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Two Year Old Children Understand Complex Grammar

August 23, 2011

26 August 2011, Language, News, Newsletter, SLP

[Source: Medical Xpress] Psychologists at the University of Liverpool have found that children as young as two years old have an understanding of complex grammar even before they have learned to speak in full sentences. Researchers at the University’s Child Language Study…...

August 23, 2011

26 August 2011, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] A teenager who started the nation’s first school-based cheerleading squad including students both with and without disabilities is getting $100,000 to expand the concept. Sarah Cronk, 18, got the idea to include students with disabilities on a cheerleading squad…...

August 23, 2011

26 August 2011, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] A fuzzy yellow robot initially used for autism therapy is going mainstream this fall, with Toys “R” Us marketing a consumer version that very well could be the next must-have Christmas item. The robot known as My Keepon is…...

August 22, 2011

26 August 2011, Article, Orientation & Mobility

by: The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability Regular physical activity benefits both physical and psychological health, and reduces risk for heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and stress-related illnesses (U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, 1996). Although many…...

August 22, 2011

26 August 2011, Article, Bilingualism, Newsletter

Editor’s Note: As you know, PediaStaff typically features only articles on pediatric topics. Alejendro’s story is such a moving and deeply personal one, however, that we have made an exception to share this article with you this month. Alzheimer’s Dementia. A Cuban-American…...

August 22, 2011

26 August 2011, Article, Newsletter, School Psych, TBI

By: David E. Nilsson Ph.D ABPP/CN Editor’s Note: This article is directed at parents rather than professionals, however PediaStaff has chosen to feature it as a resources to share with the parents and guardians of your kiddos with brain injury. A significant…...

August 19, 2011

19 August 2011, News, Newsletter

Thanks to our friends at Literacy Speaks for the heads up on this terrific story! [Source: NPR] Photo Credit: NPR and the Co-op School When economist James Heckman was studying the effects of job training programs on unskilled young workers, he found…...

August 19, 2011

19 August 2011, ADHD, News, Newsletter

[Source: Yahoo News/Healthday] THURSDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) — Over the last decade, an increasing number of American children have been diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new government survey reveals. Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…...

August 18, 2011

19 August 2011, Cerebral Palsy, News, Newsletter

[Source: ScienceDaily.com] A successful new rehabilitation approach to treating children with cerebral palsy puts its focus on where a child lives and plays, not just improving the child’s balance, posture and movement skills. Called a “context-focused intervention,” McMaster University and the University…...

August 18, 2011

19 August 2011, News, Newsletter, Stuttering

[Source: LiveScience] The brains of people who have stuttered since childhood show evidence of rewiring, with the right side taking on tasks generally handled by the left. A new study, in which participants tapped their fingers in time with sounds, shows that…...