by Ryan J. Stout | Apr 1, 2011 | All Blogs
We recently received an update from Dr. Lucy Jane Miller’s team at the SPD Foundation regarding their letter writing campaign to Oprah over the past few weeks. For those who missed it: a February story that Oprah aired on her show provided an incomplete picture...
by Ryan J. Stout | Mar 22, 2011 | All Blogs
Came across this video on CNN today (similar to Talking to animals to cure stutter which I posted back in late February). %EMBED1% This trained aid dog simply sits and listens to kids read — simple, yet apparently highly effective. Great to see kids who...
by Ryan J. Stout | Mar 18, 2011 | All Blogs
I heard a story yesterday morning on NPR examining the practice of Army generals awarding Purple Hearts to soldiers who received traumatic brain injuries (TBI) as a result of enemy combat (this specifically mentioned concussions). It appears some are being correctly...
by Ryan J. Stout | Mar 15, 2011 | All Blogs
We are delighted that more and more therapists are engaging and enabling families to be deeply involved in the care of an individual. Today’s parents, and family members, often face an uphill battle in gaining proper knowledge from qualified individuals —...
by Ryan J. Stout | Feb 28, 2011 | All Blogs
UPDATE – Read the April, 2011 update to this story. A note from Summit The below was provided to Summit Professional Education by Lucy Jane Miller, Ph.D, OTR of the SPD Foundation and one of our faculty members, Doreit Bialer, MA, OTR/L. The topic of Sensory...