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Epilepsy Drug Linked To Increased Risk Of Autism

February 4, 2013

8 February 2013, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Children born to mothers who took the antiepileptic drug sodium valproate during pregnancy are at significantly increased risk of autism and other neruodevelopmental disorders. The finding came from new research published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and…...

January 31, 2013

1 Feburary 2013, Multiple Sclerosis, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily.com] Being obese may increase the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) in children and teenage girls, according to new research published in the January 30, 2013, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.…...

SLP Corner: Empower Your Families

January 30, 2013

1 February 2013, Article, Language, Newsletter, SLP

by Carrie Clark, MA CCC-SLP I have always noticed that the children on my caseload with the most involved and devoted families make the fastest progress. These are the parents who are always asking for homework and talking about the little milestones…...

January 30, 2013

[Source: Apps for Homeschooling] BrainPOP Jr. Movie of the Week is a truly unique app in that it covers a great width and breadth of common knowledge-based topics in the early grades through high interest animated shorts. Each week a free Movie…...

January 30, 2013

1 February 2013, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: NBC News] By Tracy Connor The feds are ordering schools across the country to make “reasonable” changes to sports programs so that disabled students can play — or else create separate teams for them. The new guidance from the Education Department…...

January 30, 2013

1 February 2013, Newsletter, SLP

The Tweet & Greets that the #SLPeeps recorded at ASHA 2012 are finally up! Special thanks to Ahmed in our office who painstakingly uploaded each and every one of them during the past month. Sorry for the delay. We had some technical…...

January 29, 2013

Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

Image Credit: The Marshall Protocol Knowledge Base [Source: Medical News Today] Maternal inflammation during early pregnancy may be related to an increased risk of autism in children, according to new findings supported by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part…...

January 29, 2013

1 February 2013, News, Newsletter

Thanks Again Loren Shlaes of Pediatric OT Blog for this thought provoking article. Ah to dream of this here in the States. [Source: The Washington Post] By Chico Harlan In Japan, school lunch means a regular meal, not one that harms your…...

January 28, 2013

[Source: Science Daily] Incontinence is typically a condition associated with adults; however, many children also struggle with incontinence — bladder, bowel or both. In order to help these children, doctors at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have turned to a device, typically used in…...

January 28, 2013

1 February 2013, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Daily] Several studies have found evidence that children who undergo repeated surgical operations with general anesthesia before the age of 4 may be at an increased risk for learning disabilities. In the March issue of Anesthesiology, Massachusetts General Hospital…...