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Study: Attention Different from Awareness

June 7, 2011

10 June 2011, ADHD, News of the Week, Newsletter

[Source: ScienceDaily.com] Paying attention to something and being aware of it seem like the same thing -they both involve somehow knowing the thing is there. However, a new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal…...

June 6, 2011

6 June 2011, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: NY Times] When Lisa E. Cooney, director of education for the Paper Mill Playhouse, called a meeting last November to discuss the particulars of “Stone Soup and Other Stories,” a children’s show to be presented June 11, there was crying at…...

June 3, 2011

3 June 2011, Autism, News, Newsletter

[Source: NPR.org] A technology that monitors electrical activity in the brain could help identify infants who will go on to develop autism, scientists say. The technology, known as electroencephalography, or EEG, is also providing hints about precisely how autism affects the brain…...

Book Review: 'My Friend with Autism'

June 3, 2011

3 June 2011, Autism, Book, Newsletter

Book By: Kelly Tilley Reviewed By: Sunita Murty, M.S. OTR/L Published/Produced By: Future Horizons “My Friend with Autism” written by Beverly Bishop is for peers of children with autism. The book is full of meaningful visual supports and information about how children…...

June 2, 2011

3 June 2011, Article, Down Syndrome, Newsletter, OT, PT, School Psych, SLP

By: Len Leshin, MD, FAAP Copyright 1996, 2000. All rights reserved. Reprinted with the express permission of Len Leshin, MD, FAAP as originally published on his Website In 1984, the AAP issued its first position statement on Atlantoaxial Instability (AAI) in children…...

June 2, 2011

3 June 2011, ASL, Hearing Loss, News, Newsletter

[Education Week] Exposing deaf or hard of hearing children to signed or spoken language early is critical to their ability to learn a language. That’s one of the findings of a new report from the Government Accountability Office. But there are some…...

June 1, 2011

3 June 2011, Article, Muscular Dystrophy, Newsletter, PT

by: The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability Pathology Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetically X-linked disorder of skeletal muscle, and is caused by primary problems of the dystrophin (Dys) gene. One in 3500 boys are affected with DMD, making…...

June 1, 2011

3 June 2011, Article, Language, Newsletter, SLP

By: Shareka Bentham, SLT copyright 2010. Shareka Bentham, SLT This blog post has been reprinted with express permission of the author as it appeared on her blog Easy Speech and Language Ideas First of all I’d like to thank you all for…...

June 1, 2011

3 June 2011, Language, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

S Special Thanks to our friends at Bilinguistics for directing us to this great online resource: DLTK’s Custom Bingo Cards. Choose size, theme, picture, words, or numbers and more. Very quick and easy Visit the DLTK Bingo and Callout card Creator!...

May 31, 2011

3 June 2011, News, Newsletter, Stuttering

Editor’s Note: Please share this press release from the Stuttering Foundation of America with the parents/guardians of your kiddos MEMPHIS, Tenn. – For children who stutter, summer break can be anything but a vacation. As many as 5% of all children stutter…...