In+the+News

=Articles concerning OT/PT Therapy= Most current at the top

Effects of an Exercise Program in Children with Cystic Fibrosis - Journal of Pediatrics September 2010

Development of healthy children's feet—Nine-year results of a longitudinal investigation - Gait & Posture September 2010

Service dogs help students get through first day - AuburnPub.com September 2010

Development of Preschool and Academic Skills in Children Born Very Preterm - Journal of Pediatrics August 2010

Bill Removing "Mental Retardation" from Law Clears Senate - Disability Scoop August 2010

Quick Brain Scan Could Screen for Autism - Reuters August 2010

School Entry Age Outcomes for Infants with Birth Weight ≤800 Grams - Journal of Pediatrics August 2010

22q11.2 Deletion Syndome study shows graphomotor deficits and axial motor balance issues - Journal of Pediatrics June 2010

Shadows may distract children with autism - PLoS One, publication of peer-reviewed science

Upper limb kinematics differ in children with CP - Gait & Posture May 2010

MIT researchers developing voice driver wheelchair - Boston Globe

Decreased static and dynamic postural control in children with ASD Gait & Posture April 2010

Virtual reality soccer game's influence on pediatric gait training Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehab April 2010

The hope of music's healing power - LA Times

Adapted video camera for student in wheelchair with CP - BurnabyNow, Canada

Promoting social behavior with oxytocin in high functioning autism spectrum disorders - Proceedings of the National Academy of Science

Yoga in schools calms students - Minnesota Star Tribune

Beethoven's Buddies, a program to teach students with developmental disabilities to play piano - Chicago Daily Herald

In school catering business teaches skills to special needs students - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Legislation being considered to change MR to ID Reported by Disability Scoop

135 degree hip angle determined to be best for sitting Radiological Society of North America, research study

Study: Games, Video improve preschooler literacy - THE Journal (transforming education through technology)

Using interactive video games in multi-handicapped classroom - The Marion Globe, article

House Bill 192, student absences for health professional visits Tricare website (reference for HB 192) click here

Autism House is a model for teachers Calming areas and visual cues are part of every classroom See virtual tour (after Oct. 1st)

Publicly funded IEE denied, school district OTs evaluation found appropriate OAH Case No. 2008110623, State of California

Vision, Learning Woes go together Learning difficulties connected to near-vision issues - www.azstarnet.com

I can approach set wheels in motion "Lose the Training Wheels, a program based in Goddard, Kan., that boasts an 85 percent success rate in teaching young people with disabilities how to ride a bike." - the Boston Globe

Autistic student transferred due to service dog A male 5 year old and his service dog will begin classes at a special school for autistic students instead of his former pre-kindergarten special education class in his neighborhood. The family won a temporary court order to bring his service dog to class in his hometown school district however school officials argued in court that the service dog another student in the local class had severe allergies to animals and that the service dog was not part of the autistic student's IEP. - St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Some kids with autism can recover, report A USA Today article