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Feel Good Story of the Week: Beauty Queen With Autism Makes Miss America History

January 15, 2013

18 January 2013, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] She didn’t walk away with the crown, but Alexis Wineman knows she topped the American public’s list for Miss America. Wineman, an 18-year-old from Cut Bank, Mont., made history this weekend as the first person with autism to compete…...

January 15, 2013

18 January 2013, Down Syndrome, News

[Source: Medical News Today] A study led by UC Irvine researchers has revealed some of the underlying neural factors that explain why people with Down syndrome are more susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and autistic spectrum disorders. Jorge Busciglio, associate professor of…...

January 15, 2013

18 January 2013, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] A new finding in neuroscience for the first time points to a developmental mechanism linking the disease-causing mutation in an autism-related disorder, Timothy syndrome, and observed defects in brain wiring, according to a study led by scientist Ricardo…...

January 15, 2013

18 January 2013, Dyscalculia, Newsletter

[Source: Smithsonian Magazine.com] There are some people—incredibly intelligent people, no less—for whom a grasp of numbers is entirely elusive. Is 6 bigger than 5? What is halfway between 200 and 400? If I give you $10 for a $7.50 purchase, what is…...

January 14, 2013

18 January 2013, Article, Newsletter

Thank goodness we have Loren Shlaes of the Pediatric OT Blog to keep up with the New York Times for us. Thanks Loren for another great article to share! [Source: New York Times] by Bruce Feiler Someone asked me recently what my…...

January 10, 2013

11 January 2013, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Fox 5 San Diego] by Christian De La Rosa One of the fastest Rubik’s Cube players in the world is an 10-year-old boy with autism who lives in San Diego. Max Park started playing with Rubik’s Cube several years ago as…...

January 10, 2013

11 January 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Washington Post] by Mari-Jane Williams This is just great news! Parents magazine, a mainstream publication, has opened its eyes and seen the light that children with special needs are CHILDREN! More of the world needs to begin seeing beyond disability. The…...

January 10, 2013

11 January 2013, News, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Social practices and cultural beliefs of modern life are preventing healthy brain and emotional development in children, according to an interdisciplinary body of research presented recently at a symposium at the University of Notre Dame. “Life outcomes for…...

January 10, 2013

11 January 2013, Early Intervention, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily.com] A new study by researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine has found large differences in the criteria that U.S. states use to determine eligibility for Medicare Part C early intervention services for infants and toddlers who…...

NICU Physical Therapists in the News

January 9, 2013

11 January 2013, Newsletter, NICU, Preemies, PT

[Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch] By Michele Munz Reaching through two holes in the clear walls of the incubator, St. Louis Children’s Hospital physical therapist Kelly Burgio gently pushed down the shoulder of 3-week-old Preston Jolly, born more than 10 weeks early. She…...