This great post by Communication Station Speech Therapy is our Pinterest Pin of the Week with almost 250 repins so far. [Source: Communication Station Speech Therapy] Difficulty producing the “S” sound is a typical parental concern. It is not uncommon for children to use interdental…...
[Source: Science Daily.com] The most common inherited form of mental retardation and autism, fragile X syndrome, turns some brain cells into chatterboxes, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report. The extra talk may make it harder for brain…...
[Source: Science Daily] Children with brain lesions suffered before or around the time of birth are able to use gestures — an important aspect of the language learning process- to convey simple sentences, a Georgia State University researcher has found. Şeyda Özçalışkan,…...
SLPs, educators, parents, and anyone needing a bit of inspiration in life today — please join me in welcoming featured contributor, Gretchen Hines. Gretchen graciously agreed to share this very personal, heartfelt account of her journey as a mother of a child…...
By Amber Bobnar, Wonderbaby.org When my son, Ivan, was born we lived in Hawai’i. Ivan was born blind and with multiple syndromes resulting in the need for intensive Early Intervention therapies. Our EI team had experience working with kids who had low…...
[Source: Time Magazine] Boys outnumber girls when it comes to autism diagnoses, and researchers may have uncovered one reason why. Boys are four times more likely to be diagnosed with autism than girls, but whether that trend is rooted in biological differences…...
Are you excited for St. Patrick’s Day? Its such a fun holiday to celebrate in the therapy room! Come on by our Pinterest St. Patrick’s Day board (now in year two!) and check out the almost 300 Activities, Resources and Treats you…...
by Kim Lewis, M. Ed., CCC-SLP When I was in grad school, our campus clinic saw a high percentage of fluency clients. One of the clinical supervisors was passionate about this area of our field and, as a result, I had the…...
[Source: Science Daily] A new study by Columbia Engineering researchers finds that the infant brain does not control its blood flow in the same way as the adult brain. The paper, which the scientists say could change the way researchers study brain…...
[Source: Washington Post] By Katherine Schultz Jessica Lahey, a high school teacher and writer, argues in the Atlantic magazine that introverts should be required to speak in class. She claims that classroom participation grades are not only fair but are necessary. Drawing…...
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