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February 28, 2011

4 March 2011, News, Newsletter, Stuttering

[Source: The Stuttering Foundation] MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Jane Fraser, president, The Stuttering Foundation (http://www.stutteringhelp.org), issued the following reaction to the Oscar awards: “It is an eloquently golden night for people who stutter. The King’s Speech has been a godsend for the entire…...

February 25, 2011

25 February 2011, Article, Landau-Kleffner Syndrome, Newsletter, SLP

Alpern, C. S. (2010, September 21). The ASHA Leader. Dillon was a bright, normally developing child with no apparent illnesses or language delay, but at about age 31/2, his nursery school teachers began to notice changes in his behavior. Hearing loss was…...

February 25, 2011

25 February 2011, Article, Newsletter, Parental Involvement, PI Psychology, School Psych, Special Education

By: Gary G. Brannigan, Ph.D. and Howard Margolis, Ed.D. coauthors of Reading Disabilities: Beating The Odds. Part II of this article may be found Here Reprinted with the express permission of the authors as originally published on Reading 2008 Blog. NB: This…...

February 25, 2011

28 February 2011, Art Therapy, Article, Newsletter

By: Susan Lau, Licensed Creative Art Therapist What is Art Therapy? The American Art Therapy Association (AATA) defines art therapy as: “Employing the creative process of art-making to improve and enhance the physical, mental and emotional well-being of individuals of all ages…...

February 25, 2011

25 February 2011, Article, Newsletter, SPD

By: Loren Shlaes, OTR Certified Teacher of the Alexander Technique This article is reprinted here with the express permission of the author as it appeared on her blog NB: This is part ONE of a two part article. Part two may be…...

February 24, 2011

25 February 2011, Article, Batten Disease, Newsletter, Rare Diseases and Disorders

By: The Batten Disease Support and Research Association (BDSRA) NB: This 167 page handbook was written primarily for parents of children with Batten Disease. We provide it to you because it is a wonderful summary of the types of issues that a…...

February 24, 2011

25 February 2011, Newsletter, OT, Tip or Resource

Editor’s Note: Thank you to our friends at Your Therapy Source for telling us about this page! Although this post was written for parents, I am sure you agree that these recipes make great therapy materials. [Source: Ohdeedoh.com] The first time I…...

February 23, 2011

25 February 2011, Article, Bilingualism, Newsletter

By: Alejandro Brice, PhD, CCC-SLP, Ellen Kester, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, and Roanne Brice, PhD., CCC-SLP Our personal names are an inherent part of who we are, i.e., culture and personality. I was born with the name “Alejandro.”. My parents shortened this to “Ale”…...

February 23, 2011

25 February 2011, Language, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: PhysOrg.com] Infants raised in households where Spanish and Catalan are spoken can discriminate between English and French just by watching people speak, even though they have never been exposed to these new languages before, according to University of British Columbia psychologist…...

February 23, 2011

25 February 2011, Article, Language, Newsletter, SLP

By: Kelli Ellenbaum, MS CCC-SLP The importance of gesture development in infants and children has been long underestimated. In the field of speech language pathology and communication, there are few formal assessments that provide therapists and developmental specialists with developmental age comparisons.…...