Hearing children sing so beautifully when my two children couldn’t even say simple sounds was just heartbreaking. Lisa Geng Music is so powerful. Recent studies have demonstrated increased activity in brain regions associated with emotion and reward when listening to pleasurable music. Hearing a song you haven’t heard in years or even decades can bring…
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Autism severity can change substantially during early childhood
“IQ is considered to be the strongest predictor of symptom severity for children with autism, As IQ scores increased from age 3 to age 6, symptom severity levels decreased” Waizbard-Bartov et al. (2020). UC Davis MIND Institute study Around 30 percent of young children with autism have less severe autism symptoms at age 6 than…
Vitamin D3 and COVID-19
Vitamin D3 deficiency is suspected to raise the risk of more severe complications or death from COVID-19 such as cytokine storms which can happen to adults and is suspected to be the cause of the multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, Not only does vitamin D enhance our innate immune systems, but it also prevents our…
Learn Parentese For Chattier Children
“We’ve known for some time that the use of parentese is associated with improved language outcomes,” Patricia Kuhl, I-LABS co-director and professor of speech and hearing sciences at the UW Babies benefit when parents are fluent in baby talk referred to as motherese or parentese (to be referred to as parentese). At 18 months, children of coached…
Study: Watching TV Helps Picky Eaters
The study found children who watched a cooking program that featured healthy foods were more than twice as likely to choose them for a snack than children who watched a cooking show featuring unhealthy foods. Watching TV Cooking Programs: Effects on Actual Food Intake Among ChildrenFrans Folkvord, PhD et al. Who’d a thunk it that…
Study: Baby and adult brains sync up during play
Have you ever played with a baby and felt a sense of connection, even though they couldn’t yet talk to you? New research suggests that you might quite literally be “on the same wavelength,” experiencing similar brain activity in the same brain regions. I just read this study and thought this would be very interesting…
Study: Toddlers using ‘screens’ more than 1 hour a day may have lower speech skills
“In addition to the MRI results, excessive screen time was significantly associated with poorer emerging literacy skills and ability to use expressive language, as well as testing lower on the ability to rapidly name objects on cognitive tests” Associations Between Screen-Based Media Use and Brain White Matter Integrity in Preschool-Aged Children John Hutton MD JAMA…
GFCF For Autism or Apraxia
Your child isn’t talking on schedule, or perhaps has just received a diagnosis of autism or apraxia. You are probably on this page because either another parent or even a professional suggested a “trial” of gluten free, dairy free, or gluten and casein free (GFCF). The following information is regarding those that are not dealing…
Scientists Create Natural Sounding Speech From Brain Activity
“For the first time, this study demonstrates that we can generate entire spoken sentences based on an individual’s brain activity, This is an exhilarating proof of principle that with technology that is already within reach, we should be able to build a device that is clinically viable in patients with speech loss.” Edward Chang MD…
New Breakthrough In Understanding Apraxia
“People struggle to understand what they say, which has major negative long-term effects on their ability to form social relationships, self-esteem, academic achievements and quality of life.” MCRI speech pathologist Prof Angela Morgan Murdoch Children’s Research Institute The breakthrough isn’t just regarding the FoxP2 gene but prior to sharing the study as it includes information…
