terrific ideas on Pinterest and…...