“The evidence suggests that increasing class size will harm not only children’s test scores in the short run, but also their long-run human capital formation. Money saved today by increasing class sizes will result in more substantial social and educational costs in the future.” ~ Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach PhD When we have a special needs children…
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The First Scientific Conference on Therapy for Verbal Apraxia/Dyspraxia
The First Scientific Conference on Therapy for Verbal Apraxia/Dyspraxia, held on July 23-24, 2001 at the Headquarters Plaza Hotel, Morristown, New Jersey under the auspices of the Cherab Foundation, focused on “Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) and Verbal Apraxia: A New Potential Therapeutic Intervention.” Post Conference Statement The panel discussed various clinical research alternatives including the…
Dolphins Have Conversations ‘Just like us’
“Humans must take the first step to establish relationships with the first intelligent inhabitants of the planet Earth by creating devices capable of overcoming the barriers that stand in the way of using languages and in the way of communications between dolphins and people,”~Dr Vyacheslav Ryabov Have your children ever swam with dolphins? What about…
Study: Cognitive Ability Can Far Exceed Verbal Ability (shocking)
Regardless of the method used to classify children as minimally verbal, 43 to 52 percent of minimally verbal children have significantly higher nonverbal than verbal intelligence scores. Great news for all of us that care for children with a communication impairment even though it’s something we already knew as parents. Something I’ve been saying for…
Professor Pup’s Phoneme Farm….For Speech?
“Nearly 70% of America’s kids read below grade level. I am Dr. Michael Colvard and I teamed up with a producer from The Simpsons to build a game to help!”~ Dr. Michael Colvard Professor Pup’s Phoneme Farm….For Speech? I read this AMA (ask me anything) by Dr. Michael Colvard, a practicing eye surgeon in Los Angeles on Reddit “Nearly…
Dr. Tomorrow Predictions Come True #PokemonGo
“Why do students leave school? Mostly due to boredom. Yet Nintendo can hold a kid’s interest for six hours. Maybe we are doing something wrong.”~Dr. Tomorrow All that is missing from Dr. Tomorrow’s quote is #PokemonGo As a parent I’ve been sharing about how video games can help with special needs since my boys were…
The True Story Of The Real Life Little Mermaid
“Crying was viewed by the ABA people Melanie worked with as a “breakthrough” With no alternative means of communication, and no way to talk, Melanie failed miserably on simple tasks that were well beneath her capabilities, and her confidence and energy for life, what was left of it, slipped away as well. The only thing Mel…
Newborn Babies Cry With An Accent
“Newborns are likely highly motivated to imitate their mothers in order to enhance bonding” ~Kathleen Wermke PhD Language begins with the very first cry A study published in 2009 in the journal Current Biology suggested crying infants may be imitating the patterns of the language they heard while in the womb. Essentially they found babies from…
Cinnamon May Aid Learning Ability
Cinnamon May Aid Learning Ability You probably go to your kitchen to prepare a snack or a meal, slightly aware, but not thinking really about how the food you eat effects your health. While most in the west still haven’t tried a blend of healthy foods together including Turmeric, Amalaki, Haritaki, Gymnema, Green Tea, Guggul, Cocoa,…
A Host Of Common Chemicals Endanger Children’s Brains
“Our mothers were told to worry about the 4 basic food groups, and we’re told to worry about pesticides, preservatives, corn syrup, saturated fat, sodium, sugar, gluten, genetically modified, hormones, AAAHHHHH!!! How do I feed my kids without poisoning them?!” ~Odd Mom Out: Jill Kargman Children in America today are at an unacceptably high risk of developing…
