Therapist Resource of the Week: Addictive Summer Reading Lists for Kids of...
Special Thanks to Literacy Speaks for suggesting this week’s Therapy Resource of the Week – Addictive Summer Reading Lists for Kids of All Ages [Source: Make and Takes.com] Want to get your kids...
View ArticleWait…For…It..- Feeding Therapy: The Power of Waiting
By: Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP As a speech language pathologist who specializes in feeding, one of the most important strategies that I teach to parents and caregivers is the power of waiting....
View ArticleVideo of the Week: Speech-Language Pathology Intergalactic Rap
Special Thanks to our friends at CASPLA for telling us about this funny video. Enjoy! Master’s of Speech and Hearing Sciences ~ Medical SLP students from the University of Washington make some crazy...
View ArticleSimple Exercise Improves Lung Function In Children With Cystic Fibrosis
[Source: Medical News Today] A small Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study of children and teens with cystic fibrosis (CF) shows that simple exercise, individually tailored to each patient’s preference...
View ArticleTherapy Activity/Resource: My Garden
Special Thanks to Sean Sweeney of Speech Techie for suggesting this fun interactive website to use in speech therapy. Reprinted with the permission of the author as it appeared on the SpeechTechie blog...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Torticollis – An Effective Tearless Approach To Treatment
By: Dr. Joni Redlich, DPT Reprinted with the express permission of Joni Redlich, DPT, as originally appeared on her Kid PT Blog, May 5, 2011 “I watched a remarkable, quiet, tearless session in which...
View ArticleQ&A: Ask the Expert: Vision Screenings & When to Refer for a Developmental...
By: Carole L. Hong, OD, FCOVD Why are vision screenings important? An undetected vision problem may interfere not only with a child’s ability to see clearly, but may also affect one’s ability to learn...
View ArticleA Look at Kinesio® Taping
By: Munira Adenwalla, Pediatric Occupational Therapist / Certified Kinesio® Taping Practitioner David Beckham, Serena Williams and Lance Armstrong all use Kinesio® Tape and so do the kids I treat....
View ArticleNew Testing Helps Change the Game on Youth Concussions
[Source: USA Today] Shannon Parker got knocked in the head at soccer practice at Fairfax High School. She sat out for weeks until passing a comprehensive clinical evaluation that included a computer...
View ArticlePlagiocephaly (Flat Head Syndrome) in the News
[Source: NBC Digital Health Network/iVillage] Description: Flat Head Syndrome. Many parents lay infants on their backs to sleep in hopes of preventing SIDS. The unintended consequences was that it...
View ArticleVermont Tops National Ranking Of Disability Services
[Source: Disability Scoop] Vermont offers the best Medicaid services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities while Mississippi provides the worst, according to an annual...
View ArticleGuest Blog: Top 5 Ninja Characteristics All Speech Pathologists Have
By: Erik X. Raj, CCC-SLP Copyright 2011. Reprinted with the express permission of the author as it appeared on his blog Artic Brain When most people hear the word “ninja,” images of Power Rangers,...
View ArticleChildhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) in Neurodevelopmental and Idiopathic Contexts
By: Lawrence D. Shriberg Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison Shriberg@waisman.wisc.edu We have proposed that programmatic studies of apraxia of speech as it reportedly occurs in diverse...
View ArticleFeeding Therapy Corner: Wait…For…It.. – The Power of Waiting
By: Melanie Potock, MA, CCC-SLP As a speech language pathologist who specializes in feeding, one of the most important strategies that I teach to parents and caregivers is the power of waiting....
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