Articles related to "Sensory"



Autism and Playground Fun
The playground can be a fun outing for children on the autism spectrum and offers many benefits.
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Fragile X Children
Why do children with fragile X (which can be shown as ADHD, ADD, mental retardation, or autism) often find holiday festivities to be holiday frenzy?
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Introverts, Extroverts' Response to Surroundings
Not only does light affect mood, but introverts and extroverts react differently to brightness, sound, and odors. Here's how personality traits and surroundings interact.
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CIDP
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) systemic autoimmune neurologic disorder. This article describes the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of CIDP.
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Dalton's Story: More Signs
Every parent who has a child with autism looks back through the early years to see what signs may have been present early on.
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Spec Needs:Outside Ideas
For kids with special needs, activities near home are great breaks to work into the day. Activities in the community provide opportunities to build social skills.
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Occupational Therapy for Autism
Occupational therapists help individuals with an autism spectrum disorder improve both fine and gross motor skills plus address sensory processing concerns.
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THE HANGOVER LASTS A SHORT TIME ...
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effect
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CAPD and Autism Sometimes Coexist
Certain co-morbid conditions can create additional challenges in individuals who have an autism spectrum disorder; CAPD is one.
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Neuropathic Pain: New Insights, New Interventions - Part III
The conclusion of a three part series on Neuropathic Pain. This segment discusses the effect of neuropathic pain upon the circuits of the nervous system - and how they become altered. This alteration makes current pain management treatments ineffective. Thus it is necessary to research each type of pain individually and to find an effective treatment - based upon the rewired circuitry of the nervous system.
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Special Kids: Outside Fun
It is important for every child to have time for outside fun regardless of physical disability, social challenges, or behavioral issues.
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Tactile Defensiveness
A child who displays tactile defensiveness might miss out on special holiday foods such as Aunt Susie's red Jello salad. Here are ideas to overcome the Jello jitters.
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What is Parapsychology?
Parapsychology is the controversial science that carefully examines psychic phenomena including ghosts, telepathy and psychic readings.
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Art Criticism Lesson Ideas for Assemblage Sculpture Project
This article discusses ways to teach art criticism in the elementary classroom.
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Testing, Testing, 1-2-3...
The MRI, Lumbar Puncture, and Evoked Potentials are 3 tests commonly used during the diagnostic process for multiple sclerosis.
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Autism Overview
A short overview of autism and how it is diagnosed.
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Creative Writing in News Articles
Remaining factual is journalism's number one rule, but relaying the facts and avoiding sway does not mean boring writing. Add literary interest to journalistic writing.
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Handwriting Without Tears Training
Handwriting Without Tears Two-Day Workshops provide professional development for educators and Occupational Therapists who teach writing readiness, print and cursive.
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What's Differentiated Instruction?
Differentiated instruction is not easy to define. It is more of an idea, more of a philosophic approach than a method or pedagogy. But it is central to instruction today.
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Migraine Headaches
What is a migraine, the symptoms and prevetions of them.
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Fun Activities for Fall
Fun fall activities for your daycare children.
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Post Institutionalized Issues: Internationally Adopted Children
Internationally adopted children who have lived in orphanages, often exhbiit post institutionalized (PI) behaviors. This article lists some of the PI behaviors along with resources.
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Simple Partial Seizures a Four Part Series
This article covers the four categories for simple partial seizures.
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Building Handwriting Muscles
Memories of Playdoh: cookies, flowers, dinosaurs, and whatever you could dream up. Playdoh offers more for a child with cerebral palsy or muscular dystrophy.
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Pranayama
Excercise in Controlling our breath
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Chickenpox Basics
Chickenpox (Varicella) is a highly contagious acute viral infection that is worldwide in distribution, and is preventable by vaccination.
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Destination Thailand: Khao San Road
Khao San Road. The mystery destination famous for its cheap charlatans, sex scandals and drunken debauchery. What is its draw? What is its secret?
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How to Write a Cookbook: Recipes
Successful cookbook authors know how to write recipes that are easy to follow for home cooks and deliver reliably excellent results.
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Review: Appleseed Ex Machina
An in depth review of Shinji Aramaki's Appleseed Ex Machina, an anime film that is equally gorgeous, engaging and action packed.
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Seasickness in Scuba Diving
Seasickness is a common problem with scuba diving being carried out from boats. But there are simple ways to deal with this problem.
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Dead By Dawn: Exploring the Twisted Vision of Sam Raimi
Writer, director, and producer Sam Raimi wears many hats, but longtime fans will always remember him as the gifted, twisted, and at times revolutionary force behind arguably the coolest horror trilogy ever captured on celluloid, the Evil Dead.
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Neuropathic Pain: New Insights, New Interventions - Part II
We continue from last week with the identification and the mechanics for the various types of neuropathic pain. The actual mechanisms for pain detction are described in minute detail.
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Dyslexia: Is It In The Genes?
University of Calgary medical researchers have found the location of a gene that makes people likely to inherit dyslexia. It is hoped that this ongoing research will lead to routine genetic screening that could provide early identification of the condition, so that children could get help prior to and upon entering the school system.
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Lateral Line Corrosion (Hole in the head Disease)
Hole in the head disease and what to do when you notice it .
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Neuropathic Pain: New Insights, New Interventions
Recent discoveries regarding the nature of nerupathic pain may soon provide effective relief form this pain for most patients.
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Psychic Seizures
Psychic seizures and thier characteristics
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Neurological Acupuncture?
There is a school of thought that believes in the benefits of cerebral acupuncture for minimizing the symptoms of neurological illnesses.
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A Brief Overview of Yoga Styles - Part Two: Ashtanga Yoga
An overview of Ashtanga yoga, the form Madonna swears by!
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Bats Invent Butterfly Day-flight
Bats are being credited with "inventing" modern-day butterfly day-flight, according to Carleton University biology post-doctoral student Jayne Yack and University of Toronto at Mississauga zoology professor James Fullard. Their work was reported by Janet Wong, a news services officer with the Department of Public Affairs, Toronto.

Love Potions: (Part 2): Aromatherapy
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Making your Manuscript Stand Out
Many authors and publishers stress the importance of making your query letter and/or cover letter stand out - but the most important thing is that your actual manuscript generates excitement.
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Poetry for Children
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Quality... Part I: a listening

Small Garden Dreams
A small garden offers a unique design opportunity -- and plenty of free time to enjoy it! Links to tips on small space garden design strategies.
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The Roots of Psychology
The first psychology lab was established in the late 1800's, but interest in the human mind began much earlier than that.
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Autism and Preschool
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder can benefit greatly from attending a preschool program that is capable of suiting their special needs.
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Can Autistic Kids Learn to Swim?
Water safety is especially important for children with emotional, behavioral, and communication disorders. What are the challenges and benefits of teaching Sara to swim?
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Cooking With Toddlers Can Be Fun
Toddlers love to be big helpers! Spend time making these easy recipes with your child, and watch the smiles burst out everywhere.
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Grilled Eggplant Towers Recipe
Roasted eggplant rounds stacked with fresh cheese and herbs is a stunningly simple, yet elegant vegetarian dinner recipe.
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Massage Training - EsalenĀ® Massage
Find out more about the unique massage training program at Esalen Institute.
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