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Autism and Bullying Study in the News – Time Magazine Article

September 6, 2012

7 September 2012, Autism, Bullying, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Time Magazine] Bullying can lead to depression, low grades, behavioral problems and even physical illness because of the stress it causes — and kids with autism may be suffering the brunt of the harm A new study finds that children with…...

September 6, 2012

7 September 2012, Fragile X, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Scientists on the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have designed a compound that shows promise as a potential therapy for one of the diseases closely linked to fragile X syndrome, a genetic condition that causes mental retardation,…...

September 6, 2012

7 September 2012, Newsletter, OT, Yoga

by Sari Ockner, OTR/L Occupational therapists help children with special needs build the underlying skills necessary to promote their success and independence in daily activities. This includes building their physical strength and endurance, while regulating their activity level, behavior, and emotions. Additionally,…...

September 5, 2012

26 Jne 2020, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: This is an oldie but goodie!! [Source: Huffington Post] Gabriel Muniz may have been born without feet, but that hasn’t stopped the 11-year-old soccer wunderkind from honing his skills as a formidable sportsman. In fact, Muniz, who is from Brazil,…...

September 5, 2012

7 September 2012, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, PT, Tip or Resource

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this creative physical activity that received over 250 repins last week on our Pinterest site. Get up and Move Dice by Growing a Jeweled Rose [Source: Growing a Jeweled Rose] After the fun homemade toddler games I featured…...

September 5, 2012

7 September 2012, Article, Autism, Newsletter

[Source: Thinking Person’s Guide to Autism] Does back-to-school make your stomach do backflips? Ours, too. So we asked some of TPGA’s contributors what they wish they’d known — as parents, or as students — about the back-to-school season. Here’s what they shared:…...

September 4, 2012

[Source: University of Melbourne] Speech pathology researcher Prof Nan Bernstein Ratnerm Professor and Chair of the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, discusses the condition of stuttering, how research into stuttering informs models of language acquisition, and possible therapies for the condition.…...

September 4, 2012

7 September 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: BBC] For the first time in 12 years athletes with learning disabilities can compete in The Paralympic games. The category was banned after the Sydney 2000 Paralympics when it emerged players on the Spanish basketball team had faked having a disability. …...

September 4, 2012

7 September 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: The Washington Post] by: Jay Mathews Raising the achievement of students with learning disabilities is hard, expensive, controversial and complex. School systems must pay private school tuition for students they can’t adequately serve. Educators and parents sometimes disagree on what methods…...

September 4, 2012

7 September 2012, Cooridination, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

I found this video in my Google Alerts this morning showing off the amazing motor dexterity of three year old Nathan Robles, who is division champion of the World Sport Stacking Association Seeing the video reminded me that “speed stacking” (now called…...