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How Adolescent's Brains Make The Transition To Mature Thinking Revealed By Sleep Study

March 20, 2013

22 March 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] A new study conducted by monitoring the brain waves of sleeping adolescents has found that remarkable changes occur in the brain as it prunes away neuronal connections and makes the major transition from childhood to…...

March 20, 2013

22 March 2013, Article, Newsletter

Thank you to the All Kinds of Minds blog for sharing this TED Talk so we would notice it and then be able to share it with you. Neil Burgess, is a neuroscientist at the University College in London, who researches, as…...

March 19, 2013

News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Despite overwhelming evidence about the benefits of physical activity for children, most American youngsters are not meeting the federal recommendation of 60 minutes a day. A new study by a team of University of Tennessee…...

March 19, 2013

Image: NACD.org [Source: Medical News Today] Researchers at the University of Southampton are planning to investigate tests for a breathing disorder that affects babies and children who have Down syndrome while they sleep. They aim to provide the missing evidence so that…...

March 19, 2013

Special Thanks to Your Therapy Source for this great, inexpensive, DIY therapy activity! Make your own hurdles of different heights to practice jumping, balance and motor planning skills. You will need 4 PVC corner pipes, two 6″ pipes, one 15″ pipe and…...

March 18, 2013

22 March 2013, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Thank you to NEPA Special Needs Networking for sharing this post so we could share it with you! This activity originally appeared on Learning 4 Kids.net, a cool Australian learning site. [Source: Learning 4 Kids] Making learning your colours fun with this…...

March 18, 2013

22 March 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] The stick can work just as well as the carrot in improving our performance, a team of academics at The University of Nottingham has found. A study led by researchers from the University’s School of Psychology, published recently…...

March 18, 2013

22 March 2013, Dyslexia, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Researchers in the UK have taken an important step towards understanding how the human brain ‘decodes’ letters on a page to read a word. The work, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), will help psychologists…...

Speedeebee! Review of a Cute Word Game

March 18, 2013

22 March 2013, Game Review, Language, Newsletter, SLP

“Life is more fun if you play games.” ― Roald Dahl, My Uncle Oswald Heidi Kay over at PediaStaff asked me to review a couple of games by Blue Orange Games. Of course, I said yes—if you look at my therapy room,…...

March 14, 2013

15 March 2013, Neoatal Care, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A new research technique, pioneered by Dr. Maria Angela Franceschini, will be published in JoVE (Journal of Visualized Experiments) on March 14th. Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have developed a non-invasive optical measurement system to…...