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Research on Muscle Weakness in Down Syndrome

January 2, 2013

4 January 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Your Therapy Source] A recent research study using a mouse model was published in the American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology comparing the soleus muscle in mice with Down syndrome and mice without Down syndrome. The results…...

January 2, 2013

4 January 2013, Article, Newsletter

by Margaret Rice, PT Since I posted these last year and certainly did not accomplish them all I though it was worth repeating below for 2013. As I reflect on 2012 some goals were easier to reach than others – as for…...

January 2, 2013

4 January 2013, Lanaguage, Newsletter, SLP

by Katie Yeh, M.S. CCC-SLP, Playing With Words 365 Recently a fellow SLP shared an article from the UK entitled Gadgets blamed for 70 per cent leap in child speech problems in just six years. It got a small dialogue started when I shared…...

January 2, 2013

4 January 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Best Practice Autism] One of the most controversial comorbidities in children with ASD is the co-occurrence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Comorbidity refers to the presence of more than one diagnosis occurring in an individual at the same time. Although…...

January 2, 2013

4 January 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Newborns are much more attuned to the sounds of their native language than first thought. In fact, these linguistic whizzes can up pick on distinctive sounds of their mother tongue while in utero, a new study has concluded. Research…...

December 31, 2012

4 January 2013, Fragile X, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A single genetic defect on the X chromosome that can result in a wide array of conditions — from learning and emotional difficulties to primary ovarian insufficiency in women and tremors in middle-aged men — occurs at a much…...

December 31, 2012

4 January 2012, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

John Harrison is a recovered person who stutters who lived with the problem for roughly 30 years. He s also a 30-year member of the NSA and one of the first people to join the organization. In the mid-80s, John came up…...

December 31, 2012

4 January 2013, Language, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: Here is a great post on a blog we’ve just discovered, Speech and Language Kids. Definitely something worth sharing! If you’re like most parents of children with speech and language delays, you would probably love to work on your child’s…...

December 31, 2012

Article, Newsletter, OT, SPD

Image Credit: SensaCalm By: Anne Zachry, PhD, OTR/L Have you ever felt a sense of relaxation when someone gives you a big hug? Sleeping under a weighted blanket is like getting a big, warm hug all night long. Weighted blankets provide deep…...

December 20, 2012

21 December 2012, ADHD, Newsletter, OCD

[Source: Science Daily] On the surface, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appear very similar, with impaired attention, memory, or behavioral control. But Prof. Reuven Dar of Tel Aviv University’s School of Psychological Sciences argues that these two neuropsychological…...