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January 1, 2008

by: Gerda Stevenson 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 explains how Gerda Stevenson, a professional actress from Peeblesshire in Scotland, gathered ideas from a…...

January 1, 2008

Article, SLP

ASHA Practice Policies, Documents Support EI Role Speech-language-pathologists certified by ASHA are uniquely qualified to provide early intervention (EI) services for children with, or at risk for, speech, language, and swallowing disorders. Education in typical cognitive and communication development and experience working…...

January 1, 2008

Article, Down Syndrome, Language, SLP

by: Sue Buckley This article can be found on Down Syndrome Online. Down Syndrome Online offers comprehensive information about Down syndrome, including articles, books and scientific papers. Read the full text of “Speech, Language and Communication for Individuals with Down Syndrome — An Overview”…...

Video: Stuttering by Kids For Kids

January 1, 2008

Stuttering, Video

All material Copyright © 1991-2009 Stuttering Foundation of America Reprinted with the express permission of the Stuttering Foundation as originally published on their website. By: The Stuttering Foundation WATCH THIS GREAT VIDEO HERE. Featured Organization: The Stuttering Foundation We thank the Stuttering Foundation for allowing us…...

January 1, 2008

Article, SLP, Stuttering

All material Copyright © 1991-2009 Stuttering Foundation of America Reprinted with the express permission of the Stuttering Foundation of America as originally published on their website. By: The Stuttering Foundation What is stuttering? Stuttering is a communication disorder in which the flow of speech…...

January 1, 2008

DVD, News of the Week, Stuttering

[Source: The Stuttering Foundation] The Stuttering Foundation’s captivating public service announcement plays a starring role on every copy of The King’s Speech DVD, which was released in April. The 60-second PSA will let millions of people who view the movie in the years…...

Subtypes of SPD

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, SPD

By: Lucy Jane Miller, PhD, OTR Executive director of the SPD Foundation Sharon Cermak, EdD, OTR/L Professor, Boston University Shelly Lane, PhD, OTR/L Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University Marie Anzalone, ScD, OTR Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University Jane Koomar, PhD, OTR/L President of the SPIRAL Foundation, Watertown, MA Reprinted…...

Stuttering and the Bilingual Child

January 1, 2008

Article, Bilingualism, Stuttering

All material Copyright © 1991-2009 Stuttering Foundation of America Reprinted with the express permission of the Stuttering Foundation of America as originally published on their website. By: Rosalee Shenker, PhD Montreal Fluency Centre According to the recent United States Census, one in seven, or 31.8…...

Straws As Therapy Tools

January 1, 2008

Article, Oral Motor, SLP

By: Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, M.S., CCC-SLP Published in ADVANCE Magazine April 19, 1999 Copyright © 1999 Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson, M.S., CCC-SLP This Article was reprinted from SRH Therapies with the express permission of the Author Sara Rosenfeld-Johnson. Film writers and novelists know that one quick…...

Spinal Cord Injury Fact Sheet: NCPAD

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, PT, Spinal Cord Injury

by: The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a complete or partial lesion to the spinal cord. The result of SCI is functional loss (sensory motor and autonomic dysfunction); severity depends on the level and completeness of…...