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Therapy Resource of the Week: Article to Share and Save – Celebrities with Dyslexia Who Made It Big

September 28, 2012

28 September 2012, Dyslexia, News, Newsletter

[Source: ABC News] As many as 15 percent of the world’s population exhibits some of the symptoms of dyslexia, according to the International Dyslexia Association, and not surprisingly, a great number of them are famous. Steven Spielberg is the latest celebrity to…...

September 28, 2012

28 September 2012, Language, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] For more than 50 years, language scientists have assumed that sentence structure is fundamentally hierarchical, made up of small parts in turn made of smaller parts, like Russian nesting dolls. A new Cornell study suggests language use is simpler…...

September 28, 2012

28 September 2012, Memory, Newsletter, OT

[Source: Science Daily] A target article in the Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition concludes that evidence does not support the claims of Cogmed Working Memory Training. Additional experts weigh in with commentary papers in response. Helping children achieve their…...

September 28, 2012

28 September 2012, Fine Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Scissor Skills

[Source: Pediatric Occupational Therapy Tips] by Anne Zachry, OTR/L It can be a challenge to teach a a child to cut on the lines, especially if the child has motor skill or perceptual problems. Here is another approach that I frequently use…...

September 27, 2012

28 September 2012, Newsletter, SLP, Tip or Resource

[Source: Chapel Hill Snippets] Last year, I mentioned this book—“Orange Pumpkin, What do you see?” here prior to describing a fun little lollipop ghost activity. I didn’t write the book—it’s already posted HERE on Tarheel Reader. Some anonymous SLP wrote it. …...

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September 25, 2012

28 September 2012, Article, Language, Newsletter, SLP

by Kim Lewis, M.S., CCC-SLP It’s hard to believe, but the Activity Tailor blog is coming up on its one year anniversary! I can’t believe it’s only been a year. Clearly, internet years are more similar to dog years. There has been…...

September 25, 2012

28 September 2012, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] People with autism perceive sight, sound and touch in extremely unpredictable ways, new research suggests, a finding that may help explain behaviors associated with the developmental disorder. In observing adults with and without autism as they experienced various sensory…...

September 24, 2012

28 September 2012, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Health Day via US News and World Report] More and more children are growing up with autism, and although many treatments and interventions are now available, clinical studies on the use of medications in teens and young adults are lacking, according…...

September 24, 2012

28 September 2012, News, Newsletter, Progeria

[Source: NPR.org] Researchers have found the first drug to treat progeria, an extremely rare genetic disease that causes children to age so rapidly that many die in their teens. The drug, called lonafarnib, is not a cure. But in a study published…...

September 24, 2012

28 September 2012, Article, Newsletter, Twice Exceptional

by Debra Johnson, MS, OTR/L Children referred for occupational and speech therapies, whether in private or school based settings, typically present with a wide range of social and emotional needs related to cognitive and physical disabilities, speech-language delays that impact social skills,…...