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April 18, 2012

20 April 2012, News, Newsletter, PT, TBI, TBI

[Source: Medical News Today] Catastrophic brain injuries associated with full-contact football appear to be rising, especially among high school students, according to a new report. The increase is alarming and indicates more coaches and athletic trainers should change how they teach the…...

Lefties Aren’t Special After All

April 18, 2012

20 April 2012, Handwriting, Left Handedness, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: New York Times Sunday Review] FEW truly insignificant traits receive as much attention as left-handedness. In just the last couple of generations, an orientation once associated with menace has become associated with leadership, creativity, even athletic prowess. Presidents Gerald R. Ford,…...

April 18, 2012

20 April 2012, Language, Newsletter, SLP

Editor’s Note: This great article written by Sherry Artemenko, one of our great PediaStaff Columnists appeared on Love That Max earlier this week. Congratulations on a great post with an excellent blog! If you have a child who has challenges with speech,…...

April 17, 2012

[Source: ABC News] The choking game has been around for decades, billed as a “safe” way to get a rush or a high from passing out. According to a new study, about 6 percent of adolescents have played it at least once.…...

April 16, 2012

20 April 2012, Article, Newsletter, Selective Mutism

[Source: HuffingtonPost.com] by: Amy Ettinger September 2011 My daughter, who is two and a half, sits with the other preschoolers as they perform a version of “If you’re happy and you know it.” She doesn’t clap, or stomp her feet or…...

Laugh, Move, and Ask

April 16, 2012

20 April 2012, Article, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Social Skills

by Jill Perry, MHA, MS, OTR/L B is one of the most lovable 6 year olds I know. Let me describe him. B can’t sit in his seat more than 2 minutes without falling out of his chair or swinging his head…...

April 13, 2012

13 April 2012, Fragile X, News, Newsletter

Image: University of Miami Mailman Center for Child Development [Source: Medical News Today] A recent study finds that a new compound reverses many of the major symptoms associated with Fragile X syndrome (FXS), the most common form of inherited intellectual disability and…...

April 12, 2012

13 April 2012, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Time Magazine] A Harvard researcher says he’s achieved exceptional accuracy in identifying autism by using just seven online questions and an evaluation of a short home video of the child, instead of conventional, face-to-face exams that can take hours. Autism is…...

April 12, 2012

13 April 2012, News of the Week, Newsletter, SPD

[Source: Comprehensive Psychiatry via The SPD Foundation] James, K. Miller, L.J., Schaaf, R, Nielsen, D. M. & Schoen, S. A. (2011). Phenotypes within sensory modulation dysfunction. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 52, 715-724. This study partially supports the new taxonomy proposed by Miller and colleagues…...

April 12, 2012

13 April 2012, Meet the Team, Newsletter

Joleen Fernald is a NH licensed, ASHA and Hanen certified speech language pathologist. She has 17 years of experience working with children birth through adolescence. In addition to being a PhD student, Joleen is trained in a number of programs and uses…...