By: Pamela Ullmann, ATR-BC, LCAT copyright 2012. Pamela Ullmann. This blog post has been reprinted with express permission of the author as it appeared on her Colors of Play blog Within many different cultures and throughout the course of human history, we…...
[Source: Science Daily] A team of Australian researchers, led by University of Melbourne has developed a genetic test that is able to predict the risk of developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Lead researcher Professor Stan Skafidas, Director of the Centre for Neural…...
[Source: Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics] Individuals with Angelman Syndrome, regardless of genetic subtype should receive and will benefit from speech and language therapy (“SLT”). SLT will encompass much more than merely facilitating an individual to produce sounds. Functional communication for an…...
Our folks at PediaStaff are not the only ones jazzed up about ASHA 2012. The #SLPeeps are rearing to go. Are you on Twitter or social media? Are you attending the ASHA Convention in Atlanta in November? If so, please sign up…...
by: Rachel Lynette Teaching idioms can be more fun than a barrel of monkeys or it can be about as interesting as watching paint dry. I am always a little sad when I see an idiom worksheet, because I think there…...
Editor’s Note: I started chatting with Amber Bobnar, (the mom interviewed in this article) after PediaStaff discovered the WonderBaby.org website. She and I discussed that PediaStaff audience of therapy clinicians would benefit and enjoy this “Ask the Mom” column she wrote for…...
Editor’s Note: Special thanks to Deb Discenza of Preemie World for this link! [Source: Houston Chronicle] The comforting arm that cradled newborn Zachary Jackson through long nights in the hospital after his premature birth belonged to neither his mom nor dad. They…...
Here is some Monday inspiration for your kiddos! Everyone one of these Paralympians is exceptional, but Matt is something else even among that crowd! Matt won a silver medal this past week at the Paralympics with NO ARMS! He also holds a…...
[Source: Science Daily] An international team of researchers, led by scientists at the University of California, San Diego and Yale University schools of medicine, have identified a form of autism with epilepsy that may potentially be treatable with a common nutritional supplement.…...
Editor’s Note: This blog entry started as a ‘news’ post. The more I read about the Raising Early Achievement in Literacy (REAL) Project, the more I realized that this is an excellent resource worth sharing with our pediatric and school based speech-language…...
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