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Visual-motor Connectivity Disruption and Autism Spectrum Disorder

December 10, 2015

11 December 2015, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter, Visual Motor Skills

[Source: Biological Psychiatry via Your Therapy Source] Biological Psychiatry published research comparing resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging scans from 100 8- to 12-year-old children of which 50 had a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The results were analyzed and functional…...

December 9, 2015

11 December 2015, Article, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Speech Room News] Preschool and Elementary students often have all the expected speech sounds in their sound inventory but still can’t be understood. For lack of a better description they are just mumbling! They have reduced intelligibility in conversational speech and…...

December 9, 2015

11 December 2015, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Heartspace PT] by Shelley Mannell, PT, C/NDT Unfortunately in pediatrics the saga is the continued increase in the number of children referred for torticollis. The numbers are so high that the APTA has a set of clinical guidelines for its management (1).…...

December 9, 2015

11 December 2015, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Visual Perception Skills

[Source: Pediatric Occupational Therapy Tips] Sponges are one of my favorite “pediatric occupational therapy” items in my therapy bag! There are so many therapeutic activities for basic kitchen sponges! Simply cut the sponges into blocks or shapes of various sizes and watch…...

December 9, 2015

11 December 2015, Autism, Newsletter, OT, SLP

[Source: The Autism Helper] It’s barely scratching the surface of December and I’ve already got the loads of Christmas presents I need to buy on my brain. This is the time of year where we could really use a few freebies! Check…...

December 8, 2015

11 December 2015, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Best Practice Autism] The holiday season can be a stressful time of year for everyone, especially for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The sights and sounds of the holidays can be stressful and over-stimulating. There are many changes…...

December 8, 2015

11 December 2015, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] A team of neuroscientists has found new support for MIT linguist Noam Chomsky’s decades-old theory that we possess an “internal grammar” that allows us to comprehend even nonsensical phrases. “One of the foundational elements of Chomsky’s work is that…...

December 8, 2015

11 December, DCD, News, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Physical Therapy via Your Therapy Source] Physical Therapy published research on the differences between 25 children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and 25 of their peers with typical development for activities of daily living (ADL) performance, learning, and participation, and the…...

December 8, 2015

11 December 2015, Newsletter, SLP

[Activity Tailor] I try to buy Christmas gifts as the inspiration strikes and I have a shelf in our guest room where I hide those goodies. It’s such a relief when Thanksgiving rolls around and I realize I’m not starting from scratch!…...

December 7, 2015

11 December 2015, News, Newsletter, NICU, Preemies

[Source: Medical X Press] Delayed clamping of a preterm infant’s umbilical cord leads to better motor function development, a new study suggests. “If you can wait 45 seconds before clamping the cord, and that delay has a chance of improving your baby’s…...