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Alzheimer's Dementia. A Cuban-American Story

August 22, 2011

26 August 2011, Article, Bilingualism, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: As you know, PediaStaff typically features only articles on pediatric topics. Alejendro’s story is such a moving and deeply personal one, however, that we have made an exception to share this article with you this month. Alzheimer’s Dementia. A Cuban-American…...

August 22, 2011

26 August 2011, Article, Newsletter, School Psych, TBI

By: David E. Nilsson Ph.D ABPP/CN Editor’s Note: This article is directed at parents rather than professionals, however PediaStaff has chosen to feature it as a resources to share with the parents and guardians of your kiddos with brain injury. A significant…...

August 19, 2011

19 August 2011, News, Newsletter

Thanks to our friends at Literacy Speaks for the heads up on this terrific story! [Source: NPR] Photo Credit: NPR and the Co-op School When economist James Heckman was studying the effects of job training programs on unskilled young workers, he found…...

August 19, 2011

19 August 2011, ADHD, News, Newsletter

[Source: Yahoo News/Healthday] THURSDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) — Over the last decade, an increasing number of American children have been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new government survey reveals. Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…...

August 18, 2011

19 August 2011, Cerebral Palsy, News, Newsletter

[Source: ScienceDaily.com] A successful new rehabilitation approach to treating children with cerebral palsy puts its focus on where a child lives and plays, not just improving the child’s balance, posture and movement skills. Called a “context-focused intervention,” McMaster University and the University…...

August 18, 2011

19 August 2011, News, Newsletter, Stuttering

[Source: LiveScience] The brains of people who have stuttered since childhood show evidence of rewiring, with the right side taking on tasks generally handled by the left. A new study, in which participants tapped their fingers in time with sounds, shows that…...

August 18, 2011

19 August 2011, Article, Newsletter, OT, School Psych, SLP, TBI

By: Laurie Ehlhardt, PhD, Patricia Sublette, PhD, and Ann Glang, PhD, Brain Injury Professional Instruction is one of the most important yet often over-looked aspects of working with children and adults with cognitive impairments due to ABI. Providing learners with clear instruction…...

August 18, 2011

19 August 2011, Animal Assisted Therapy, News, Newsletter

[Source: ABC News] Bailey Benson turned 10 today, but she’s already reading like a high school student thanks to her terrier tutor, Guthrie. It’s been a year and a half since Benson and her parents visited an animal shelter in Phoenix and…...

August 17, 2011

19 August 2011, ADHD, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] A multinational collaboration between researchers from Spain, Mexico and Argentina revealed, that mice could provide an insight into how specific receptor subtypes in the brain could be responsible in increasing a person’s risk for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),…...

August 17, 2011

19 August 2011, Articulation, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Wow! Special Thanks to Heidi Hanks, M.S. CCC-SLP of Mommy Speech Therapy for letting us share with you her wonderful (and very large) set of Articulation Worksheets and Data Collection Forms. She has sheets for over 20 sounds for initial, medial and…...