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Controversial Autism Therapy in the News

June 28, 2011

1 July 2011, Autism, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: Time Magazine] Some unproven psychological therapies and techniques for autism aren’t simply ineffective. They can split families and cause untold harm to children, as one family in Michigan learned at terrible cost. The Detroit Free Press recently published a six-part investigation…...

June 28, 2011

1 July 2011, Article, Dysgraphia, Newsletter

[Source: Reading Rockets.org] By: Voice of America (2008) Teachers and parents should suspect dysgraphia if a child’s handwriting is unusually difficult to read. Find out more about this neurological problem that can cause physical pain as some children struggle to write. Dysgraphia…...

June 27, 2011

1 July 2011, Book, Newsletter, SPD

Book By: Carol Kranowitz, MA Reviewed By: Sunita Murty, M.S. OTR/L Published By: Sensory Resources “The Goodenoughs Get in Synch” by Carol Kranowitz, MA, is a cute and informative book that walks you through an off day with each family member who…...

June 27, 2011

1 July 2011, Feeding Disorders, News, Newsletter

[Source Staten Island Live] STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — At lunchtime, Juliana D’Esposito eats alone. The 2-year-old Great Kills resident has “grabby hands” and likes to take food from her daycare classmates. Although it saddens her parents, they know the alternative is far…...

June 27, 2011

1 July 2011, News, Newsletter, Social Anxiety

[Source: New York Times] A BEAUTIFUL woman lowers her eyes demurely beneath a hat. In an earlier era, her gaze might have signaled a mysterious allure. But this is a 2003 advertisement for Zoloft, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (S.S.R.I.) approved by…...

June 27, 2011

1 July 2011, Anxiety, News, Newsletter, School Psych

[Source: Medical News Today] Premature or low birthweight babies are more than three times more likely to suffer from anxiety and mood disorders in adolescence than full-term infants, according to psychologists at the University of Birmingham. Professor Stephen Wood, working with co-investigators…...

June 24, 2011

Article, Literacy, SLP

The Role of the SLP in Improving Reading Fluency Kamhi, A. (2003, April 15). The ASHA Leader. ASHA recently adopted the position that speech-language pathologists can and should play a critical and direct role in the development of literacy for children and…...

June 23, 2011

24 June 2011, Article, Bilingualism, Newsletter

By: Alejandro Brice, PhD, CCC-SLP, Ellen Kester, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, and Roanne Brice PhD., CCC-SLP Personal and Professional History In 1990, when I graduated with my Ph.D., the area of bilingual speech-language pathology was still in its infancy. Very few clinical programs at…...

June 23, 2011

24 June 2011, Gross Motor Skills, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

Special Thanks to our friends at SensoryFlow.com for permission to reprint this excellent video! Please support our contributors and visit SensoryFlow.com Here is Pediatric Occupational Therapist John Murray, OTR demonstrating the Infinity Walk, helpful for children of all ages and abilities. ...

June 22, 2011

24 June 2011, Article, Feeding Disorders, Feeding Issues, Newsletter

By: Tracy Huppert, MEd CCC-SLP, Spectrum Pediatrics, LLC Introduction Based on research, it has been found that infants and children born preterm and/or at-risk are often suffering from emotional, behavioral, and self-regulation disturbances. These disturbances include long-term feeding tube dependency, feeding disorders,…...