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Resource of the Week for Therapists & Parents: 'Disability Scoop'

November 3, 2011

As I was posting a news item today, I realized that while I cite plenty of articles and studies that we have found on Disability Scoop, that I have never actually featured them as a ‘Resource of the Week!’ Disability Scoop is…...

November 3, 2011

5 November 2011, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Kids with autism often think and act differently than their peers. Now researchers say they may know why. Using brain scans, researchers from University of California, Los Angeles say they found that important connections between areas of the brain…...

November 3, 2011

5 November 2011, Language, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] New research from the University of Missouri indicates that at 10 months, babies start to understand another person’s thought process, providing new insights on how humans acquire knowledge and how communication develops. “Understanding other people is a key…...

November 3, 2011

5 November 2011, Cerebral Palsy, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Medical Xpress.com] Using a mouse model that mimics the devastating condition in newborns, the researchers found that high levels of the protective protein, Nmnat1, substantially reduce damage that develops when the brain is deprived of oxygen and blood flow. The finding…...

November 2, 2011

5 November 2011, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

Image Credit: Albany Times Union ALBANY — Following years of debate and false starts, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill Tuesday requiring insurers to cover screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism. “The children will get the help, the families will get the…...

November 2, 2011

5 November 2011, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Video

This is a sample activity from the book, Sidewalk Chalk Fun and Games. This activity encourages gross motor skills, motor planning and muscle strengthening in the hands. Great pediatric OT activity. Video provided by Your Therapy Source...

November 2, 2011

5 November 2011, Article, Newsletter, Parental Involvement

By: Dana Nieder Reprinted with the express permission of the author as it originally appeared on her blog Uncommon Sense, May 3, 2011 It’s been over 2 years since we started therapies. We are lucky to have a spectacular team of therapists…...

November 1, 2011

Speaking of Speech has wonderful themed materials that we have presented to you before. This blog post highlights games and materials you can use for winter lessons (and pin separately into your Pinterest account!) Materials include Winter Season board games, Holiday Bingo,…...

October 31, 2011

The word on the street is that our readers very excited about our thematic pinboards on Pinterest. I would like to thank all of you that email me (and blogged about) our Halloween Pinterest Pinboard. That said, let’s move on to Thanksgiving!…...

October 28, 2011

28 October 2011, Language, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical News Today] Preschool children with relatively poor language skills improve more if they are placed in classrooms with high-achieving students, a new study found. Researchers found that children with relatively poor language skills either didn’t improve over the course of…...