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January 1, 2008

A resource of fun games for parents or teachers to help young children learn social and motor skills Barbara Sher, an expert occupational therapist and teacher, has written a handy resource filled with games to play with young children who have Autistic…...

Worth Repeating: The Path to Inclusion

January 1, 2008

Article, Autism, SLP

Palilis, B. (2010, April 27). The ASHA Leader. Online Exclusive! A social inclusion program for students with autism spectrum disorders helps not only the students, but the community gain greater understanding and awareness. See the full Article HERE...

January 1, 2008

Fine Motor Skills, OT, Video

Create, Hide and Lace Activity. This is a fun outdoor activity that encourages fine motor, gross motor and visual perceptual skills. Looking for more sensory motor activities visit Your Therapy Source...

January 1, 2008

Article, SLP

Shafer, D. (2006, October 17). The ASHA Leader. Children born with hearing impairment can develop the same language skills as others if diagnosed early and provided early intervention soon after diagnosis, preliminary data from a world-first Australian study has found. See the…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Early Intervention, Hearing Loss

Diefendorf, A. (2005, April 12). The ASHA Leader. Over the past decade, the emphasis on universal early detection of hearing loss in infants has grown considerably. The goal of early hearing detection and intervention (EHDI) is to maximize linguistic and communicative competence…...

Video: Finger Play During Hippotherapy

January 1, 2008

Hippotherapy, OT, Video

This video demonstrates how finger play songs make kids happy while riding but also work on language and motor planning. I use singing a great deal. My favorite song is “If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands, give a…...

Focus on Speech Sound Disorders

January 1, 2008

Article, SLP, Speech Sound Disorders

Focus on Speech Sound Disorders Kuster, J. M. (2010, September 21). The ASHA Leader. Years ago when I was assigned my first “artic” case, I spent hours cutting pictures of /s/ words from magazines and My Little Golden Book Dictionary (now available…...

January 1, 2008

Book, SLP, Stuttering

Puzzled about stuttering? If so, here is a book, written in clear, every-day language, that fits together the pieces of the stuttering puzzle as never before. The key to its approach is the Valsalva Hypothesis. This exciting new theory proposes that stuttering…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Fragile X, SLP

By: Roberts, J. , Hennon, E. & Anderson, K. (2003, October 21). The ASHA Leader. FXS is the most common inherited cause of mental retardation, affecting both males and females. Although a distinctive profile of specific physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and communication features characterize…...

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, School Psych, Selective Mutism, SLP

[Source: Selective Mutism Anxiety Research & Treatment Center] by: Dr. Elisa Shipon-Blum President and Director Selective Mutism Anxiety Research and Treatment Center (SMart-Center) Founder and Director Emeritus Selective Mutism Group Childhood Anxiety Network (SMG~ CAN) Director Selective Mutism Research Institute (SMRI) Clinical Assistant Professor Family…...