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Beyond Labels: A New Framework for Neurodiversity and Mental Health
September 20, 2024
News, Newsletter
Source: ScienceDaily A news study challenges the traditional approach to diagnosing neurodivergent conditions (also known as ‘neurodevelopmental disorders’ in the medical literature), such as autism, ADHD, and learning disabilities. The research introduces a new transdiagnostic framework that views these conditions as points…...
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Getting Autism Right
September 20, 2024
News, Newsletter
Source: ScienceDaily Contrary to common perceptions and years of research that autistic people can’t describe their emotions or often have muted emotional responses, a new study concludes that many autistic adults are in fact acutely aware of their feelings and can label…...
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Vital Language Sites in Brain Act Like Connectors in a Social Network
September 20, 2024
News, Newsletter
Source: ScienceDaily When surgeons perform brain surgery on people with brain tumors or epilepsy, they need to remove the tumor or abnormal tissue while preserving parts of the brain that control language and movement. A new study may better inform doctors’ decisions…...
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Activity in Brain System That Controls Eye Movements Highlights Importance of Spatial Thinking
September 20, 2024
News, Newsletter
Source: ScienceDaily The superior colliculus is a midbrain region that is traditionally thought to help animals orient themselves toward important locations in space, like directing their eyes and head toward a bright flash of light. New research shows that this part of…...
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Apple Skip Counting
September 13, 2024
Activity, Newsletter
Source: LearnPlayImagine To make the sidewalk chalk paint I mixed equal amounts of cornstarch and water. I made three batches, yellow, red, and green. I mixed liquid watercolor paint in with the cornstarch and water before pouring the sidewalk chalk paint into…...
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ABC Leaf Hunt
September 13, 2024
Activity, Newsletter
Source: LearnPlayImagine Before inviting J-Bug outside I hid some leaves throughout the backyard. I cut the leaves by hand about a month ago. Of course once I had finished it occurred to me that Michaels or other craft stores would most likely…...
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Leaf Scramble
September 13, 2024
Source: The Inspired Treehouse Don’t you just love when you can make work seem like play? I know I do. I’ve tricked my kiddos into working around the house more times than I can count. A little of this creative trickery eliminates…...
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Scarecrow Tag
September 13, 2024
Activity, Newsletter
Source: Childhood101 This fun, active group game for kids, a novelty version of chasey (or tag), is fabulous fun classes or groups of children – we call it Scarecrow Tag. Read more on Childhood101!...
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Fall Yoga and Movement Story
September 13, 2024
News, Newsletter
Source: PinkOatmeal Nothing is better than adding themes and stories to movement. If you have ever tried a movement based story, you may find out the kids are great at listening. They keep waiting to hear what their next move will be!…...
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Fall Themed Yoga
September 13, 2024
Activity, Newsletter
Source: PinkOatmeal I love the fall! If only winter didn’t follow… The start of fall also means the start of the school year around here. One of my activities to work on strength, range of motion, and body awareness with my kids…...
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