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October 24, 2011

28 October 2011, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: ABC News and the Los Angeles Times] An endearing little robot named Bandit may be the newest technology to help children with autism better understand social cues and emotional behavior. Researchers at the Robotics Research Lab at University of Southern California…...

October 24, 2011

28 October 2011, Article, Bilingualism, Newsletter

By: Alejandro Brice, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Ellen Kester, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Roanne Brice, Ph.D. CCC-SLP Introduction Bilingualism is a phenomena that is seen worldwide and also very prevalent in the U.S. It was recently estimated that 17.9% of all individuals in the U.S. speak…...

Guest Blog: Correcting Letter Reversals

October 21, 2011

21 October 2011, Article, Dyslexia, Handwriting, Newsletter, OT

By: Dr. Anne Zachry Reprinted with the express permission of the author as it originally appeared on her blog Pediatric Occupational Therapy Tips, April 16, 2011 Letter reversals are common for preschoolers and kindergarteners, but by the age of seven, reversals should…...

October 20, 2011

Language, News, Newsletter, 21 October 2011

[Source: Medical News Today] Premature infants who are exposed to their parents voices in the NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) tend to have better vocalizations at 32 and 36 weeks gestational age, researchers from the Department of Pediatrics, Women and Infants Hospital,…...

October 19, 2011

7 October 2011, Article, Down Syndrome, Newsletter, OT, SLP, Visual Supports

All material Copyright © March 2009 The Down Syndrome Centre Reprinted with the express permission of the Down Syndrome Centre as originally published on their website. By: Marinet vanVuren Marinet vanVuren is a South African born Speech and Language Therapist. For the…...

October 18, 2011

21 October 2011, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Babies born with low birth weight have a considerably greater chance of being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder, compared to those born with normal weight, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing and School of…...

October 18, 2011

21 October 2011, Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] In a move that’s been anticipated for years, a prenatal blood test to detect Down syndrome became available Monday in 20 major cities, the company behind the screening tool said. The test, developed by California-based Sequenom, accurately identified Trisomy…...

October 17, 2011

Are you LinkedIn? If not, check it out! We have a very large group of over 13,000 pediatric and school based therapists and healthcare professionals in the group discussing all sorts of pediatric and school based therapy and health topics. There are also sub-groups…...

October 17, 2011

[Source: Canadian Medical Association Journal, December 2000] Editor’s Note: We featured this article about a year and a half ago and it was wildly popular. Thought it would be worth repeating! by: Sarah E. Shea, Kevin Gordon, Ann Hawkins, Janet Kawchuk, Donna…...

October 17, 2011

17 October 2011, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Deseret News] Editor’s Note: This is a great story, although it is a shame that the author did not choose to use person first language. Nate Christensen seems like a typical almost-18-year-old boy. Now in his senior year at Bingham High…...