[Source: Disability Scoop] President Barack Obama is soliciting advice on disability issues from an actress with Down syndrome who has a regular role on Fox’s “Glee.” Lauren Potter, who plays cheerleader Becky Jackson on Fox’s “Glee,” has been appointed to serve on…...
[Source: Disability Scoop] Just a fraction of the nation’s children with disabilities and developmental delays may be accessing the early intervention services they need, a new advocacy group report suggests. An analysis released Tuesday by Easter Seals indicates that fewer than 3…...
[Source: Disability Scoop] Efforts to expand Down syndrome research may be gaining traction after a pair of U.S. senators introduced legislation to increase funding and establish centers to study the disorder. Two bills introduced in the Senate Thursday would allocate $6 million…...
Are you going to the ASHA Convention in San Diego next week? PediaStaff will be there! Come visit us at booth #924. Let us know you read our blog and if you are a friend on Twitter, Pinterest or our other sites. …...
The best part about all the time I have been spending ‘trolling’ for activities to put on our various Pinterest boards, are the gems I find ! Speakaboos is a beautiful online site that brings classic children’s stories to the web for…...
[Source: Huffington Post] In an earlier piece for Huff — and an earlier segment of Body, Mind and Child — I asked whether or not we should continue to teach handwriting in the digital age. I found the feedback surprising, as more…...
by Tatyana Elleseff In recent years the percentage of “at-risk” children has been steadily increasing across pediatric speech-language pathology caseloads. These include adopted and foster care children, medically fragile children (e.g., failure to thrive), abused and neglected children, children from low socioeconomic…...
Editor’s Note: This article appeared in a special Issue of the Journal Nature, dedicated to Autism. Check out the Entire Issue HERE In the opening scene of The Social Network, Jesse Eisenberg portrays a cold Mark Zuckerberg getting dumped by his…...
Book By: Jenn Clark Brack Reviewed By: Sunita Murty, M.S. OTR/L Published/Produced By: Autism Asperger Publishing Company Jenny Clark Brack’s Learn to Move, Move to Learn series of books and DVD are great resources for any leader or participant of a…...
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