Speech Therapy News from around the globe!
Saturday, Febuary 20, 2010
Singing helps stroke victims regain speech
US scientists have restored speech to stroke victims by getting them to sing words instead of speaking them, a leading neurologist said ...
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Friday, September 11, 2009
Stopping Tantrums
My son, who just turned two a few weeks ago, is beginning to become very hard to deal with. He has tantrums that escalate into hitting either myself or himself. He'll remove my glasses and try to ...
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Friday, August 21, 2009
Speech Therapy Opens Many Doors
Blowing bubbles might look like just a bit of fun, but it can be a sign of a speech language therapist hard at work.
Parents concerned about their child’s speech and language and not sure what’s normal ...
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Monday, July 20, 2009
Darryl's back from the ... Brink
Up-and-coming rugby player Darryl Sabin suffered a catastrophic head injury that could have killed him. Yet the determined young man is taking his first tentative steps ...
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Sunday, July 19, 2009 Tinley Park boy to announce batters at a Sox game
Ryan Meade tells it like it is. And that's probably why the Tinley Park 12-year-old won ... Ryan may have benefitted from years of speech therapy ...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
New syndrome of allergy, apraxia, malabsorption characterized
A landmark study conducted by Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland is the first to reveal a new syndrome in children that presents with a combination of ...
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Television might delay language development in children, Seattle researchers find Slug: L14TVKIDS
A new study indicates that television may reduce speech in the home and, in turn, could hinder a young child's language development. Researchers at Seattle Children's Hospital ...
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Wedsnesday, July 8, 2009
Horse Therapy for autism spectrum disorders
Animals are used in all kinds of therapies. For some reason, there is something about animals that brings people out of their shell. For children who have trouble with ...
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Monday, June 29, 2009
‘We must do more for stroke survivors’
This was brought home starkly to me when I visited the speech and language therapy department at Aberdare Hospital. My immediate reaction to the visit is ...
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Thrifty Thursday: Make Your Own Therapy Tools and Toys
I love looking through catalogs with occupational and physical and speech therapy goodies. Lots of cool gear, but the prices are ...
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Thursday June 18, 2009 Speech Therapy for Your Toddler: Better Safe Than Sorry