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May 4, 2011

29 April 2011, Article, Language, Newsletter

[Source: The Smart Talkers Blog] This has long been a bone of contention among speech and language therapists and the basis of many a discussion between Franky and me. Here is an extract from the New York Times which sums up our…...

May 3, 2011

6 May 2011, News, Newsletter, Stuttering

[Source: The Stuttering Foundation] The Stuttering Foundation’s captivating public service announcement plays a starring role on every copy of The King’s Speech DVD, which was released in April. The 60-second PSA will let millions of people who view the movie in the…...

May 3, 2011

6 May 2011, Article, Newsletter, SLP

Editor’s Note: This article was written for parents and guardians. We offer it here for you that you might share it with the adults caring for the kiddos that you treat. By: Toby Stephan (with suggestions from numerous Hanen Certified speech-language pathologists),…...

May 3, 2011

6 May 2011, Article, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT

By: Loren Shlaes, OTR/L Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique I recently received a call from a mother who was referred to me by a learning specialist because her son was having problems with his handwriting. She started to mention the orthotics…...

May 3, 2011

29 April 2011, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: CNN] The future arrives at American Morning’s set this morning. They’re two feet tall, nine pounds, equipped with touch sensors and Wi-Fi, and they just might be able to beat you at soccer. These bots, the Nao, made by Intel and…...

May 2, 2011

6 May 2011, Balance and Coordination, News, Newsletter, Vestibular

Thank You to our friends at Your Therapy Source for the Heads up on this cool research [Source: Gizmag.com] Photo Credit: Rice University Can killing monsters help physically-challenged children learn to walk? It can if they’re virtual monsters, that are part of…...

April 29, 2011

29 April 2011, Article, Assistive Technology, Newsletter, Q&A

By: Mishelle Rudzinski, SLP and AT Specialist Some children with limited motor skills use switches to access toys, communication, and/or the computer. Unfortunately, sometimes children who can benefit from more complex switch activities get stuck at the cause-effect level. They can hit…...

April 29, 2011

29 April 2011, Newsletter, SLP

By: Joleen Fernald, MS CCC-SLP, Doctoral Student Editor’s Note: The following is the second of two product reviews on the Thumball! When I first saw a Thumball two years ago at ASHA, I thought that it looked like a…...

April 29, 2011

29 April 2011, Handwriting, News of the Week, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: A pediatric occupational therapist is quoted in this article. [Source: The New York Times] For centuries, cursive handwriting has been an art. To a growing number of young people, it is a mystery. The sinuous letters of the cursive alphabet,…...

April 29, 2011

29 April 2011, Article, Bilingualism, Newsletter

By: Alejandro Brice, Ph.D, CCC-SLP, Ellen Kester, Ph.D., CCC-SLP and Roanne Brice, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Introduction Bilingual or dual language acquisition is a process that differs from monolingual development (Brice & Brice, 2009). It involves more layers that affect ultimate acquisition including: a)…...