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Spanking Children Slows Cognitive Development and Increases Risk of Criminal Behavior, Expert Says

December 16, 2013

20 December 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A new book by Murray Straus, founder and co-director of the Family Research Lab and professor emeritus of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, brings together more than four decades of research that makes the definitive case against…...

Muting the Mozart Effect

December 16, 2013

20 December 2013, News, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: This study refers to musical enrichment in the form of young children listening to music as well as musical social play (also known as the Mozart Effect) and does not comment on the cognitive or neurological effects of learning how…...

App Review of the Week: Cookie Doodle

December 16, 2013

20 December 2013, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Tip or Resource

by Allie Landers, MS CCC-SLP I’m always on the hunt for new apps to use in therapy. I’m usually looking for apps not specifically designed for speech and language therapy, but for apps that are fun and engaging to use as motivating means…...

December 12, 2013

13 December 2013, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Hugely popular with our Instagram followers. How adorable is this? Fine motor grasping, cutting and gluing. For speech, every successful production gets a cotton ball!! Seen on Pinterest. Pinned on our Winter board on Pinterest. Original post is gone but it…...

Autism Corner: Social Dough

December 12, 2013

13 December 2013, Autism, Newsletter

by Cindy Meester, MS CCC-SLP “E” is a first grader in one of our Autism classrooms. She has a lot of great skills but of course social peer relationships can be difficult. I paired her with “J” from her mainstream classroom. It…...

December 12, 2013

Newsletter, Tip or Resource, Visual Perception

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Here is a free printable game to encourage visual perceptual skills, handwriting and fine motor skills. You can choose to practice coloring, shapes or handwriting letters/numbers. This is easy game to print and toss in your bag for a last minute…...

December 11, 2013

13 December 2013, Autism, News of the Week

[Source: Huffington Post] Meeting Santa Claus at a shopping mall can be horribly hectic. There are large crowds, long lines, and holiday music blaring from speakers. It’s a recipe for madness — and for children with autism, it’s especially unbearable. So, malls…...

December 11, 2013

13 December 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Mothers get all the attention. But a study led by McGill researcher Sarah Kimmins suggests that the father’s diet before conception may play an equally important role in the health of their offspring. It also raises concerns about the…...

December 10, 2013

13 December 2013, Article, Feeding Issues, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: ASHAsphere] by Melanie Potock, CCC-SLP A Parent’s Expectations and an SLP’s Goals As a pediatric SLP who focuses on feeding, I guide families through the process of transitioning from g-tube feedings to 100% oral feeds and ultimately, removal of the…...

December 10, 2013

[Source: Medical News Today] As we grow older, our brains reorganize themselves, pruning and streamlining nerve fiber linkages to reduce overall network connectivity while selectively preserving long-distance connections that are crucial to information integration. Now, a team led by Newcastle University in…...