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March 25, 2012

30 March 2012, Article, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Newsletter, PT

by Stacy Menz, Starfish Therapies Muscle tone is the resting state of your muscles. When a child has low muscle tone it means that they need to put a lot more energy into getting their muscles to turn on to do what…...

March 24, 2012

30 March 2012, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Some with autism have long stood out for their savant-like abilities, but new research suggests that even those without such obvious strengths have extraordinary talent as compared to typically developing individuals. People with autism are significantly better at processing…...

March 24, 2012

30 March 2012, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

I was doing an internet search for R-Controlled Vowel Bingo Cards last week when I stumbled on a fantastic collection of phonics finds that are fantastic for speech language pathology work. Lanternfish Resources for ESL has quite the ‘motherlode’ of printables and…...

March 24, 2012

30 March 2012, Article, Cerebral Palsy, News

Very excited to hook up our great PT guest blogger, Stacy Menz up with Ellen at Love That Max. Please enjoy her excellent article on the ‘9 Best Things to do for a Kid with Cerebral Palsy (That Don’t Feel Like Work)’…...

March 24, 2012

30 March 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: NIH] Criteria for a broadened syndrome of acute onset obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) have been proposed by a National Institutes of Health scientist and her colleagues. The syndrome, Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS), includes children and teens that suddenly develop on-again/off-again…...

March 23, 2012

23 March 2012, Newsletter

Keith Adams is the Vice President of Recruiting, Clinical Support and Operations at PediaStaff and one of its co-owners. He has been with PediaStaff since the inception of the company in 2006. Prior to his position with PediaStaff, Inc., Keith owned Compass…...

March 22, 2012

23 March 2012, Autism, Language, Newsletter, Social Stories

by: Kenth Hedevag Communication is an exchange of information between at least 2 people. Good communication with the people around us can bring many benefits. You can for example: Express what you want. Provide information about what you think, feel, or what’s…...

March 21, 2012

23 March 2012, Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter

Yesterday I posted a sweet story about Bert Holbrook, The Guinness Book of World Records’ Holder for the Oldest Living Man with Down Syndrome, who just passed away at the ‘medically defying age’ of 83. That story really made me smile. Today,…...

March 21, 2012

23 March 2012, Feeding, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily.com] A new study suggests that babies who are breast-fed or bottle-fed to a schedule do not perform academically as well at school as their demand-fed peers. The finding is based on the results of IQ tests and school-based SATs…...

March 21, 2012

23 March 2012, Bilingualism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Codex.com] Readers whose mother tongue is Arabic have more challenges reading in Arabic than native Hebrew or English speakers have reading their native languages, because the two halves of the brain divide the labor differently when the brain processes Arabic…...