New Sensory Modulation Dysfunction Research by Katherine James, Lucy Jane Miller, Roseann Schaaf, Darci M. Nielsen, and Sarah A Schoen

Phenotypes within sensory modulation dysfunction by Katherine James, Lucy Jane Miller, Roseann Schaaf, Darci M. Nielsen, and Sarah A. Schoen.

http://www.spdfoundation.net/pdf/James,%20et%20al%202011%20Phenotypes%20within%20sensory%20modulationdysfunction_final.pdf


Here's another breakdown of this research from the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation (http://www.sinetwork.org/):
http://spdfoundation.net/sensory-processing-blog/2012/04/11/new-study-supports-subtypes-of-sensory-modulation-disorder/

Hope you all find this useful.

New Autism Statistics from the CDC

Hello All,

Here are some the most recent statistics from the CDC regarding the autism rates.  The statistics are terrifying.  It's time for us all to be very alarmed and become active in trying to figure out why the numbers are increasing at such an alarming rate.  We need to make sure we advocate for these little ones and their families to get the treatment they need, and provide them with as many resources as possible.

http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data.html

Illinois Stats and Resources

Illinois Birth to Three Facts and Resources

Oops, forgot one....Here's one more great article from Sensory Processing Disorder Sensations e-Newsletter ~Winter 2012:

Here it is:

"Is Sensory Processing Disorder Inherited? Collaboration Between the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation and Baylor College of Medicine" by Sarah A. Shoen, Ph.D, OTR, Director of Research, SPD Foundation

Terrific Articles from Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation

Check out these helpful articles from the Sensory Processing Disorder Foundation Sensations-e Newsletter ~Winter 2012:
 
"The Impact of Sensory Processing Challenges on Emotional and Symbolic Play Development" by Serena Wieder, Ph.D., Director of Profecum Foundation

"Occupational Therapy Tips: An Integrated Therapy Approach to Occupational Therapy for Children with SPD and their Families: Combining Sensory Integration and the DIR (R) /Floortime TM Model" by Juliana Padilla, MOT, OTR/L, STAR Center

"Parent Tips: Making the Most of Occupational Therapy: The Most of Parent Participation" by Lisa C. Bolster, Parent

Inspirational Quotes for the New Year

 

"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living

someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma — 

which is living with the results of other people's

thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions

drown out your own inner voice. And most

important, have the courage to follow your heart

and intuition. They somehow already know what 

you truly want to become. Everything else is 

secondary." 

            -Steve Jobs 

"You don't have to see the first staircase, just take the first step."

            -Martin Luther King, Jr.

"We can't always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future."

           -Franklin D. Roosevelt

"Don't worry about failure.  Worry about the chances you miss when you don't even try."

           -Harry J. Gray

"Love never fails; Character never quits; and with patience and persistence; Dreams do come true."

           -Pete Maravich

"You don't write because you want to say something; you write because you've got something to say."

           -F. Scott Fitzgerald

"When a defining moment comes along, you define the moment, or the moment defines you."

           -Kevin Costner

"The secret of life is not to do what you like but to like what you do."

          -Anonymous

"With gratitude, all life appears as a blessing-without gratitude, all life is perceived as a burden."

          -Jonathan Lockwood Hale

"The jump is so frightening between where I am and where I want to be.  Because of all I may become, I will close my eyes and leap."

         -Mary Ann Radmacher

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."

         -Muhammad Ali

"Patience, persistence, and perspiration make an unbeatable combination for success."

         -Napoleon Hill

"The wises men follow their own direction."

         -Euripides

"Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough."

         -Og Mandino

"We can all be heroes in our virtues, in our homes, in our lives." 

         -James Ellis

"Nobody can prevent you from being exceptional."

         -Mark Sanburn

"We may not achieve everything we dream, but we will not achieve anything unless we dream."

         -Author Unknown

"If you want to make it happen you must make it happen.  If you let it happen you won't like what happened."

         -Dale Adams

"To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but what he aspires to."

         -Khalil Gibran

Another i-Pad reference

Here is a link from Anna Rooney, speech pathologist, regarding wonderful communication i-Pad and i-phone applications.

http://speechlanguagetherapychicago.com/articles/