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Valentine’s Day Literacy Activity – Playdoh Conversation Heart Stamping

February 7, 2018

11 February 2018, Newsletter, Tip or Resource, Valentines Day

[Source: No Time for Flash Cards] Incorporating Valentine’s Day is a fun way to make skill building more fun. This activity as we did it is for children familiar with letters and interested in how things are spelled. This is a stage…...

February 6, 2018

11 February 2018, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Disability Scoop] A major pharmaceutical company says it has received a designation from the Food and Drug Administration to help expedite what could be the first drug to treat the core symptoms of autism. Swiss drug maker Roche said this week that…...

February 6, 2018

11 February 2018, Article, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] At the start of a recent improv class, some teens excitedly joined in while others sat off to the side. Others said they’d rather go home. But after a few games, giggles and encouragement from teachers, all the students…...

February 6, 2018

11 February 2018, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Researchers found a significant number of children across four regions in the United States were determined to have fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). The new findings may represent more accurate prevalence estimates of FASD among the general population than…...

February 6, 2018

[Source: Science Daily] Between 2014 and 2016, approximately 300 students participated in the program which is based on the curriculum for science subjects in secondary level I. Students are prepared for the one-week stay in the classroom. This is then continued on…...

February 5, 2018

2 February 2018, Job, Newsletter, SLP

Call Today at 866-733-4278 or text us at 662-524-9099 Are you looking for a unique and special experience where you will meet the nicest people, taste the most delicious wines, away from high- priced wine country? If yes, the Livermore Valley…...

How Skype is Helping Kids with Autism

February 5, 2018

11 February 2018, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: The Sacramento Bee via Reading Rockets] Three times a week, Kristen Lundstrom opens her laptop from her home in Carroll, Iowa and speaks to a speech therapist at UC Davis’ MIND Institute about ways to help her 14-year-old son, Tyson, grow…...

February 5, 2018

11 February 2018, ADHD, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] “In this study, we aimed to explore the genetic architectures of ADHD and educational attainment and to what degree they have a shared genetic basis,” says Alexey A. Shadrin, lead author of the study and postdoctoral research fellow at…...

February 5, 2018

11 February 2018, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Science Daily] “The human brain is malleable and trainable,” said Anne Gold, lead author and director of CIRES Education & Outreach. “By providing spatial training to K-12 children, and providing spatially demanding toys before schooling starts, we can give them the…...

Archived Newsletters by Date – 2018

February 1, 2018

Looking for last year’s issues? Try here. December 21, 2018 December 14, 2018 December 7, 2018 November 30, 2018 November 23, 2018 November 16, 2018 November 9, 2018 November 2, 2018 October 26, 2018 October 19, 2018 October 12, 2018 October 5, 2018…...