[Source: Medical News Today] Nearly half of all traumatic brain injuries among children in Canada who needed to be taken to an emergency department are caused by ice hockey, researchers from St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, reported in the journal PLOS ONE. Dr.…...
“I did everything I could to try to graduate” Growing up with dyslexia, Piper Otterbein struggled to master things like learning multiplication tables and reading books. But now, as a high school graduate, she’s realized that the best path in life is…...
[Source: Special Ed Post] by Masami Ito On a chilly afternoon in early spring, Mayumi Mitogawa, 52, and her 14-year-old son, Yutaka, sat together on a bench, getting ready to have their picture taken. He jokingly made a face and tried to…...
[Source: UPI.com] U.S. researchers say they have developed a way to measure an infant’s risk of developing autism by looking for abnormalities in his or her placenta at birth. Senior author Dr. Harvey Kliman, research scientist in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology…...
Editor’s Note: It’s springtime. Time to wind down the current school year, but also to think about how you will improve your own classroom this coming school year! Here is a great article that our friend Margaret Rice at Your Therapy Source…...
[Source: Medical News Today] At 7 months of age, children who are later diagnosed with autism take a split second longer to shift their gaze during a task measuring eye movements and visual attention than do typically developing infants of the same…...
[Source: Science Daily] On average, children take the first steps on their own at the age of 12 months. Many parents perceive this event as a decisive turning point. However, the timing is really of no consequence. Children who start walking early…...
[Source: Science Daily] With a better understanding of underlying mechanisms that cause a rare neurodevelopmental disorder in the Old Order Mennonite population, referred to as Pretzel syndrome, a new study reports that five children were successfully treated with a drug that modifies…...
[Source: Science Daily] Visually impaired children could benefit from a revolutionary new computer game being developed by a team of neuroscientists and game designers. Academics from the University of Lincoln, UK, are working with WESC, one of the UK’s most respected specialist…...
[Source: Your Therapy Source] Pediatrics published research on the relationship between oropharyngeal dysphagia and gross motor skills in children with cerebral palsy. A cross sectional population based study was done in Queensland with children ages 18-36 months with a confirmed diagnosis of…...
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