BY LAUREN AGORATUS INTRODUCTION I wrote this manual to help other families of individuals with special needs and the professionals who work with them. My daughter now has five life-threatening conditions, and autism just to keep things interesting. We have been through everything from early intervention to currently going through transition to adult care. I hope this helps you on your journey. Part II follows; to review Part I, see the September issue of EP […]
Fat Brain Toys shares with EP’s readers their recommendations for toys for the Holidays, based on feedback received from customers regarding how their site’s toys are being used by children with special needs. PHYSICAL SKILLS TEETER POPPER A NEW instrument for play… how it’s used is up to the kids! Whether they rock it, roll it, sit in it or stand… kids want to move with Teeter Popper! How wildly fun it is! “POP-POP-POP… POP-POP-POP!” […]
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE & DENTISTRY BY H. BARRY WALDMAN DDS, MPH, PHD, STEVEN P. PERLMAN DDS, MSCD, DHL (HON), AND MISHA GAREY, DDS “Inclusive education is a worldwide phenomenon widely advocated in the recent past. It is a philosophy as well as a principle and/or practice that is based on human rights and social justice. It advocates that children with special needs have to be educated along their normal peers in the regular […]
Physicians and dentists who treat our patients understand the draw. They share a high level of dedication and devotion and know the need for adequate preparation. I love old movies. Among my fondest memories was going to the movies with my father. In reality it was more like he took me to the movies, made sure I had a good seat and popcorn and then he slipped out to go to work. It was Saturday […]
A new device which transforms paralysis victims’ breath into words – believed to be the first invention of its kind – has been developed by academics from Loughborough University. Billed as a tool to help bring back the art of conversation for sufferers of severe paralysis and loss of speech, the prototype analyses changes in breathing patterns and converts ‘breath signals’ into words using pattern recognition software and an analogue-to-digital converter. A speech synthesizer then […]
