Here is a great post by our friend Jessie over at Play Create Explore. What a great way to present some simple fun that advances both fine motor and sensory goals. I bought an ice cube tray that makes tiny little ice…...
Thanks to FutureSLPs.com for reminding us of this excellent resource for therapists! – The Everyday Life Project The EDL project uses interactive, situation-based lessons to teach functional literacy skills. Each activity provides learners with the opportunity to test their knowledge of real-world…...
Reuters photographer Jim Young has recently shared his photo gallery of great pictures that he took during a dance class for children with cerebral palsy Image Credit: Jim Young/Reuters View a Lovely Slideshow of 18 Pictures of this Program...
[Source: Associated Press via Yahoo News] One child out of 88 in the U.S. is believed to have autism or a related disorder, an increase in the rate attributed largely to wider screening. Advocacy groups seized on the new number as further…...
[Source: Science Daily] New research explains how speaking more than one language may translate to better mental health. A paper published by Cell Press in the March 29th issue of the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences examines how being bilingual can offer…...
What experts and the public have already long suspected is now supported by representative data collected by researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and University of Basel: ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is over-diagnosed. The study showed that child and adolescent psychotherapists and…...
Spring has sprung! Pinterest is blooming with tons of great ideas for the classroom and clinic! Come on over and check out our seasonal pinboards for April Fool’s Day, Spring, Earth Day and Easter! We are adding activities daily, so subscribe or…...
by: Alejandro Brice, Ph.D, CCC-SLP Introduction Pragmatics is the ability to use language in specific contexts and for specific purposes (Brice, 1992). School based speech-language pathologists are often faced with the task of differentiating between English learners (ELs) and bilingual students with…...
[Source: Science Daily] Early disruptions in serotonin signaling in the brain may contribute to autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and other “enduring effects on behavior,” Vanderbilt University researchers report. Serotonin is a brain chemical that carries signals across the synapse, or gap between…...
So today I was chatting with a reader of our blog who asked a question about one of the articles we had featured. I suggested we put it out there as a ‘pin for discussion.’ The reader told me that she was…...
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