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Makerspaces - Nurture Smart

Makerspaces

Makerspaces or Maker Education is a new school of thought that includes construction to help children with special needs and...

Scientists are currently studying if impaired prediction is behind autism - Nurture Smart

Scientists are currently studying if impaired prediction is behind autism

Scientists are currently studying if impaired prediction is behind autism. The brain makes predictions. When someone laughs or smiles, our...

Yale Autistic Sibling Study - Nurture Smart

Yale Autistic Sibling Study

A recent Yale study found that 20% of autistic siblings will also have the disorder. While the news is not...

How Sensory Toys Could Benefit Children with Processing Disorders - Nurture Smart

How Sensory Toys Could Benefit Children with Processing Disorders

by Susie Goodall Sensory processing disorders occur when the brain has difficulty receiving and responding appropriately to information it receives....

Therapeutic Theater Program - Nurture Smart

Therapeutic Theater Program

Two school districts in Chicago are participating in a therapeutic theater program. What exactly is a therapeutic theater program? It...

Study reveals autistic children are less physically active than their peers - Nurture Smart

Study reveals autistic children are less physically active than their peers

A study found that children with autism are more likely to be sedentary than their typically developing peers. Children with...

The Benefits of Toys in Physiotherapy and the Treatment of Autism in Infants - Nurture Smart

The Benefits of Toys in Physiotherapy and the Treatment of Autism in Infants

by Susie Goodall Toys and the materials they comprise are an excellent means for children to express their experiences, needs,...

New Autism Study - Nurture Smart

New Autism Study

A study was recently conducted at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine that could lead to an early diagnosis of...

Sign Language in Missouri - Nurture Smart

Sign Language in Missouri

Students in a Missouri classroom are learning sign language, but not purely for academic reasons. One of the students in...

Helping Diverse Learners Succeed - Nurture Smart

Helping Diverse Learners Succeed

In a recent article in Edutopia, the author, Todd Finley, points out ways to help teachers help students with diverse...

Support Behavior Therapy - Nurture Smart

Support Behavior Therapy

In a recent article, by Disability Scoop, the paper contends that there is growing support for early intervention behavioral therapy....

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