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Early Intervention Very Effective For Toddlers With Autism, Small Study

Written on November 30, 2024 - 10:09 am | by admin

A small US study involving toddlers diagnosed with autism, some as as young as 18 months old, showed that intensive early intervention delivered by trained specialists and parents was very effective and improved IQ, social interaction and language ability.

The five year study was based at the University of Washington (UW) Seattle and was led by Dr Geraldine Dawson, who used to be professor of psychology and director of UW’s Autism Center, and is now chief science officer of Autism Speaks, an awareness, fundraising, science, and advocacy organization. Continue training!

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Abdominal Muscles: Basic Info To Be Aware Of

Written on November 28, 2024 - 2:08 pm | by admin

Somewhere under that extra skin and fat stored around your middle is a group of four muscles called the abdominal muscles. The abdominal muscles include:

• the rectus abdominus, which runs up and down the anterior (front) surface of the trunk from the middle of the rib cage (fifth and sixth ribs near the sternum), between the rib cage and the pelvis
• the transverse abdominus, the deepest abdominal muscle, which starts at the middle of the rib cage (fifth and sixth ribs) and runs horizontally around the torso from the middle of the ribs to the pelvis
• the external oblique, which runs diagonally from your ribs lo your hips (imagine fibers running diagonally into the front pockets of your slacks)
• the internal oblique, which runs along the front and sides of your torso (imagine fibers running diagonally into your back pockets). Think o

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Information Field Theory Enables Astronomers, Medical Practitioners And Geologists To Look Into Places Where Their Measuring Instruments Are Blind

Written on November 28, 2024 - 6:36 am | by admin

A bit of imagination on the part of a measuring instrument wouldn’t be a bad thing. It could help to add data from areas where the instrument is unable to measure. However, it must do so constructively. In order to infer missing data in an astronomical measurement with more than just imagination, physicists at the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics have formulated a theory of spatial perception called information field theory. The scientists have developed a series of rules for reconstituting incomplete and noisy image data. Furthermore, they have established the various conditions under which the rules should be applied. Continue training!

Tags: Geologists Look, Measuring

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Pilates Shoppers Take Note

Written on November 26, 2024 - 9:38 pm | by admin

I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Here we are into the biggest shopping day of the year and it occurs to me that those of you not out fighting the crowds might like help figuring out what and how to buy for Pilates. Here are links to lots of helpful resources:

• Pilates Buyer’s Guide
• Pilates Equipment Reviews
• Pilates DVDs
• Pilates Clothing - including my new galley of workout clothes

That’s a good start. Stay tuned. I’ll be posting helpful Pilates shopping tips right through the next month.

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