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New Research Raises Hope that Autism Effects May Be Reversible

April 22, 2010

23 April 2010, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily.com] A new study by researchers at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences’ Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology raises hope that autism may be more easily diagnosed and that its effects may be more reversible…...

April 20, 2010

23 April 2010, Foreign Accent Syndrome, News

[Source: The Daily Mail Online] As anyone who suffers migraines knows, the pain can leave you speechless. But Sarah Colwill has experienced a much more unusual vocal effect – she now speaks with a Chinese accent. The disturbing impact of a chronic…...

April 20, 2010

23 April 2010, News, SLP, Specific Language Impairment, Speech Delay

[Press Release: University of Gothenburg and EurekAlert] Epileptic activity in the brain can affect language development in children, and EEG registrations should therefore be carried out more frequently on children with severe language impairment to identify more readily those who may need…...

April 19, 2010

23 April 2010, ADHD, Article, Dyslexia, News, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: Canadian Medical Association Journal, December 2000] We thought the day could use some levity. Someone brought this “scholarly journal article” to our attention that was written back in 2000. Really clever! by: Sarah E. Shea, Kevin Gordon, Ann Hawkins, Janet Kawchuk,…...

April 18, 2010

23 April 2010, Cerebral Palsy, News, Newsletter, TBI

Our friends at the NAPA Center were recently featured on KTLA TV. They sent us this link to share with you. Congratulations on the press coverage. You deserve it! [Source: KTLA.com]...

April 16, 2010

16 April 2010, Article, Dyslexia, Music Therapy, Newsletter, SLP

By: Kimberly Sena Moore, MM, NMT-F, MT-BC Board Certified Music Therapist Reprinted with the express permission of Kimberly Sena Moore as originally published on her blog Your Musical Self which appeared on April 13, 2010 on PsychologyToday.com. Can I vent? An article…...

April 13, 2010

16 April 2010, Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] By Michelle Diament April 12, 2010 The hit show “Glee” returns Tuesday for a nine-episode run on Fox this spring and so too does the show’s inclusion of characters with disabilities. Last fall, actress Lauren Potter, 19, who has…...

April 9, 2010

9 April 2010, Article, Autism, Early Intervention, Language, Newsletter, SLP

Paul, R. (2009, November 03). The ASHA Leader. Speech-language pathologists play a critical role in the treatment of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) because communication deficits are a primary component of both the diagnostic criteria and the focus of educational services…...

Autism: How Horses are Helping

April 9, 2010

9 April 2010, Article, Autism, Hippotherapy, Newsletter, OT, Psychology

By: L A Pomeroy Reprinted with the express permission of Holistic Horse as originally published on their website. After reading Horsepower from Within: How Horses Restore Strength and Spirit and in the latest edition of Holistic Horse, you’ll want to know more…...

April 8, 2010

9 April 2010, Dyslexia, Music Therapy, News, Newsletter

Source: ScienceDaily (Apr. 8, 2010) — There is no link between a lack of musical ability and dyslexia. Moreover, attempts to treat dyslexia with music therapy are unwarranted, according to scientists in Belgium writing in the current issue of the International Journal…...