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Production And Perception Of Word Stress In Children And Adolescents With Down Syndrome

January 1, 2008

By: Michèle Pettinato and Jo Verhoeven This article can be found on Down Syndrome Online. Down Syndrome Online offers comprehensive information about Down syndrome, including articles, books and scientific papers. This article reviews the importance of word stress for typical language acquisition and presents…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Feeding Disorders, SLP, Swallowing Disorders

[Source] ASHA Contains Sections on: What are feeding and swallowing disorders? What are some signs or symptoms of feeding and swallowing disorders in children? How are feeding and swallowing disorders diagnosed? What treatments are available for children with feeding and swallowing disorders? What…...

January 1, 2008

Book, Early Intervention, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Social Skills

Review Written for PediaStaff by Barbara H. Boucher, OT, PhD, PT. Read an excerpt of this book HERE Other reviews of this book are available on Amazon.com I really like pool play for children and this book offers 28 games to be played…...

January 1, 2008

Article, SLP

Boswell, S. (2005, March 22). The ASHA Leader. Changes in IDEA ’04 have prompted local education agencies (LEAs) across the nation to consider new models that may reduce the number of students who need special education services or provide an alternate method…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Down Syndrome, OT, PT, SLP

All material Copyright © 2009 National Down Syndrome Society Reprinted with the express permission of the National Down Syndrome Society as originally published on their website. By: The National Down Syndrome Society Featured Organization: National Down Syndrome Society We thank the National Down Syndrome Society for…...

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, SPD

By: Eileen Parker Cozy Calm NB: This article was originally written for parents. OTs who are helping parents adjust their child’s sensory environment may find this article useful to share with parents. You can help your child with sensory processing disorder lower their stress…...

Facts About Angelman Syndrome

January 1, 2008

Angelman Syndrome, Article, OT, PT, School Psych, SLP

Angelman Syndrome Foundation, Inc. Provided here with the express permission of Angelman Syndrome Foundation, Inc. as originally published on their website. Facts about AS was initially a small booklet developed in 1987 to help launch the Angelman Syndrome Foundation organization and to…...

January 1, 2008

Auditory Processing, Hearing Loss

Kraus , N. & Hornickel, J. (2010, September 21). The ASHA Leader. Language-based learning impairments occur in 5%–10% of school-aged children (Shapiro, Church, & Lewis, 2007). Children with language-based learning impairments are more greatly affected by background noise than their typically developing…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Career Guide, OT, Professional Development

All material Copyright © 2009 OT-Advantage.com By: Alison Bodor, M.S. OTR/L You may feel a tightening in your chest, losing your ability to speak, and the room is fuzzy. All you want is a moment to sit down and catch your breath, but you…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Bilingualism, SLP

Marian, V. , Faroqi-Shah, Y. , Kaushanskaya, M. , Blumenfeld, H. & Sheng, L. (2009, October 13). The ASHA Leader. Every year, thousands of middle- and upper-class American children study a foreign language for enrichment. These children, their parents, and their teachers…...