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Babies Have Logical Reasoning Before Age One, Study Finds

December 1, 2015

[Source: Medical News Today] Human infants are capable of deductive problem solving as early as 10 months of age, a new study by psychologists at Emory University and Bucknell finds. The journal Developmental Science is publishing the research, showing that babies can…...

December 1, 2015

4 December 2015, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Carnegie Mellon University scientists have discovered a crucial difference in the way learning occurs in the brains of adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Published in NeuroImage, Sarah Schipul and Marcel Just examined how the brains of typical…...

November 30, 2015

4 December 2015, Feeding Therapy, Newsletter, OT, Picky Eaters, SLP

“Dr. Nimali Fernando and feeding therapist Melanie Potock help parents navigate the journey of child feeding, eating, drinking, nutrition, and related topics from birth to the school cafeteria. Their book is a proactive approach for the prevention and/or resolution of many health issues…...

November 30, 2015

4 December 2015, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: Pink Oatmeal] Black Friday is upon us. That day of crazy shopping around for deals…or has that become Thanksgiving now? Having a newborn I’m opting out of the store rush this year. I’ll admit I kind of like to go and people…...

November 30, 2015

4 December 2015, Newsletter, OT, PT, SLP

Christmas-time is a wonderful time of year, but it is also a time for other celebrations as well. Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) starts this coming weekend! Here is a great collection of holiday activities to do with your kids in therapy!…...

November 30, 2015

4 December 2015, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical News Today] Researchers in China have found that children who have been left without direct parental care for extended periods of time show larger gray matter volumes in the brain, according to a study being presented today at the annual…...

November 19, 2015

20 November 2015, Newsletter, School Nurses, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] A direct and positive link between pupils’ breakfast quality and consumption, and their educational attainment, has for the first time been demonstrated in a ground-breaking new study carried out by public health experts at Cardiff University. The study of…...

November 19, 2015

20 November 2015, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A study led by the University of Utah School of Medicine provides new insights into how the subtle changes within cells, caused by disruptions in a gene called Kirrel3, could underlie some types of intellectual disability and autism. A…...

November 19, 2015

20 November 2015, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: OT Potential] Amanda Scates-Preisinger, MPH- Guest Writer Occupational therapists strive to see their clients through a holistic lens, looking at how personal factors interplay with the disease process. However, taking a holistic view also means taking an even wider lens and…...

November 18, 2015

20 November 2015, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical X-Press] A team led at Newcastle University, UK, has shed light on the evolutionary roots of language in the brain. Publishing in Nature Communications, the team led by Dr Ben Wilson and Professor Chris Petkov explain how using an imaging…...