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Cochlear Implants in Infants and Toddlers: Are SLPs Ready for This Growing Trend?

June 11, 2010

11 June 2010, Article, Cochlear Implants, Early Intervention, Hearing Loss, Newsletter, SLP

Spencer, L. (2009, June 16). The ASHA Leader. Over the past two decades, cochlear implants have proven effective in children, ages 3–18. Now research indicates that children who are fitted at earlier ages fare better on speech perception and production tests. Are…...

June 8, 2010

11 June 2010, Cerebral Palsy, News, Newsletter

[Source: Washington Post] By Ariana Eunjung Cha Disillusioned by U.S. doctors who could not help their daughter with cerebral palsy, Kara Anderson’s parents did something they could not have imagined a few years ago: They took her to China. Specialists in the…...

Teaching Numeracy

June 4, 2010

4 June 2010, Article, Down Syndrome, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Special Education

Sue Buckley This article originally published in Down Syndrome Online Understanding number concepts and basic mathematical skills is important for many everyday activities in modern societies. Little is understood about the numeracy abilities of people with Down syndrome. At present, it appears…...

New Face of Autism Therapy

June 4, 2010

4 June 2010, Autism, News, Newsletter

USC Robot Communicates with Kids with Autism [Source: Popsci, via The Autism News] By Gregory Mone | Popsci In a small, sparsely furnished room, a young boy in a black T-shirt backs himself into a corner. He’s cautious. Cameras capture his movements,…...

June 4, 2010

4 June 2010, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

The Literacy Center Education Network is a 501 © (3) non-profit organization with a mission to deliver free, professionally-designed, education material to preschool-age children. Utilizing the power of the Internet, they distribute education material directly to children in their homes, libraries, and…...

June 3, 2010

4 June 2010, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily.com] Children with autism have a different chemical fingerprint in their urine than non-autistic children, according to new research published tomorrow in the print edition of the Journal of Proteome Research. The researchers behind the study, from Imperial College London…...

June 2, 2010

4 June 2010, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

his story ran in the most recent ASHA Leader. We reprint it for you here to inspire you. [Source: ASHA Leader] by Kellie Rowden-Racette Name: Jackie Knechtel, MA, CCC-SLP Job title: Pediatric speech-language pathologist in New York. Her practice, Self Expressions, serves…...

May 28, 2010

28 May 2010, Article, Autism, Newsletter, OT, Parental Involvement, PT, Q&A, SLP

By: Mae Wilkinson, Editor: Autism is Not the Boss Q: Why aren’t more parents engaged in supporting therapy goals at home? A: I think most parents would like to be more engaged in supporting their children’s therapy goals at home, but they…...

Prime Time Television Tackles Autism

May 27, 2010

28 May 2010, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: CNN] (CNN) — In a scene from NBC’s “Parenthood,” two parents are attempting to get their 8-year-old son ready for school. The child insists on wearing a pirate costume to class, again. His father asks him to take it off so…...

Scanning Babies for Autism

May 26, 2010

28 May 2010, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: The Wall Street Journal] By taking scans of sleeping children, researchers are discovering what occurs in the brains of babies and young children with autism. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, to peer at images of the children’s brains, researchers…...