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Gestational Diabetes, Poverty Linked to ADHD

September 16, 2012

21 September 2012, ADHD, News, Newsletter

[Source: Health Day via us News and World Report] Gestational diabetes and a lower socioeconomic status are the latest environmental factors to be associated with an increased risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to new research. The German study found that children…...

September 16, 2012

21 September 2012, Article, Newsletter, OT, PT

by Stacy Menz, DPT, Board Certified Pediatric Clinical Specialist I was just on vacation visiting my family while I recuperated and I was lucky enough to enjoy the beach for a few beautiful days. Right before I flew home, I was able…...

September 16, 2012

21 September 2012, ADHD, Article, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: Here is an interesting article that your colleagues teaching in classrooms might find worthwhile – group projects from the point of view of a kid with ADHD by Lucy Lynette I don’t remember any of the content from my 9th…...

September 16, 2012

21 September 2012, Down Syndrome, Newsletter

[Source: ABC News] When Gail Williamson was pregnant with her son Blair in 1979, there was no one on TV with Down syndrome to help make the diagnosis less scary. Today, doctors tell parents that their babies will grow up and be…...

September 16, 2012

21 September 2012, Article, Language, Newsletter, SLP

by Hanna Bogen I’d like to dovetail on my previous post about executive functioning and its impact on the development of social-cognitive skills and pragmatic language. In its role as the brain’s “secretary,” executive functioning helps to regulate an individual’s ability to…...

September 16, 2012

21 September 2012, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Thursday, September 19th, 2013 is the 11th annual ‘International Talk Like a Pirate Day.’ Are you ready?? Image Credit: International Talk Like a Pirate Day Facebook Page Here are some sites with great ideas to celebrate! The Official Talk Like a Pirate…...

September 14, 2012

14 September 2012, News, Newsletter

The other day, I blogged that about the buzz on Twitter about ASHA 2012. Lots of the #SLPeeps are excited to be headed to Atlanta to meet all the other ‘peeps,’ at the Tweet-up Friday, November 16, at 5PM in the Leader…...

September 14, 2012

14 September 2012, News, Newsletter

Special thanks to Loren Shlaes, OTR/L of PediatricOT for calling our attention to this article [Source: The New York Times] by Anahad O’Connor In today’s gadget-obsessed world, sleep experts often say that for a better night’s rest, Americans should click the “off”…...

September 14, 2012

14 September 2012, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

Thanks to Your Therapy Source for this Week’s Therapy Idea! Another tip of the day for therapists… provide classrooms with folders that have activities to do when students are bored. If the students have completed their assignments or they have some free…...

Book Review 'Me First'

September 14, 2012

14 September 2012, Book Review, Newsletter

Reprinted with explicit permission of All4MyChild as it appeared on their blog Title: Me First Author: Helen Lester. Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger Description: Pinkerton the pig always has to be first. No matter what! He learns a lesson that “being first isn’t always…...