New Swing Invented
Check out this video on a new swing that a grandfather invented. Looks great for a sensory clinic or playground. You can view more info at the website for the Swring at http://swring.com/
Processing Sensory Information and Autism
Autism Research has published research on how children with autism process multisensory information. Using brainwave EEG recordings, the researchers were able to determine that the 17 children with autism (ages 6-16 years) did not process multisensory information (MSI) as efficiently as the control group without autism. John Foxe, PhD, one of the co-authors of the […]
Feeding Patterns of Autistic Children
Pediatrics published research on young children with autism and their feeding habits. Questionnaire data was compiled on 79 children with autism at 6, 15, 24, 38 and 54 months of age. Results indicated the following for the children with autism compared to control group: late introduction of solids after 6 months with slow feeding characteristics […]
Watch Out Pediatric Therapists… Robots May Take Over Our Jobs
Two researchers at the University of Connecticut received a large grant ($404,639 to be exact) to study whether robots can improve the motor skills of children with autism. They are developing a robot that can gradually increase the complexity of motor movements. The researchers hypothesize that the robots are simpler and more predictable therefore easier […]
Self Injurious Behavior in Children with Developmental Disabilities
The Journal of Pediatrics completed a retrospective chart review on 196 children less than 6 years of age with various developmental disabilities. Sixty three of the children (32%) were reported to exhibit self injurious behaviors. When comparing the children with self injurious behaviors and those without no differences were seen between the two groups regarding […]
Signs of Autism at 1 Month
The August issue of Pediatrics reports on a retrospective study over 11 years of over 2100 NICU newborns. The researchers discovered that the infants who later received a diagnosis of autism had a higher incidence of persistant neurobehavioral abnormalities such as increased upper extremity muscle tone and asymmetrical visual tracking at one month of age. […]
Shadows and Autistic Children
Researchers in Italy studied 20 high functioning children with autism compared to neurotypical children regarding picture/ shape identification with and without shadows present. The presence of shadows hampered the children with autism’s ability to recognize the objects. The researchers hypothesize that the children may hyperfocus on the shadows distracting their attention. The researchers recommend using […]
Sense of Touch Effects Thoughts and Behavior
The journal Science published research on how a human’s sense of touch influences thoughts and behavior. Subjects participated in various experiments to see how an objects weight, texture and hardness can influence decision making. In one experiment, the researchers had the subjects sit in hard or soft chairs and negotiate prices of a car. The […]
June 2010 Issue of Your Therapy Source News
You can download the digital magazine at www.YourTherapySource.com/magazine if you can not view below. Open publication – Free publishing – More cerebral palsy
Onset of Autism and Effects on Child’s Development
The Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders will be publishing research on when and how autism symptoms appear and its effects on childhood development. Data was collected from 2720 parents via questionnaires. Children were divided into three groups: 1. Regression of skills – 44% of the children exhibited a regression of social, cognitive or communication […]