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Find Us on Facebook! – Tips to Make Sure You Are Seeing Our Posts

October 29, 2012

Article, Newsletter, 2 November 2012

It seems to be getting harder and harder to “Find Us on Facebook.” A few months ago, we reported on this blog that the best way to make sure you were getting our PediaStaff Facebook posts was to “Like” us, and to…...

October 29, 2012

2 November 2102, ADHD, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today via the Mayo Clinic] Mayo Clinic researchers presented new findings on the early treatment of child and adolescent attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at the American Academy of Childhood and Adolescent Psychiatry annual meeting in San Francisco. They include…...

October 29, 2012

2 November 2012, App, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter

Thank You to Your Therapy Source for this Review! Here is a fun, free app to add to your iPhone or iTouch – Monumental. It keeps track of how many stairs you climb using the phones accelerometer. Holding the iPhone at your…...

October 29, 2012

2 November 2012, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter

by Barbara Smith, OTR/L I have found that adding vibration to fine motor activities helps many children to focus, be motivated to use their hands and most importantly have fun. This is not true for all children, but well worth exploring to…...

October 26, 2012

23 November 2012, Autism, News

[Source: Medical News Today] A new type of early intervention therapy called Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) is effective for boosting language skills and cognitive thinking in autistic children as young as 18 months old. It can also help their social skills,…...

October 25, 2012

26 October 2012, News, Upcoming Events

The ASHA Convention is less than a month away! This month’s ASHA Leader is out, and many of you are furiously setting your schedules for what sessions you will attend. I would like to invite you and a friend to come check…...

October 25, 2012

23 November 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] An international team led by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York has for the first time shown that one area of the brain, called the anterior insular cortex, is the activity center of human empathy,…...

October 24, 2012

[Source: Psychology Today] Earlier this year I posted on a study showing that oxytocin administration improves ability to detect the emotions people display through facial expressions. The authors of the study suggested that oxytocin may play a role in Autism Spectrum Disorders…...

Are Schizophrenia And Autism Related?

October 24, 2012

26 October 2012, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] At first glance, it seems like schizophrenia and autism are completely different , but a new discovery shows us that they have similar roots, linked with other mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder. Comparable traits are seen in…...

Another Pinterest Pin of the Week

October 24, 2012

23 November 2012, Expressive Language

[Source: Live Speak Love] This excellent article on the “Top Five Ways to Encourage Spontaneous Language” by Lisa Geary of Live Speak Love was our Pinterest Pin of the Week this week with almost 250 repins! Visit Lisa’s Blog Post on Live,…...