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Feel Good Story of the Week: New Clothing Line for People with Down Syndrome

July 29, 2013

2 August 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Care2.com] Disabled people like being fashionable too, and that includes people with Down syndrome. However, it can be tough for them to find trendy clothes that fit well, because the nature of their chromosomal disorder can cause distinctive physical anomalies that…...

July 29, 2013

Dyscalculia, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Dyscalculia is a severe and persistent disability in learning arithmetic that is often highly selective, in that it can affect children with normal intellectual ability. Karin Landerl and her team at the University of Graz, Austria, investigated the…...

Mercury And Autism Not Linked, Again

July 29, 2013

2 August 2013, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: the University of Rochester Medical Center] The potential impact of exposure to low levels of mercury on the developing brain – specifically by women consuming fish during pregnancy – has long been the source of concern and some have argued that…...

July 29, 2013

2 August 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] In the first study of its kind, SF State researchers have shown that younger children who use gestures outperform their peers in a problem-solving task. The task itself is relatively simple — sorting cards printed with colored shapes first…...

July 25, 2013

26 July 2013, News, Newsletter

c [Source: Medical News Today] Recent studies have found that anesthesia drugs have neurotoxicity on the developing neurons, causing learning and memory disorders and behavioral abnormalities. Ketamine is commonly used in pediatric anesthesia. A clinical retrospective study found that children below 3…...

July 25, 2013

26 Juy 2013, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

Thank you to our own recruiter, Lauren Marino for recommending this article! [Source: Miami Sun Sentinel] If finding a job is tough for any young adult in South Florida these days, imagine the challenge for those with autism and other developmental disabilities.…...

July 25, 2013

26 July 2013, App, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

[Source: GeekSLP.com] On the Episode #7 of GeekSLP TV recorded in 2010, I talked about my favorite computer game for promoting language skills: The Sims. Since then, EA Games has released the iPad version of the game called Sims Free Play. I…...

July 24, 2013

26 July 2013, Language, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] For the first time scientists have identified how a pathway in the brain which is unique to humans allows us to learn new words. The average adult’s vocabulary consists of about 30,000 words. This ability seems unique to humans…...

July 24, 2013

26 July 2013, Article, Newsletter, SPD, SPD

Thank you to Lindsey of Raising a Sensory Smart Child for recommending this article [Source: The Child Mind Institute] by Beth Arky Jodi and Matt were mystified. At 2, their son, Paul, was behaving in ways no parenting book had described: knocking…...

July 24, 2013

26 July 2013, Newsletter

Congrats to speech-language pathologist Robin P, on her new assignment in Oregon with PediaStaff. She has worked for us for several years (and joined us on our booth at ASHA a couple of times!) but this is a brand new opportunity for…...