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Phonotrauma in Children: Management and Treatment

January 1, 2008

Middendorf, J. (2007, November 06). The ASHA Leader. Rehabilitation of children with phonotrauma, or vocal abuse, involves much more than simply eliminating traumatic behaviors. It involves changing the culture of the home to help parents help their children change vocal habits. See…...

January 1, 2008

Autism, SLP

Ervin, M. (2003, April 15). The ASHA Leader. Alex is very interested in school. He loves the unit on dinosaurs that his fourth-grade teacher is presenting. He knows more dinosaur facts than anyone else in the class. He can tell you when…...

How Yoga Helps Kids with ADHD

January 1, 2008

ADHD, Anxiety, OT, School Psych, Yoga

By: Donna Freeman of Yoga In My School When diagnosing Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) three symptoms are considered: inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. Children with ADHD have one primary challenge – focus – whether lack of, fluctuations in, inability to refocus, or obsessive focus.…...

January 1, 2008

Autism, SLP

Richard, G. (2008, September 23). The ASHA Leader. A challenge for school-based speech-language pathologists is to meet their multiple responsibilities adequately while addressing the unique needs of students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This challenge requires that school-based SLPs maintain current knowledge…...

January 1, 2008

OT, PT, Tip or Resource, Video

Here are the directions on how to create mini movement note pads and shoe boxes. Video provided by Your Therapy Source...

January 1, 2008

Anxiety, Article, School Psych, Stress

By: Gary G. Brannigan, Ph.D. and Howard Margolis, Ed.D. coauthors of Reading Disabilities: Beating The Odds. Part II of this article may be found Here Reprinted with the express permission of the authors as originally published on their Blog. NB: This article is written…...

January 1, 2008

Article, OT, PT, School Psych, SLP, TBI

Roberta DePompei (November 02, 2010). The ASHA Leader. “She is a beautiful 4-year-old. She was in the hospital for several months and has a severe brain injury. She can’t speak and has difficulty maintaining balance for sitting. She is more like a…...

January 1, 2008

Article, SLP

By: Kummer, A. (2003, October 21). The ASHA Leader. One of the best aspects of the field of speech-language pathology is that there is the opportunity to work in a great variety of job settings with very different clinical populations. A new graduate…...

January 1, 2008

PT, Tip or Resource, Video

Four year old boy working on hip external rotation, weight shifting, abdominal strengthening lower extremity dissocation and eye foot coordination. This is also a great activity to prepare for donning/ doffing socks and shoes for occupational therapy. Video provided by Your Therapy Source...

January 1, 2008

Anxiety, Article, School Psych, Stress

By: Gary G. Brannigan, Ph.D. and Howard Margolis, Ed.D. coauthors of Reading Disabilities: Beating The Odds. Reprinted with the express permission of the authors as originally published on their blog, NB: This article is written for the parents of children who have Anxiety and…...