[Source: Omaha.com via SpecialEdPost] by Maggie O’Brien Two Omaha men on Sunday became among the 5 percent of Boy Scouts to earn the rank of Eagle Scout. The achievement — scouting’s highest honor — is even more unusual because both have Down syndrome. McNally and Markus,…...
[Source: ABCNews.com] Bradley (Brad), 21, and Bridgette (Bri), 23, Jordan are primordial dwarfs and the world’s shortest living brother and sister, but they live life large. Bri weighs 18 lbs. and is only 27 inches tall; Brad is 35 pounds on a…...
[Source: Your Therapy Source] Here is a nice little tool to start the new school year with. Make this reward box, and reward students and children for their positive behavior or participation during therapy sessions or any activity? Contributed by Your…...
Editor’s Note for Full Disclosure: Sarah and I met with the folks at TV Teacher last April at AOTA. Sara and I offered to review TV Teacher on PediaStaff. A free copy of the ‘TV Teacher: Alphabet Beats’ program was provided to…...
[Source: Medical News Today] Scientists affiliated with the UC Davis MIND Institute have discovered how a defective gene causes brain changes that lead to the atypical social behavior characteristic of autism. The research offers a potential target for drugs to treat the…...
[Source Science Daily.com] Just one week of speech therapy may reorganize the brain, helping to reduce stuttering, according to a study published in the August 8, 2012, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The Chinese…...
[Source: Medical News Today] Researchers have shown that activity in a certain region of the brain changes as children learn to reason about what other people might be thinking. At around the age of 4 or 5, children begin to think and…...
Saw this seriously inspirational story on several Facebook pages today (originally posted by Artify It) and had to share! Also check out http://www.stephenwiltshire.co.uk/ ...
Editor’s Note for Full Disclosure: Sarah and I met with Liora Laufer of Callirobics last April at AOTA. Sara and I offered to review Callirobics on PediaStaff. A free copy of the Callirobics program was provided to Sarah at that time. The…...
[Source: Medical News Today] Young children who are able to pay attention and persist with a task have a 50 percent greater chance of completing college, according to a new study at Oregon State University. Tracking a group of 430 preschool-age children,…...
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