Monthly Archive
[Source:  Science Daily] At the forefront of a field known as “neurocriminology,” Adrian Raine of the University of Pennsylvania has long studied the interplay between biology and environment when it comes to antisocial and criminal behavior. With strong physiological evidence that disruption…...
[Source: Science Daily] A class of FDA-approved cancer drugs may be able to prevent problems with brain cell development associated with disorders including Down syndrome and Fragile X syndrome, researchers at the University of Michigan Life Sciences Institute have found. The researchers’…...
June 17, 2015
[Source: HeartSpace PT] I am honoured to work/teach with Julie Wiebe PT.  I’m very excited about this application of Dynamic Core for Kids and I am grateful  for her permission to re-post her recent blog. Because I talk about incontinence, I often…...
June 17, 2015
[Source:  Erik X. Raj] As a speech-language pathologist, I would say that I was trained to be very much in tune with words and how words have a lot of strength to them. The average person usually just talks and uses words…...
[Source:  Childhood 101] If your children are anything like mine, you are just 5 minutes into a three hour road trip and they’ve already eaten half the car snacks and are already asking, “Are we there yet?!!” If this is the case…...
[Source:  Inner Child Fun] These giant bubble wands are easy to make with just a few items you can find at your local hardware store. Older kids can help tie on the string, and younger kids can help measure out how much string…...
[Source:  Your Therapy Source] Grab a tissue and watch this heart warming video about how a special dog helped a 6 year old boy during his therapy sessions. Support our Contributors and Visit the Your Therapy Source blog and website....
[Source: Teaching Mama] My baby is really into grabbing and pulling things…especially drawstrings on my jackets! Since he loves things that dangle, I decided to create an ribbon activity box for him to play with! Learn About this Terrific Activity on Teaching…...
[Source:  Disability Scoop] More families are taking legal action against Disney, alleging that recent changes to theme park access for people with disabilities are discriminatory. Fourteen new families filed suit this week in Los Angeles Superior Court against Walt Disney Parks and…...
June 16, 2015
[Source: Education Week] Boys and girls with autism spectrum disorder may share difficulties in communicating, but how those problems manifest themselves differs between the sexes—an important element for educators to remember, according to new research examining children with autism and their peer…...