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Nearly 3/4ths of TBIs in Under 19s Caused by Consumer Products

July 30, 2019

2 August 2019, Newsletter, OT, PT, School Psych, TBI

[Source: Science Daily] A vast report, looking at the products and activities associated with non-fatal traumatic brain injuries for youngsters aged up to 19, in 66 US hospitals’ emergency departments, has revealed that floors, beds and American football are posing some of…...

July 30, 2019

2 August 2019, Newsletter, Special Ed, Special Education

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July 30, 2019

2 August 2019, Bilingualism, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical X-Press] People often say that babies are like little sponges —with their ability to soak up language quickly and easily. Yet much of the early research on language acquisition has focused on young infants learning only one language. This research was guided by…...

July 30, 2019

2 August 2019, Article, Newsletter, SPD

By: Cat Lichtenbelt Copyright 2011. Reprinted with the express permission of Sensory Flow as it appeared on their website August 11, 2011 Editor’s Note: This article was written for parents, but we are including it on our blog because we thought it…...

July 30, 2019

2 August 2019, Article, Bilingualism, SLP

By: Alejandro E. Brice, Ph.D.,CCC-SLP, Ellen Kester, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, and Roanne Brice, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Previous Viewpoint The idea for this column comes to me via the courtesy of the ASHA Multicultural Issues Board. I am the Chair of this committee for…...

July 30, 2019

2 August 2019, AAC, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: PraAACtical AAC] The summer is flying by here in Florida and we’re starting to think about heading back to school. Teachers, therapists, and aides play a pivotal role in helping AAC learners develop skills with core vocabulary so that they have…...

July 29, 2019

2 August, ADHD, OT, School Psych

[Source: Your Therapy Source] The Journal of Attention Disorders published research on working memory deficits, emotional regulation, and ADHD. Previous research indicates that emotional regulation is related to the development and refinement of executive functions, such as inhibition, planning, and working memory. Methodology of…...

House Passes Autism Act

July 29, 2019

2 August 2019, Autism, News

[Source: Disability Scoop] Federal legislation allocating over $1.8 billion in government spending on autism efforts is one step closer to being approved. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support, or Autism CARES, Act, by a…...

July 29, 2019

2 August 2019, Emotions, Empathy, Newsletter, OT, SLP

Babies show empathy for a bullied victim at only six months of age, according to researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Hebrew University in Israel. In a paper published in British Journal of Psychology, researchers through two experiments contributed to the…...

July 29, 2019

2 August 2019, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical X-Press] Scientist have identified a link between exposure to high levels of estrogen sex hormones in the womb and the likelihood of developing autism. The findings are published today in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. The discovery adds further evidence to support…...