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Fire Safety Project for People with Down Syndrome Goes Global

June 16, 2014

20 June 2014, ADLs, Down Syndrome, Newsletter

[Source: Special Ed Post] A course which teaches fire safety skills and awareness to young people and adults with Down syndrome in Essex could be rolled out across the UK and beyond, after it won national recognition as a runner-up for partnership excellence in…...

June 13, 2014

13 June 2014, Career, Career Tip, Job, Newsletter

How do you handle interruptions or changes to your daily schedule? Give me an example? By answering some of these questions ahead of time, you will find yourself more able to think on your feet when you get thrown an open ended…...

June 12, 2014

13 June 2014, Cleft Palate, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] An international team led by researchers from Karolinska Institutet has identified a new gene related to the Van der Woude syndrome, the most common syndrome with cleft lip and palate. The study is published in the scientific periodical American…...

June 12, 2014

13 June 2014, Article, Newsletter, Rett Syndrome

Reprinted from National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke as originally published on their website What is Rett syndrome? Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmenal disorder that affects girls almost exclusively. It is characterized by normal early growth and development followed by a…...

June 12, 2014

13 June 2014, Dyslexia, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] In this article by Zoccolotti, De Luca, Lami et al, published in Child Neuropsychology,Rapid Automized Naming (RAN) tests were conducted on 43 average children and 25 with developmental dyslexia. The task involved naming colors, digits, pictures words and word lists…...

June 11, 2014

13 June 2014, ABA, Article, Newsletter, Psychology, School Psych

[Source: Wellspring Educational Services] When a child receives a diagnosis related to a developmental disability that requires special educational needs, the first step in the process is putting together an Individualized Educational Program (IEP). The IEP is designed to provide the child…...

Sensory Motor Activity – Kid Boxing

June 11, 2014

13 June 2014, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, Sensory Motor Skills - Sensory Integration, Tip or Resource, Vestibular Balance & Coordination, Video

Thank You Margaret Rice at Your Therapy Source for this great sensory motor activity....

June 11, 2014

13 June 2014, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A cross-cultural study, led by Iowa State University researchers, shows prosocial media and video games positively influence behavior regardless of culture. The study, a first-of-its-kind, tested levels of empathy and helpfulness of thousands of children and adolescents in seven…...

June 10, 2014

News, Newsletter. 13 June 2014

[Source: Pediatric Physical Therapy via Your Therapy Source] Pediatric Physical Therapy published research on functional balance abilities in girls with visual impairment. The participants included 26 girls, 10-15 years old, with visual impairment who were assessed with the Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS) and…...

June 10, 2014

13 June 2014, Article, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Newsletter, Phonological Disorders, Speech Sound Disorders

All material Copyright © 2010, Nancy Kaufman, CCC-SLP and Kidspeech.com Published with the express permission of the author. When children present with severe speech sound disorders, our focus is understandably upon the child’s ability to produce vowels and consonants that are not…...