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Whole-Exome Sequencing Identifies Inherited Mutations in Autism

January 24, 2013

25 January 2013, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] While autism clearly runs in some families, few inherited genetic causes have been found. A major reason is that these causes are so varied that it’s hard to find enough people with a given mutation to establish a clear…...

January 23, 2013

25 January 2013, Hearing Loss, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] L.A.-based House Research Institute and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given final approval to begin a clinical trial of an Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI) procedure for children. The…...

January 23, 2013

25 January 2014, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily.com] A 1 year old baby participates in a language test at UW’s Institute for Learning and Brain Science. (Image Credit: UW) Using a brain-imaging technique that examines the entire infant brain, researchers have found that the anatomy of…...

January 22, 2013

25 January 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Physician-scientists at Oregon Health & Science University Doernbecher Children’s Hospital are challenging the way pediatric neurologists think about brain injury in the pre-term infant. In a study published online in the journal Science Translational Medicine, the OHSU Doernbecher researchers…...

Emotional Intelligence Mapped in Brain

January 22, 2013

25 January 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A new study of 152 Vietnam veterans with combat-related brain injuries offers the first detailed map of the brain regions that contribute to emotional intelligence — the ability to process emotional information and navigate the social world. The study…...

January 22, 2013

Newsletter, 25 January 2013, SLP, Speech Sounds, Tip or Resource

With over 450 repins, this freebie by Speechie Musings is our Pinterest Pin of the Week Visit the Speechy Musings Blog for more information on this free resource Download the Second Part of this Freebie HERE Visit the PediaStaff Pin of this…...

January 21, 2013

25 January 2013, Newsletter, SLP

by Kimberly Scanlon, M.A. CCC-SLP As a pediatric speech language pathologist who specializes in treating toddlers and preschoolers, I often use books during my speech therapy sessions. In fact, I LOVE using books as a way to get toddlers to open up…...

January 21, 2013

25 January 2013, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

Thanks to Linday Mawdley of the Child’s Play O.T. Blog for this very simple, but very smart OT exercise: It seems obvious, but sharpening a pencil is a really great bilateral integration task! The twisting of the pencil allows for some great…...

January 20, 2013

25 January 2013, ADHD, Articulation, Newsletter

[Source: Special Ed Post] by Mark Bertin, M.D. Why do I have to repeat myself, I told you ten times already. Out with it already! You better have a better explanation than that. How was school today? And don’t say ‘nothing much,’…...

Wiihab and Balance

January 17, 2013

18 January 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Your Therapy Source] A recent study was published in Developmental Neurorehabilitation regarding the use of the Nintendo Wii to improve balance, motivation and function in children participating in acute rehabilitation following acquired brain injury. A multiple baseline, single study research design…...