Five common myths about choking.

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By Melanie Potock   As a pediatric feeding therapist, I often encounter parents with misconceived notions about choking, especially when their children are between 6 months and 4 years old and just learning to eat a variety of solid foods. Below, I list five common myths about choking SLPs can dispel, along with five truths we
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Pokémon GO and autism spectrum disorder

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Pokémon GO is all the current rage. And even if you are not an aficionado or think that the game is too childish, or even surprised that it is making a vigorous come back, the concept of GPS-based augmentative reality games are something that could be a promising new intervention for young adults with autism
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Exercise Therapy – From AutsimSpeaks.Org

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The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Santa Ana, California, has launched a study evaluating the effectiveness of exercise and anxiety in children with autism, with a special focus on helping children in Latino communities and other underserved populations. The center is one of 14 sites in the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment Network(ATN). Funding for the four-year study comes
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