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Gene Discovery Set to Help With Mysterious Paralysis of Childhood

July 30, 2012

3 August 2012, Hemiplegia, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Alternating hemiplegia of childhood (AHC) is a very rare disorder that causes paralysis that freezes one side of the body and then the other in devastating bouts that arise at unpredictable intervals. Seizures, learning disabilities and difficulty walking are…...

July 27, 2012

27 July 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Neuroscientists from Wayne State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are taking a deeper look into how the brain mechanisms for memory retrieval differ between adults and children. While the memory systems are the same in many…...

July 27, 2012

27 July 2012, News, Newsletter, NICU, Preemies

[Source: Science Daily] Premature babies are more likely to survive when they are born in high-level neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) than in hospitals without such facilities, and this benefit is considerably larger than previously reported. The likelihood that an extremely premature…...

July 27, 2012

27 July 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Health Day via Yahoo News] A new technology may enable people who have lost the ability to move their arms or legs to use their eyes to write in cursive, or script. The technology, which enables people to produce smooth eye movements in desired directions, could…...

Study: Fluoride May Lower Your IQ

July 26, 2012

[Source: Medical News Today] A new study by Harvard researchers suggests that fluoride may lower IQ, casting further doubt on the public health benefits of its inclusion in water supplies. Their review of fluoride/brain studies says “our results support the possibility of adverse…...

July 26, 2012

27 July 2012, Article, Bilingualism, Korean

by: Ellen Kester & Alejandro Brice The Korean-American population has been growing steadily since the 1990 census and continues to increase. As such, the number of school children who speak Korean and English is increasing and it is important for speech therapists to…...

July 25, 2012

27 July 2012, Down Syndrome, News of the Week, Newsletter

Thanks to our friends at NEPA Special Needs Network for this great news! [Source: AdWeek] Models with Down syndrome have been making inroads into advertising lately as part of ensemble casts in circulars and catalogs.Now, a 10-month-old Miami girl, Valentina Guerrero, is fronting…...

July 25, 2012

27 July 2012, Article, Newsletter, Visual Impairment

[Source: WonderBaby.org] During long breaks from school we’re always looking for something fun (and preferably educational) for Ivan to do. I like to search through Pinterest and parenting blogs looking for fun summer-time activities, but it can be very difficult to find…...

July 24, 2012

27 July 2012, Newsletter, Tip or Resource, Visual Impairment

Every once and a while, I find a resource that makes me say ‘WOW!’ WonderBaby.org is one of those – a veritable treasure trove of resources for parenting and teaching children with visual impairment. WonderBaby.org, is a project funded by Perkins School for…...

July 24, 2012

27 July 2012, Handwriting, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

by Anne Zachry, OTR/L Have you ever seen a Squiggle, Wiggle Writer? It is a great little vibrating pen that can be used in therapy, and kids absolutely love it! It is triangular in shape and slightly heavy, so it’s great for helping…...