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Therapy Resource of the Week: My AutismTeam

August 30, 2012

31 August 2012, Autism, Newsletter

I got approached this week by a gentleman running a very interesting resource. MyAutismTeam is a free social networking site for parents of kids with autism. Based on our review, the site definitely looks like something to share with the parents/guardians of…...

August 29, 2012

31 August 2012, Article, Autism, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: Our republication of the term “autistic” rather than “person with autism” is a deliberate choice, as that is the terminology used by the people in this interview. The authors have specifically requested we leave their vocabulary ‘as is’. [Source: Thinking…...

August 29, 2012

31 August 2012, News

[Source: Huffington Post] In a move blasted by rights groups, a 3-year-old-deaf boy has been told by his Nebraska school district to change the way he signs his name because the gesture resembles shooting a gun. Hunter Spanjer uses the standard S.E.E.,…...

August 28, 2012

31 August 2012, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Thank You Kim Singleton, MS, CCC-SLP for this nice video slide show “Talk Tips for Teachers: Childhood Apraxia of Speech Watch (and Share!) this Video on Kim Singleton’s website ...

App Review of the Week: Verbs News

August 28, 2012

31 August 2012, App, Newsletter

[Source: Consonantly Speaking] Breaking News! This just in…a new application is that focuses on verb tenses is now available for the iPad! With a news theme and graphics as well as the ability to collect data, this application is revolutionary in the…...

August 27, 2012

31 August 2012, Article, Newsletter, PT

by Stacy Menz, DPT, Board Certified Pediatric Clinical Specialist Posture is always an interesting topic. As adults we are often trying to improve our posture because we have started discovering that poor posture can cause other problems like pain. These are things…...

August 27, 2012

31 August 2012, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

This terrific idea was our Pinterest Pin of the Week with over 250 repins! [Source: Rock & Teach Blog] – I pinned an awesome “STOP: Please stop what you’re doing and make a better choice” sign weeks ago. When I finally got…...

August 27, 2012

31 August 2012, Autism, News

[Source: Science Daily] Vanderbilt University researchers studying interventions for adolescents and young adults with autism are reporting that there is insufficient evidence to support findings, good or bad, for the therapies currently used. Although the prevalence of autism is on the rise,…...

August 27, 2012

31 August 2012, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: New York Times Sunday Review] By MOISES VELASQUEZ-MANOFF IN recent years, scientists have made extraordinary advances in understanding the causes of autism, now estimated to afflict 1 in 88 children. But remarkably little of this understanding has percolated into popular awareness,…...

August 23, 2012

24 August 2012, ADHD, News of the Week, Newsletter, Stuttering

[Source: News-Medical.net via Special Ed Post.com] Over half of school-age children who stutter (CWS) have sufficient attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms to warrant referral for clinical evaluation, the results of a US study of parental reports indicates. “From a clinical perspective, the…...