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Brain Regions Critical For Social Behavior And Cognition Affected By Gene Defect, Leading To Autism-Like Behavior

August 13, 2012

17 August 2012, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Scientists affiliated with the UC Davis MIND Institute have discovered how a defective gene causes brain changes that lead to the atypical social behavior characteristic of autism. The research offers a potential target for drugs to treat the…...

August 10, 2012

10 August 2012, News, Newsletter, Stuttering

[Source Science Daily.com] Just one week of speech therapy may reorganize the brain, helping to reduce stuttering, according to a study published in the August 8, 2012, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The Chinese…...

August 10, 2012

Autism, News, Newsletter, 10 August 2012

[Source: Medical News Today] Researchers have shown that activity in a certain region of the brain changes as children learn to reason about what other people might be thinking. At around the age of 4 or 5, children begin to think and…...

August 9, 2012

10 August 2012, Autism, Newsletter

Saw this seriously inspirational story on several Facebook pages today (originally posted by Artify It) and had to share! Also check out http://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/ ...

August 9, 2012

10 August 2012, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT

Editor’s Note for Full Disclosure: Sarah and I met with Liora Laufer of Callirobics last April at AOTA. Sara and I offered to review Callirobics on PediaStaff. A free copy of the Callirobics program was provided to Sarah at that time. The…...

August 8, 2012

10 August 2012, ADHD, Attention, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Young children who are able to pay attention and persist with a task have a 50 percent greater chance of completing college, according to a new study at Oregon State University. Tracking a group of 430 preschool-age children,…...

August 8, 2012

10 August 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Children fed healthy diets in early age may have a slightly higher IQ, while those on heavier junk food diets may have a slightly reduced IQ, according to new research from the University of Adelaide. The study — led…...

August 8, 2012

10 August 2012, Article, Balance, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: While this article on balance disorders is not specifically pediatrics, it is a good one to read and file away in case one of your kiddos (or you!) ever needs help with BPPV. I have had a couple…...

August 8, 2012

Bilingualism, News, Newsletter, 10 August 2012

Image Credit: Doing Art Together [Source: Science Daily] Bilingual children outperform children who speak only one language in problem-solving skills and creative thinking, according to research led at the University of Strathclyde. A study of primary school pupils who spoke English or…...

August 7, 2012

310 August 2012, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Huffington Post (Military Families Week] For tens of thousands of military families impacted by autism, Thursday, July 26, was a day when everything changed. That was the day Judge Reggie B. Walton, a United States District Judge in the U.S. District…...