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March 26, 2010

26 March 2010, AAC, News, Newsletter, SLP

The speech world is abuzz with news of a new iPhone App for Speech Language Pathologists. Calling it a “technological breakthrough for speech therapy,” it seeks to replace paper cards with flashing images through the iPhone. Said Corey Walker, practicing SLP and…...

March 26, 2010

26 March 2010, Article, Bilingualism, Newsletter, SLP

By: Scott Prath, M.A., CCC-SLP, Bilinguistics Ellen Kester, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Bilinguistics Alejandro Brice, Ph.D., CCC-SLP University of South Florida St. Petersburg We would like to begin this article by highlighting the one question that threatens to undo the progress that the speech-language…...

March 26, 2010

26 March 2010, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: The Chicago Tribune] An autistic teenager from the Chicago area has done something almost impossible. Nearly 48 games into an upset-filled NCAA tournament, 17-year-old Alex Hermann is perfect. “It’s amazing,” he says. Truly. The teenager predicted that Northern Iowa would beat…...

March 26, 2010

26 March 2010, Article, Autism, Newsletter, OT

By: Lara C. Pullen, PhD CEO and Co-Founder of Healing Thresholds The Autism Therapy Web site For some reason that I don’t fully understand, the subject of nutrition and autism can quickly become controversial, with many individuals holding very strong ideas about…...

March 26, 2010

26 March 2010, Article, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Newsletter, SLP

By: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Synonym: Acquired Epileptiform Aphasia Reprinted with permission of National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke as originally published on their Website What is Landau-Kleffner Syndrome? Landau-Kleffner syndrome (LKS)…...

March 26, 2010

26 March 2010, Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Conventional wisdom among scientists for years has suggested that because individuals with Down syndrome have an extra chromosome, the disorder most likely results from the presence of too many genes or proteins contained in that additional structure. But…...

March 16, 2010

26 March 2010, Language, News, Newsletter, TBI

[Source: University of Chicago via Newswise] Children with brain injuries may use gesture to signal they need help in developing language, research at the University of Chicago shows. The children who make the fewest gestures early in development also develop spoken vocabulary…...

March 16, 2010

19 March 2010, News, Newsletter, Special Education

Council for Exceptional Children is “encouraged” but requests details on decision-based assessments [Source: Disability Scoop]As part of a proposal to overhaul America’s education system, the Obama administration is calling for students with disabilities to “graduate from high school ready for college and…...

March 15, 2010

19 March 2010, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

Washington (CNN) — A federal court ruled Friday that the evidence supporting an alleged causal link between autism and a mercury-containing preservative in vaccines is unpersuasive, and that the families of children diagnosed with autism are not entitled to compensation. Special masters…...

March 12, 2010

12 March 2010, Newsletter, SLP, Stuttering, Tip or Resource, Video

From The American Institute for Stuttering Blog: http://stutteringtreatment.org/blog/ – AIS clinician Carl talks about an activity that he is using to motivate his kids stuttering therapy group to practice their speech skills at home…...