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December 10, 2012

14 December 2012, Article, Newsletter, SLP

by Ruth Morgan, MS CCC-SLP Reprinted with the express permission of the author as it appeared on the Chapel Hill Snippets blog Let me start by saying that I work with a fabulous bright group of SLPs in the Chapel Hill–Carrboro City…...

December 10, 2012

14 December 2012, Newsletter, OT, SPD

Here is a blog post of sensory holiday activities that was extremely popular on our Pinterest boards last week. Please enjoy “Sensory Christmas Crafts & Activities:” [Source: Wonderbaby.org] I’ve always felt that the best way to celebrate any holiday or season is…...

December 10, 2012

14 December 2012, ADHD, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Children who had in-utero exposure to ischemic-hypoxic conditions, situations during which the brain is deprived of oxygen, were significantly more likely to develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder later in life as compared to unexposed children, according to a Kaiser…...

December 7, 2012

As you know, PediaStaff recently sponsored both a Learning Lab session and the Social Medial Learning Center booth (Featuring the #SLPeeps!) At both venues, we talked about why it is imperative that SLPs understand and embrace the world of social media that is…...

December 6, 2012

7 December 2012, News, Newsletter, Speech Production

[Source: Science Daily] The cortical mechanisms governing speech are not well understood because it is extremely challenging to measure the activity of the brain in action, that is, during speech production. Researchers in Japan have found modulation of mu-rhythms in the cortex…...

December 6, 2012

7 December 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Researchers at the University of Iowa have documented an activity by infants that begins nearly from birth: They learn by taking inventory of the things they see. In a new paper, the psychologists contend that infants create knowledge by…...

December 5, 2012

7 December 2012, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

This activity from Handprint and Footprint Art was our Pinterest Pin of the Year last year. With over 1000 repins combined from the two places we featured it on our boards, it is far and away the most popular activity we have…...

App Review of the Week: Mask Doodle

December 5, 2012

7 December 2012, App, Newsletter

by Aubrey Klingensmith App: Mask Doodle What It Is: A mask-decorating app by Shoe the Goose. Price: $.99 OS: Apple Version: 1.0 How It Works: Well, Shoe the Goose made this part of my review quite easy by providing a simple six-step direction page: “1. Select a mask style.…...

December 4, 2012

7 December 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Abused children are at high risk of anxiety and mood disorders, as traumatic experience induces lasting changes to their gene regulation. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich have now documented for the first time that…...

December 4, 2012

7 December 2012, Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily.com] Researchers report that lithium, a drug commonly used for the treatment of mood disorders in humans, restores neurogenesis in the hippocampus, a part of the brain strongly associated with learning and memory.Down syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is…...