[Source: Center for Speech, Language and Occupational Therapy] Joint attention is the shared focus of two individuals on an object or each other . Joint attention on an object is achieved when one individual alerts another to an object by means of…...
So I am going through my blog feed today, pinning away fun crafts, freebies, and pertinent blog posts when I come across a post by a prominent teacher linky blog, Teaching Blog Addict, saying that they were thrilled to discover that they…...
Thanks to our friends at Left Brain Right Brain for blogging about this article [Source: The Autism Science Foundation] By Matt Carey What factors are there that may influence a child being autistic? What might increase or lower the chances that any…...
Thanks to our friends at American Institute for Stuttering blog for letting us know about this article! [Source: Teen Vogue] Stuttering is a communication disorder that makes it difficult for words and sounds to come out fluidly. The exact cause of stuttering…...
Editor’s Note: Last week we featured a link to a terrific article on why its so hard for children to sit still, which is the first in a series by PediaStaff columnist Loren Shlaes, OTR/L, being featured on the Rachel Lynette’s prominent…...
Editor’s Note: Back in 2012 (ten years ago already???) We featured this excellent post written for us by Lisa Geary of LiveSpeakLove. Its too great not to share it again! by: Lisa Geary, MS CCC-SLP Spring is definitely in full swing! Our…...
[Source: Medical News Today] For children with autism, being born several weeks early or several weeks late tends to increase the severity of their symptoms, according to new research out of Michigan State University. Additionally, autistic children who were born either preterm…...
[Source: ASHAsphere] Photo by Burstyriffic Before becoming a mom I taught K-12 classes, starting in second language classrooms. It felt like I was at home because I grew up as a simultaneous bilingual — a person who was presented with two languages…...
Special Thanks to Abby at OT Cafe (formerly Notes from a Pediatric Occupational Therapist) for sharing this video last week on her blog. We would like to pass it on to you! I had the wonderful opportunity to hear Temple Grandin speak at…...
by Pam Dahm, MS CCC-SLP “We’re going to call you as a witness in our due process hearing in March”, says the attorney on the phone. Those words were enough to make me tremble in my oh-so-fashionable boots! Those words have appeared…...
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