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Pediatric Therapy Corner: Head Shoulders, Knees and…Peanut Butter. What Makes Young Children Laugh?

March 7, 2013

8 March 2013, Article, Newsletter

by Paul McGhee, PhD, www.LaughterRemedy.com [Adapted from P. McGhee, Understanding and Promoting the Development of Children’s Humor, Kendall/Hunt, 2002. To order, call 302-897-7827.] When parents think of their preschool children, the first image that pops into their minds is often that…...

March 6, 2013

8 March 2013, News, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: Reading Rockets carried a summary and link to this Washington Post story on their blog this week. We found it a very thought provoking piece as well. Here’s a powerful piece about how an award-winning principal went from being a…...

March 6, 2013

8 March 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter, Social Skills

[Source: Medical News Today] Two Michigan State University neuroscientists report in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Scientists used to think the brain cells you’re born with are all you get. After studies revealed the birth…...

App Review: Social Skill Builder

March 5, 2013

8 March 2013, App, Newsletter

[Source: Sublime Speech] Over the past month I’ve had the opportunity to use Social Skill Builder’s App! Both the Full and Lite versions are compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad (iOS 4.3 or later). I had previously used the Lite version but was…...

March 5, 2013

8 March 2013, Autism, Language, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] New findings published in Pediatrics by the Kennedy Krieger Institute’s Center for Autism and Related Disorders reveal that 70 percent of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) who have a history of severe language delay, achieved phrase or fluent…...

March 5, 2013

8 March 2013, ADHD, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] The first large, population-based study to follow children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) into adulthood shows that ADHD often doesn’t “go away,” and that children with ADHD are more likely to have other psychiatric disorders as adults. Although…...

March 5, 2013

8 March 2013, Newsletter, PT, Tip or Resource

[Source: Your Therapy Source] Here is a fun, simple strengthening exercise that requires no equipment – slow motion. When you slow down a motion it requires more muscle control and a longer muscle contraction. Pretend to act out the following activities in…...

March 4, 2013

8 March 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter, PT

[Source: Brain Blogger via Special Ed Post] The CDC estimated a 1% worldwide prevalence for autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In the United States, 1 out of 88 kids is diagnosed with ASD (according to data from a survey conducted in 2008). Autism…...

March 4, 2013

8 March 2013, Down Syndrome, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: The Sun (UK)] With their gorgeous faces and cheeky grins, it’s not hard to see why they got snapped up. But unlike the kids we are used to seeing in ad campaigns, all these were born with Down’s syndrome. Last year…...

March 4, 2013

8 March 2013, Book Review, Newsletter, Social Skills

Thank You to Sheri Artemenko, M.A., CCC-SLP of Play on Words for sharing this book review! Often as speech pathologists we are called upon to teach kids the nuances of language. What does someone REALLY mean when they say something? Can we get…...