Therapeutic Resources Blog
As autism diagnoses increase, therapy and treatment services strive to keep up
December 5, 2014
With an increasing diagnosis of autism, therapists are striving to keep up with the demand requests for treatment. How are parents, schools, professionals, and coping? Read More »
New Gene Studies Suggest There Are Hundreds of Kinds of Autism
December 4, 2014
Diversity has been a major hurdle for understanding autism and for coming up with treatments that can help a majority of people with the diagnosis. A closer look a DNA may provide better treatment for the many differentiation in autism. Read More »
Chocolate compound restores age-related memory loss
December 3, 2014
The good stuff in chocolate brings not only good cheer and improved blood flow: A new study suggests it may have the power to turn back the clock on age-related memory loss. In research that will need to be replicated by larger trials, a concentrated daily dose of epicatechin, a compound derived from the cocoa bean, made a typical 60-year-old's memory perform more like that of a 30- or 40-year-old. Read More »
Working nights or odd hours can sap mental function, study finds
December 2, 2014
Working an irregular schedule that includes afternoon and night shifts can seriously sap your brain power, new research shows. Read More »