[Source: Medical X-Press] Hospitalization for an infection might leave you at greater risk for mental illness, according to a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry, which draws on data from youth in Denmark up to the age of 17 years. The authors also found…...
[Source: Your Therapy Source] A systemic review and meta-analysis were recently completed on improving self-regulation skills for all students. There is an increasing amount of evidence supports the positive associations of self-regulation skills with health, social and educational outcomes. JAMA Pediatrics completed a…...
[Source: Medical X-Press] An international study led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has made a breakthrough in identifying a potential cause of the most severe child speech impediment – apraxia. One in 1000 children has apraxia, but understating the origins of…...
[Source: Science Daily] How can we tell what a person is thinking? Sometimes, it is enough to observe one’s behavior, for example, how they respond to a stimulus in the environment. The same holds for knowing whether one has learned something of…...
[Source: Disability Scoop] More students with disabilities are being educated alongside their typically-developing peers, according to new federal data. Nearly 95 percent of kids with disabilities spent at least part of their day in a regular education classroom in 2016. Over half…...
[Source: Speech Adventures] by Mary Huston, MS, CCC-SLP “You are either part of the problem – or part of the solution…If you’re not an active part of the solution you are, by default, a part of the problem.” M.E.Huston. Yep. I’m quoting…...
[Source: NPR.org] It’s not just what you say that matters. It’s how you say it. Take the phrase, “Here’s Johnny.” When Ed McMahon used it to introduce Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show, the words were an enthusiastic greeting. But in The Shining, Jack Nicholson used…...
[Source: The Huffington Post] The first mother to arrive at my office last Tuesday brought me a copy of a New York Times article regarding ADHD. She said she was both hurt and angry, as the newspaper heavily suggested that most ADHD results…...
Editor’s Note: World Down Syndrome Day is March 21st. My daughter Sophie is almost fourteen. She has Down syndrome. She’s in eighth grade and has been mainstreamed since her earliest preschool days. A few weeks ago, she invited me to speak at…...
[Source: Handwriting with Katherine] by Katherine J. Collmer, M.Ed, OTR/L Children who experience difficulty with the mastery of handwriting skills are often struggling with crossing their body midline. During the performance of handwriting tasks, the arm, hand, and eyes travel from the…...
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