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Free Book! Redefining Stuttering by John Harrison (2011 Edition)

December 31, 2012

4 January 2012, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

John Harrison is a recovered person who stutters who lived with the problem for roughly 30 years. He s also a 30-year member of the NSA and one of the first people to join the organization. In the mid-80s, John came up…...

December 31, 2012

4 January 2013, Language, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: Here is a great post on a blog we’ve just discovered, Speech and Language Kids. Definitely something worth sharing! If you’re like most parents of children with speech and language delays, you would probably love to work on your child’s…...

December 31, 2012

Article, Newsletter, OT, SPD

Image Credit: SensaCalm By: Anne Zachry, PhD, OTR/L Have you ever felt a sense of relaxation when someone gives you a big hug? Sleeping under a weighted blanket is like getting a big, warm hug all night long. Weighted blankets provide deep…...

December 20, 2012

21 December 2012, ADHD, Newsletter, OCD

[Source: Science Daily] On the surface, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appear very similar, with impaired attention, memory, or behavioral control. But Prof. Reuven Dar of Tel Aviv University’s School of Psychological Sciences argues that these two neuropsychological…...

December 20, 2012

21 December 2012, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Familiar categories whose members appear in orderly sequences are processed differently than others in the brain, according to new research published by David Eagleman in the open access journal Frontiers in Neuroscience on December 20th, 2012. The study suggests…...

December 20, 2012

21 December 2012, Language, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Toddlers with more developed language skills are better able to manage frustration and less likely to express anger by the time they’re in preschool. That’s the conclusion of a new longitudinal study from researchers at the Pennsylvania State University…...

December 19, 2012

21 December 2012, Article, Newsletter, Phonetics, SLP

Editor’s Note: Please enjoy this wonderful and refreshing post by Lisa Geary of Live Speak Love as she shares some of her favorite projects that her phonetics students completed during her first semester as Clinical Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders…...

December 18, 2012

21 December 2012, Hearing Loss, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Current special education laws are geared towards integrating special-needs children into the general classroom environment from a young age, starting as early as preschool. Prof. Tova Most of Tel Aviv University’s Jaime and Joan Constantiner School of Education and…...

December 17, 2012

21 December 2012, Language, News, SLP

[Source: Science Daily.com and JOVE.com] Parents often wonder how much of the world their young children really understand. Though typically developing children are not able to speak or point to objects on command until they are between eighteen months and two years…...

December 17, 2012

21 December 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] As social creatures, humans must constantly monitor each other’s intentions, beliefs, desires, and other mental states. A particularly important social skill is the ability to take another person’s perspective and understand what the person knows, even when that knowledge…...