By Annette Pinder Nia was eight-years-old when she was diagnosed with a tumor in her fibula bone. After surgery to remove it, the tumor reoccurred six weeks later, requiring a second surgery to remove three-quarters of her fibula, which resulted in nerve damage. Nia spent most of
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(NAPS) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of children between the ages of 2 and 5 who are considered overweight has nearly quadrupled over the past few decades. Today, approximately 20 percent of toddlers fall into the overweight category, compared with just
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Assistive Technology for Aging, Speech Disabilities, Mobility and More Most Americans want to stay in their homes as they age. Not a bad plan, but what if your home doesn’t fit you as well as it once did? Often, aging can be accompanied by a change in
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by Annette Pinder Hearing loss may not be something people want to contemplate, but it is more common than many people may think. Hearing deficits may occur from birth or be acquired due to injury or prolonged exposure to loud noises. The National Institute on Deafness and
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Working with the Coffee Quality Institute to create architectural-design standards for coffee facilities that accommodate people with disabilities By David Hill It sounds strange. And yet, on an island in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, that’s exactly what’s percolating. University at Buffalo researchers are working with
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By Amy Pinder, MA, CCC-SLP Floortime therapy does not necessarily entail spending time on the floor with your child – but it could! Floortime therapy is a key component of the DIR model, developed by Dr. Stanley Greenspan and Dr. Serena Wieder. Using this approach, caregivers and
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By Ally Balcerzak For many, hula hoops are synonymous with childhood and distant memories. But over the past decade, the once playground pastime has seen a resurgence in popularity as a way of exercising and expressing oneself creatively. For instructor Benjamin Berry, hooping is a way of
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Anyone can practice meditation Meditation is often trumped as a means to reducing stress and restoring healthy function in the body. While meditation might once have been considered a New Age treatment, in recent years it has developed into a mainstream practice supported by both traditional and
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“Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places, if you look at it right.” The Grateful Dead By Sam Huber In recent years, autism has stepped out of the shadows into an understanding of how individuals in society perceive the world.
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