Therapy Helps Nonverbal Children with Autism to Say First Words

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[18/11/2011] A new treatment can help nonverbal children with autism to develop speech, according to a proof-of-concept study led by researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC). Therapy Helps Nonverbal Children with Autism to Say First Words - read more

Speech Disorders: Singing After Stroke?

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[14/11/2011] After a left-sided stroke, many individuals suffer from serious speech disorders but are often able to sing complete texts relatively fluently. Researchers have now demonstrated that it is not singing itself that is the key. Speech Disorders: Singing After Stroke? - read more

Babies Take A First Step Toward Language

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[26/09/2011] Watching children on the playground, we see them run, climb, slide, get up, and do it all again. While their movements are continuous, we language-users can easily divide them up and name each one. But what about people - babies - who don not yet have words? How do they make sense of a world in motion? Babies Take A First Step Toward Language - read more

Why Autistic Individuals Confuse Pronouns

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[08/08/2011] Autism is a mysterious developmental disease because it often leaves complex abilities intact while impairing seemingly elementary ones. For example, it is well documented that autistic children often have difficulty correctly using pronouns, sometimes referring to themselves as "you" instead of "I." Why Autistic Individuals Confuse Pronouns - read more

Friends for Freedom: A Signal Goes around the World

Intro englisch Friends for Freedom: A Signal Goes around the World - read more

Communications Challenges: New Mobile App Gives a Voice

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[11/04/2011] MyVoice, a mobile app and server system that operates on iPhone and Android devices, gives users with aphasia, autism, and other conditions that affect speech ability a voice by simply tapping words and pictures on a screen.  Communications Challenges: New Mobile App Gives a Voice - read more

Sign Language Users Read Words and See Signs Simultaneously

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[28/03/2011] People fluent in sign language may simultaneously keep words and signs in their minds as they read, according to an international team of researchers. Sign Language Users Read Words and See Signs Simultaneously - read more

The Tax Counsel: With the Cowboy Hat to Spain

The thalidomide victim Silvia Kaufer is a tax counsel – actually. At the moment, in fact, she is something quite different: emigrated from Germany to Spain. With her husband, daughter and granddaughter. Together they want to make a fresh start and establish a little holiday resort with a western-country dance school. The Tax Counsel: With the Cowboy Hat to Spain - read more

Bilingualism Delays Onset of Alzheimer's Symptoms

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[29/11/2010] A Canadian science team has found more dramatic evidence that speaking two languages can help delay the onset of Alzheimer's symptoms by as much as five years. Bilingualism Delays Onset of Alzheimer's Symptoms - read more

Aphasia: Finding the Words

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[26/11/2010] New Brain Stimulation Technique Shows Promise for People with Aphasia, a language disorder that may appear after a stroke.  Aphasia: Finding the Words - read more