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Toddler Temperament Could be Influenced by Different Types of Gut Bacteria

June 25, 2015

26 June 2015, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Science Daily] Researchers from The Ohio State University studied microbes from the gastrointestinal tracts of children between the age of 18 and 27 months, and found that the abundance and diversity of certain bacterial species appear to impact behavior, particularly among…...

June 25, 2015

26 June 2015, Article, Newsletter, OT

[Source: ABC Therapeutics] After a multi-year debate there was some small capitulation regarding the social justice language in the AOTA Code of Ethics. The previous section labeled ‘Principle 4: Social Justice’ was removed and replaced with a more generic section on ‘Justice’…...

June 24, 2015

26 June 2015, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT, Visual Discrimination

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Here is a free sample page to challenge visual discrimination and visual motor skills fromSummer Visual Perceptual Puzzles. Download it here http://yourtherapysource.com/vpsummerfreebie.html...

Autism and CAS Often Coincide

June 24, 2015

26 June 2015, Autism, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, News, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] Over the course of a three-year study, 64 percent of children initially diagnosed with autism were found to also have apraxia. The study also showed that the commonly used Checklist for Autism Spectrum Disorder (CASD) accurately diagnoses autism in…...

June 23, 2015

26 June 2015, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] A risk gene for dyslexia is associated with impairments in visual motion detection, according to a study published May 27 in The Journal of Neuroscience. Mutations in the gene DCDC2 have previously been associated with dyslexia, and this…...

June 23, 2015

[Source: Teach Me To Talk] Join pediatric speech-language pathologist Laura Mize, M.S., CCC-SLP as she answers a mother’s questions about her little boy who is a “mystery” to his evaluators. Will NOT having a firm diagnosis negatively affect treatment outcomes? Can we select…...

June 23, 2015

Article, Newsletter, OT, PT

[Source: NPR.org] Kids in the U.S. are spending less time outside. Even in kindergarten, recess is being cut back. But in the small town of Quechee, Vt., a teacher is bucking that trend: One day a week, she takes her students outside…...

June 22, 2015

26 June 2015, News, Newsletter, Rett Syndrome

[Source: Medical News Today] New research by investigators at the University of Massachusetts Medical School suggests the immune system plays an unsuspected and surprising role in the progression of Rett syndrome, a severe neurological disorder affecting children. Immune cells known as macrophages…...

June 22, 2015

26 June 2015, Article, Literacy, Newsletter

[Source: Education Week] Early-grades reading instruction has long been a central point of emphasis—and concern—for educators and policymakers. That’s in large part owing to a provocative body of research showing that students who don’t read with proficiency by the end of 3rd…...

June 22, 2015

26 June 2015, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Scientists at the Salk Institute have discovered that the role of neurons — which are responsible for specific tasks in the brain — is much more flexible than previously believed. By studying sensory neurons in mice, the Salk…...