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Children With Trisomy 13 and 18 and Their Families Appear Happy

July 23, 2012

27 July 2012, Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Children with trisomy 13 or 18, who are for the most part severely disabled and have a very short life expectancy, and their families lead a life that is happy and rewarding overall, contrary to the usually gloomy predictions…...

July 19, 2012

20 July 2012, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical News Today] Children suffering from anxiety and depression could significantly benefit from a novel intervention called Emotion Detectives Treatment Protocol (EDTP), say researchers at the University of Miami. Anxiety affects around 8 to 22% of children and is often combined with…...

Long-Term ADHD Drug Use Appears Safe

July 19, 2012

20 July 2012, ADHD, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Drugs used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) do not appear to have long-term effects on the brain, according to new animal research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. As many as five to seven percent of…...

July 18, 2012

20 July 2012, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) pioneered the study of the link between irregularities in the immune system and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism a decade ago. Since then, studies of postmortem brains and of individuals with…...

July 18, 2012

20 July 2012, Language, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Science Daily] The ability of infants to recognize speech is more sophisticated than previously known, researchers in New York University’s Department of Psychology have found. Their study, which appears in the journal Developmental Psychology, showed that infants, as early as nine…...

July 18, 2012

20 July 2012, Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Medicine have found a drug that boosts memory function in those with Down syndrome, a major milestone in the treatment of this genetic disorder that could significantly improve quality of life.…...

July 17, 2012

20 July 2012, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

Love this post by Jen Dermody of Jen’s OT for Kids! Oh my word, it has been WEEKS since I’ve posted on my blog! The end of the school year nearly took me down with so many new evaluations, re-evaluations, IEP’s, and…...

July 17, 2012

20 July 2012, Article, Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, Newsletter

Thanks to our friends at NEPA Special Needs Networking for sharing this great article with us! [Source: MyAspergersChild.com] “My son would rather have a mouth full of cavities – and the pain that goes with it – than go to the dentist.…...

July 17, 2012

20 July 2012, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

Jenna Rayburn over at Speech Room News has some of the cutest ideas! Check out this recent blog post on how she turned a Tide Bottle into a box for phonological awareness skills! What an easy and adorable to make this summer…...

July 16, 2012

20 July 2012, Article, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

by Hanna Bogen Dear world of people who use bubbles with kids: I will give you one whole dollar if you can honestly tell me that you have never watched a child (oral apraxia or not) inhale or ingest bubble solution while…...