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Sensory Processing Disorder and the Overresponsive Child

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, SPD

Copyright © 2009 Salt Lake City SPD & Parenting Examiner Reprinted with the express permission of the author as originally published on her website. By: Amy Spalding Salt Lake City SPD & Parenting Examiner Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD), is broken down into three disorders: Sensory…...

January 1, 2008

OT, Sensory Integration, SPD

Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins. Textbook, for occupational therapy students, presents an updated analysis on hypothesized neurological bases of sensory integrative dysfunction. Includes data on the auditory and visual systems as they relate to the disorder, strategies for use in schools, and…...

Selective Mutism in the News – NY Times

January 1, 2008

Anxiety, News, OT, School Psych, Selective Mutism, SLP

[Source: New York Times, April 12, 2005] Christine Stanley will never forget the call. Two weeks after her daughter Emily started kindergarten, the teacher phoned in a panic. Emily would not color, sing or participate in any classroom activities; in fact, she…...

A Tale of Two Languages

January 1, 2008

Article, Bilingualism

Brice, A. & Brice, R. (2007, September 25). The ASHA Leader. Young bilingual children seem able to understand and use two languages independently of each other as early as 18 months of age. See the full Article HERE...

January 1, 2008

Article, Autism, Rett Syndrome

All material Copyright© 2008-2010 Rett Syndrome Research Trust Reprinted with the express permission of Rett Syndrome Research Trust (RSRT) as originally published on their Website. Due to the varied constellation of symptoms that make up Rett Syndrome, it is becoming a model system…...

January 1, 2008

Language Development, SLP

Mabel L Rice, Ph.D., Child Language Doctoral Program/Center for Biobehavioral Neurosciences in Communication Disorders, University of Kansas Published online 06-25-08 in the Canadian Language & Literacy Research Network in their Encyclopedia of Language and Literacy Development Language acquisition is an important part of…...

Video: Selective Mutism by A Sufferer

January 1, 2008

Anxiety, OT, School Psych, Selective Mutism, SLP, Video

This is part of a “Pillow Book” I wrote for an English class last year. It’s about my struggles with Selective Mutism and the misunderstandings/misinterpretations surrounding it. Not exactly an in depth look into it all, but it’s something....

January 1, 2008

Down Syndrome, Early Intervention

By: Emily A Jones, Kathleen M Feeley and Catherine Blackburn This article can be found on Down Syndrome Online. Down Syndrome Online offers comprehensive information about Down syndrome, including articles, books and scientific papers. Infants with Down syndrome display characteristic deficits in early communicative…...

Worth Repeating: Stuttering Information

January 1, 2008

Article, SLP, Stuttering

[Source] ASHA Article Answers Questions of: What is stuttering? What are signs and symptoms of stuttering? How is stuttering diagnosed? What treatments are available for stuttering? What can I do to communicate better with people who stutter? What other organizations have information about…...

Rett Syndrome: Language Without Speech

January 1, 2008

Article, Language, Rett Syndrome, SLP

All material Copyright© 2008-2010 International Rett Syndrome Foundation This is a collection of 4 articles which are reprinted with the express permission of International Rett Syndrome Foundation (IRSF) as originally on their Website. Body Language In many respects, we share her handicap. We…...