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September 13, 2010

Art Therapy, Article, Autism

By: Pamela Ullmann, ATR-BC, LCAT copyright 2010. Pamela Ullmann. This blog post has been reprinted with express permission of the author as it appeared on her Full Spectrum Blog MIn recent years, there has been a great effort to meet a rising…...

September 13, 2010

Date: September 14, 2010 PediaStaff is excited to announce that as of today, links to the daily news stories, videos, research reports, articles, therapy tips/resources and upcoming events that you come to expect from the company, will now be posted in the…...

September 9, 2010

10 September 2010, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

Enchanted Learning is an “oldie but goodie” that many of you already use. For those of you that are new to online materials however, we would like to present it as our “Therapist Resource of the Week.” It is jam packed with…...

September 9, 2010

Fall, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Speaking of Speech] Good collection of “fall themed” speech activities. At last visit, resources included sequencing cards, lotto for vocabulary development, a “Trip to the Pumpkin Patch” interactive book, and a whole lot more! Visit the Speaking of Fall Themed Activities…...

September 9, 2010

10 September 2010, Cerebral Palsy, News of the Week

[Source: Kilgore News Herald] Two years ago, 10-year old Robert Flynn could barely walk without a severe limp. Diagnosed with borderline cerebral palsy at age 2, his parents were surprised when he asked to join the Kilgore Acro-flyers gymnastics team. But the…...

September 8, 2010

10 September 2010, Newsletter, SPD

By: Loren Shlaes, OTR Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique The mother of a little boy I treat is just dreading the beginning of the school year. She is very frustrated at having to deal with the bureaucracy of the public school…...

Feedforward Strategy in Children

September 8, 2010

10 September 2010, Article, Newsletter, Stuttering

All material Copyright © 1991-2010 Stuttering Foundation of America Reprinted with the express permission of the Stuttering Foundation of America as originally published on their website. By: Rick Arenas, M.A. Doctoral Candidate, University of Iowa This article is reprinted with the express…...

September 8, 2010

10 September 2010, Art Therapy, Article, Autism, Newsletter

By: Pamela Ullmann, ATR-BC, LCAT This blog post has been reprinted with express permission of the author as it appeared on her Full Spectrum Blog One of the challenges of conducting therapy groups for children is to balance structure with creative freedom.…...

September 7, 2010

10 September 2010, Autism, News, Newsletter

MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) — When given the choice to gaze at geometric patterns or children dancing and playing, toddlers with autism spent more time looking at the patterns while typically developing toddlers preferred to look at other kids, a new…...

September 3, 2010

3 September 2010, Multiple Sclerosis, News, Newsletter

[Source: The Guardian] The author JK Rowling has donated £10m to set up a clinic to research treatments for multiple sclerosis, the degenerative disease that killed her mother at the age of 45, it was announced today. The Anne Rowling regenerative neurology…...