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Facebook Therapy Nuggets from July 29 – August 10:
August 10: Teeth grinding during sleep is strong evidence of a clinically significant deficiency in magnesium. I recommend taking chelated calcium-magnesium-zinc supplements until the teeth grinding abates to assure correct supply of magnesium to the brain. – John Taylor, Ph.D
August 8: Check out this book: The Gift of Learning: Proven New Methods for Correcting ADD, Math, and Handwriting Problems by Ronald Davis – Kim Wiggins, OTR/L, CP-BC
http://www.amazon.com/Gift-Learning-Ronald-D-Davis/dp/0399528091/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1306781550&sr=8-3
August 5: Productivity models are an effective way for audiology and speech-language pathology programs to examine how efficiently they provide services (not merely counting the number of services they perform). – The ASHA Leader
http://www.asha.org/Publications/leader/2011/110517/Productivity-in-Audiology-and-Speech-Language-Audiology/
August 3: There is a highly accurate screening checklist for true hyperactivity, valid from age 2 through adult, as a free download from www.ADD-Plus.com. – John Taylor, Ph.D
http://www.add-plus.com/
August 1: Suggested board games for promoting visual perception skills: Pix Mix, Space Faces, Animal Soup, Stare, Acuity – Kim Wiggins, OTR/L, CP-BC
July 29: A healthy digestive tract can absorb less than 7% of scraped and powdered rock forms of mineral supplements. I recommend chelated minerals to assure maximum absorption. – John Taylor, Ph.D