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Worth Repeating: Ages and Stages – Developmental Milestones for Receptive & Expressive Language Acquisition

January 1, 2008

By: Caroline Bowen Caroline Bowen PhD provides speech-language pathology information and resources for consumers, professionals and students. We thank Dr. Bowen for explicitly allowing us to link to her articles.They are all found on her Website Dr. Bowen outlines the various stages for learning,understanding,…...

Angelman Syndrome Links

January 1, 2008

Angelman Syndrome, Links

Angelman Syndrome Foundation, The Angelman Syndrome Foundation is a national 501©(3) organization of families, caregivers and medical professionals who care about those with Angelman Syndrome. Our mission is to advance the awareness and treatment of Angelman Syndrome through education and information, research,…...

January 1, 2008

Autism, Book, SLP, Social Skills

by Michelle Garcia Winner Students with social cognitive learning deficits face enormous challenges not only in their day-to-day relations with the world around them, but also in the fact that few professionals, educational or medical, understand the core of these student’s deficits.…...

January 1, 2008

Cerebral Palsy, Early Intervention, PT

Therapy Information Lokomat® Training for Infantile Cerebral Palsy Infantile cerebral palsy is caused by brain damage that is present from birth. As a result of this damage, the patient finds it difficult to coordinate certain movement sequences, or may not be able…...

January 1, 2008

Article, SLP

Therapy ideas for SLPs who travel to client’s homes, daycare, and schools The traveling SLP has many challenges when providing therapy outside of her office. How many therapy materials can possibly fit in a therapy bag? At the Center for Hearing &…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Deaf, Hearing Impaired, Hearing Loss, SLP, Theory of Mind

By: Schick, B. , de Villiers, J. , de Villiers, P. & Hoffmeister, B. (2002, December 03). The ASHA Leader. What does it mean to say that a child has a Theory of Mind? As young children mature, they develop an understanding of…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Down Syndrome, SLP

By: Julie Hooton and Anna Westaway An exciting multi-agency project to create a future for children with Down syndrome where they can more effectively express their opinions. This work recognises the need to remove barriers and push boundaries associated with the reduced ability…...

January 1, 2008

Fine Motor Skills, OT, Tip or Resource, Video

Clay imprints is a simple, fun activity that encourages muscle strengthening in the fingers and hands and fine motor and visual perceptual skill development. This video from Your Therapy Source...

January 1, 2008

ADHD, Article, OT, School Psych

By: National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Reprinted with the express permission of National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke as originally published on their website What is Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder? Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder…...

January 1, 2008

Eye Hand Coordination, Gross Motor Skills, Medium Motor Skills, OT, PT, Video, Motor Control

Round ‘Em Up activity. This activity encourages graded control of movements and eye hand coordination. Check out Your Therapy Source’s activity book 50 Sensory Motor Activities for Kids at Your Therapy Source ...