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Worth Repeating: Aggression in Adolescents – Strategies for Parents and Educators

December 3, 2012

7 December 2012, Article, Newsletter

Thanks to our friends at the National Association of School Psychologists for posting this article on their Facebook page in the wake of the Jovan Belcher tragedy. By Tammy D. Barry, PhD, Texas A&M University; & John E. Lochman, PhD, The University…...

December 3, 2012

Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Mice with a condition that serves as a laboratory model for Down syndrome perform better on memory and learning tasks as adults if they were treated before birth with neuroprotective peptides, according to researchers at the National Institutes of…...

December 3, 2012

7 December 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Autism is a poorly understood family of related conditions. People with autism generally lack normal social interaction skills and engage in a variety of unusual and often characteristic behaviors, such as repetitive movements. While there is no specific…...

December 3, 2012

7 December 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Major changes to the diagnostic criteria for autism and other conditions are on track to take effect after the nation’s psychiatrists gave final approval to a new version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders this weekend.…...

School Based Sensory Gym in the News

November 28, 2012

30 November 2012, Autism, Newsletter, SPD

[Source: Salt Lake Tribune] Whittier Elementary School in West Valley City has all the usual fixtures, from desks to whiteboards to a playground, but it also has the unexpected — a climbing wall, a disco ball and a zipline. Its wing for…...

November 28, 2012

30 November 2012, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter

Please enjoy this new video describing 5 fun activities to encourage fine motor skills and muscle strengthening of the hand. Please support our contributors and visit Your Therapy Source...

November 27, 2012

30 November 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] A new study by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital examined pediatric injuries associated with inflatable bouncers, such as bounce houses and moonwalks. Researchers found that from 1995…...

November 27, 2012

30 November 2012, Article, Down Syndrome, Newsletter

[Source: Special Ed Post] by Jamie Edgin and Lynn Nadel The Down Syndrome Research Group at the University of Arizona conducts research to further our understanding and treatment of the cognitive dysfunction associated with Down syndrome. Part of our research studies sleep,…...

November 27, 2012

Image Credit: Alan Cumming.com [Source: Disability Scoop] With two new films featuring actors with Down syndrome slated for release in the coming weeks, Hollywood prospects for those with the developmental disorder are on the rise. Actors with Down syndrome play central roles…...

November 26, 2012

30 November 2012, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily.com] Children exposed to alcohol during fetal development exhibit changes in brain structure and metabolism that are visible using various imaging techniques, according to a new study being presented November 25 at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of…...