[Source: Science Daily] A new study of Tourette syndrome (TS) led by researchers from UC San Francisco and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has found that nearly 86 percent of patients who seek treatment for TS will be diagnosed with a second psychiatric…...
[Source: Science Daily] Athough listening to music is common in all societies, the biological determinants of listening to music are largely unknown. According to a new study, listening to classical music enhanced the activity of genes involved in dopamine secretion and transport,…...
Editor’s Note: An OT friend of mine sent this our way. Are our children all becoming sensory defensive? [Source: New York Times] Jackson Schad gave up on jeans in kindergarten. “They’re really tight, and I just don’t like how they fit on…...
[Source: PRI.org] Babies raised in bilingual households spend significantly more time watching the mouth of the person speaking to them than their monolingual counterparts, according to a new study. David Lewkowicz, a professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at…...
[Source: Speech Techie] Chatterpix Kids (free) is a fun, simple app that allows you to turn any image into a “talking head” by recording a 30 second message. Apps that combine images and audio are prime targets for language as they lend context…...
[Source: Play on Words.com] This winter just never seems to end (we’re home AGAIN with schools closed and this beautiful fluffy stuff coming down all day), so the opportunity is ripe for a story about snow! I love Splat the Cat books…...
[Source: I Can Teach My Child] Ping Pong balls have quickly become my favorite learning manipulative. They are cheap. They are great for kinesthetic learners. They are easy to customize. And did I mention they are cheap?!?! Seriously…you can buy a bag…...
[Source: Pediatric Neurology via Your Therapy Source] Pediatric Neurology published research on 47 children diagnosed with cerebral palsy for ophthalmic disorders and their association with neurological disorders. All children were recommended to have comprehensive ophthalmic exams. The following assessments were completed: Gross Motor…...
[Source: Education Week.org] Research into speech therapy interventions usually requires trained listeners to evaluate a student’s progress by listening to his or her speech and rating the sounds for correctness, but ratings from speech language pathologists can be costly to obtain and…...
Congratulations to Tashala S, on her new position as a Sign Language Interpreter for PediaStaff’s home health client in New Mexico. Additional kudos to Katie E., on her SLP position with the same company! Both these fine gals will be working…...
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