by Tami Teshima | Nov 20, 2019 | Animal-Assisted Therapy
I love animals. Who doesn’t? Ok, ok, some people don’t (and that’s fine…I suppose). Because of the great love people have for animals, animal-assisted therapy has started to gain some momentum. Researchers have studied the effects on therapeutic outcomes with several...
by Tami Teshima | Nov 15, 2019 | Ear Infections
Raise your hand if you had ear infections when you were little! How many of you had tubes in your ears when you were a kid (or, in the case of one of my recent co-workers, AN ADULT)? Ear infections, or otitis media (OM), are super common. 5 out of 6 kids get one by...
by Tami Teshima | Nov 6, 2019 | Brain Injury
Who remembers this scene from what may arguably be one of the best teen movies of the late 90s? Julia Stiles (Kat) slams her head on a light fixture at a party and sustains what Heath Ledger (Patrick) determines is a concussion. Kat says funny things. She keeps...
by Tami Teshima | Oct 23, 2019 | Down Syndrome
Happy Down Syndrome Awareness Month! To honor this month, let’s talk about the language profile of individuals with Down syndrome. While I’m going to speak about language characteristics of people with Down Syndrome, it is important to note that no two people are...
by Tami Teshima | Oct 2, 2019 | ALS
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive, neurodegenerative disease that essentially causes motor neurons to die, leading to a complete inability to move. ALS is aggressive, and progresses relatively quickly. The average life expectancy after diagnosis is...
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