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October 9, 2012

12 October 2012, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

by: Lee A Wilkinson As a group, higher functioning students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) tend to demonstrate strength in formal language, but a weakness is pragmatic and social skills. As a result, they often fail to qualify for speech-language services because…...

October 8, 2012

12 October 2012, Newsletter, Sensory Play, SPD, Tip or Resource

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October 8, 2012

12 October 2012, Language, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily.com] At the Swedish Armed Forces Interpreter Academy, young recruits learn a new language at a very fast pace. By measuring their brains before and after the language training, a group of researchers has had an almost unique opportunity to…...

October 8, 2012

12 October 2012, Autism, News, Newsletter

The fear that overtakes a parent when a child wanders away from home or other safe place is easily compounded when that child has an autism-spectrum disorder. A new study shows that such behavior occurs more often than in other kids, and…...

October 8, 2012

12 October 2012, Feeding Therapy, Newsletter

by: Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP As a speech language pathologist who specializes in feeding, I can’t resist combining speech and language lessons with food activities. Here’s my method of teaching colors while learning about new foods! Blue with Blue! Red with Red!…...

October 4, 2012

5 October 2012, Article, Newsletter

by Jill Perry, MHA, MS, OTR/L The theme of the first group with our 3rd and 4th grade Social Adventurers was change; how difficult it can be, how resistant we can be to change, and yet, how important it is to learn…...

October 4, 2012

5 October 2012, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: CNN] Hypertension isn’t just risky for a pregnant woman, it can have lasting consequences for a child’s cognitive ability, a new study suggests. A Finnish study found that men whose mothers’ pregnancies had complications from hypertensive disorders scored lower on tests…...

October 4, 2012

5 October 2012, News, Newsletter, Rett Syndrome

[Source: Science Daily] A promising study out October 3 in the Journal of Neuroscience showed that in a mouse model of Rett syndrome, researchers were able to reverse abnormalities in brain activity and improve neurological function by treating the animals with an…...

October 3, 2012

Autism, News, Newsletter, 5 October 2012

[Source: Science Daily] Parents should not worry that proposed changes to the medical criteria redefining a diagnosis of autism will leave their children excluded and deemed ineligible for psychiatric and medical care, says a team of researchers led by psychologists at Weill…...

October 3, 2012

5 October 2012, Newsletter, TBI

by Katherine Kimes, Ed.D. Compensatory strategies help students with cognitive deficits There are many cognitive deficit issues that can challenge the education of the child or adolescent after acquired brain injury. These implications include memory loss, organizational problems, conceptual skills, problem-solving, the inability…...