United Cerebral Palsy of Oklahoma now has an iPad with augmentative communication software available for in-office demonstration by appointment. There are 2 types of augmentative communication software currently in use. One is called Speak It which is a very basic, text to speech application. The other is called Proloquo2go which offers icons and/or text to speech.
If you would like to schedule an appointment, please call 405/759-3562 or
1-800-827-2289.
Monday, August 16, 2010
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Parent Talk on August 17th - Demystifying Learning Disabilities
Parents of children with learning disabilities (LD) and children and adults with LD still face huge misunderstanding about what learning disabilities are…and what they’re not. When you hear an uneducated remark from a neighbor, colleague, coach, relative, or even from someone at the grocery store, how do you deal with it?
Join NCLD's Parent Leader, Marcie Lipsett, duing this Parent Talk as she discusses:
• Explaining LD in order to reduce stigma
• Dealing with people who misunderstand what a learning disability is
• Helping a child respond to uneducated (and hurtful) remarks
• Dealing with family members who simply don't get it
• Responding to someone who thinks that LD = autism, AD/HD, or mental retardation
Join our Next Parent Talk:
Demystifying Learning Disabilities —
Educating Yourself and Others
August 17, 2010
1-2 p.m. ET.
Parent Talks are text-based discussions, all you'll need is Internet access to participate. You can submit your question in advance of the Talk, or during the scheduled event. In either case, participating is as easy as 1-2-3!
Click here to have the Talk expert answer YOUR question
Join NCLD's Parent Leader, Marcie Lipsett, duing this Parent Talk as she discusses:
• Explaining LD in order to reduce stigma
• Dealing with people who misunderstand what a learning disability is
• Helping a child respond to uneducated (and hurtful) remarks
• Dealing with family members who simply don't get it
• Responding to someone who thinks that LD = autism, AD/HD, or mental retardation
Join our Next Parent Talk:
Demystifying Learning Disabilities —
Educating Yourself and Others
August 17, 2010
1-2 p.m. ET.
Parent Talks are text-based discussions, all you'll need is Internet access to participate. You can submit your question in advance of the Talk, or during the scheduled event. In either case, participating is as easy as 1-2-3!
Click here to have the Talk expert answer YOUR question
Brain scan could diagnose autism in 15 minutes
Courtesy of Autism Today ....
"As scientists develop a brain scan which could diagnose autism in 15 minutes, Chris Goodchild, who has Asperger's syndrome, tells Channel 4 News the importance of being quickly diagnosed.
The research, by scientists at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London and funded by the Medical Research Council, could lead to a simple, biological test for autism, and a clear diagnostic process, for the first time ever"
Click here to read the entire article
"As scientists develop a brain scan which could diagnose autism in 15 minutes, Chris Goodchild, who has Asperger's syndrome, tells Channel 4 News the importance of being quickly diagnosed.
The research, by scientists at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London and funded by the Medical Research Council, could lead to a simple, biological test for autism, and a clear diagnostic process, for the first time ever"
Click here to read the entire article
Check out eFamily TV
What is an Exceptional Family?
From the New Oxford American English Dictionary:
adjective
• unusually good; outstanding
• (of a child) mentally or physically disabled so as to require special schooling : helping parents of exceptional children.
We at eFamilyTV realize raising a child with special needs takes an extra amount of care as well as stress. Doctor appointments, therapies, treatments, surgeries, g-tubes, wheelchairs, communication devices – the family unit as a whole goes through extraordinary circumstances in comparison to other “typical” families. It is for this reason we call these families “Exceptional” as it defines the unusually good and outstanding role they play in the lives of their children.
Exceptional Family TV is about, for and to serve YOU. We promise to deliver engaging weekly episodes specifically designed for exceptional families.
This is your online, home destination. eFamilyTV focuses on parents/families/caregivers raising children with special needs (ages 0-21), with the future goal of covering topics pertaining to parents/caregivers for those in the adult age beyond 21-years of age.
http://www.exceptionalfamilytv.com/about
From the New Oxford American English Dictionary:
adjective
• unusually good; outstanding
• (of a child) mentally or physically disabled so as to require special schooling : helping parents of exceptional children.
We at eFamilyTV realize raising a child with special needs takes an extra amount of care as well as stress. Doctor appointments, therapies, treatments, surgeries, g-tubes, wheelchairs, communication devices – the family unit as a whole goes through extraordinary circumstances in comparison to other “typical” families. It is for this reason we call these families “Exceptional” as it defines the unusually good and outstanding role they play in the lives of their children.
Exceptional Family TV is about, for and to serve YOU. We promise to deliver engaging weekly episodes specifically designed for exceptional families.
This is your online, home destination. eFamilyTV focuses on parents/families/caregivers raising children with special needs (ages 0-21), with the future goal of covering topics pertaining to parents/caregivers for those in the adult age beyond 21-years of age.
http://www.exceptionalfamilytv.com/about
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