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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…...

January 1, 2008

Article, SLP, Speech Development

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 Anyone who has been around children who are…...

January 1, 2008

Bilingualism, Down Syndrome

by: Etta Wilken 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 “Bilingualism in Children with Down Syndrome in Germany” on the Down Syndrome…...

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 Parents usually have many questions for you about their child’s stuttering, including what caused the…...

Fact Sheet: Progeria

January 1, 2008

Article, Progeria, Rare Diseases and Disorders

Fact Sheet: Progeria [Source:] National Institutes of Health Thirty Years Ago Thirty years ago, virtually nothing was known about progeria, and due to the rarity of the disease, little research was done until the 1990s. Progeria is an extremely rare genetic disease…...

January 1, 2008

Book, DVD, OT, Yoga

Yoga instructor Aras Baskauskas teams with Occupational Therapist Britt Collins, M.S. OTR/L. Aras takes the children through a yoga routine and Britt points out different suggestions regarding your child’s specific special needs. Yoga promotes mental and physical well-being, allowing kids to strengthen…...

January 1, 2008

Rett Syndrome

References compiled by Coast Music Therapy San Diego, California http://www.coastmusictherapy.com 2007 Summary of Findings Music, rhythm, and musical instruments are of significant interest and motivation to girls with Rett syndrome and have been used successfully in preliminary studies to increase their responsiveness…...