Story Time at Public Libraries

From the Seattle Children's Hospital Autism Blog:

A new, early learning story time geared towards children ages 10 and under who have a hard time in larger story time groups, are on the autism spectrum, or are sensitive to sensory overload is beginning at two branches of the Seattle Public Library System.  All appropriate ages children are invited to any of the story times, but this story time may be more enjoyable for some children with autism.  Librarians will use preschool-level books, songs and movement during the story times.

Sensory Story Times: 10:15am on Saturdays, 9/7 - 11/23

(alternating between the Columbia City and Greenwood Branches)

Story Times are limited to 15 families.

Registration is required, please call 206 684-4086

Go to www.spl.org/sensorystorytime for more information including the visual story time schedule, links to the songs, and the detailed schedule.

Summer Social Groups 2013!

New for 2013...  We're teaming up with the Occupational Therapists from Maple Valley Pediatric Therapy to offer two different Summer Social Groups:

• Speech & OT Social Group (75 minute sessions, 3 days per week)
• Social Feeding Group (60 minute sessions, 1 day per week)

The groups will consist of 3-4 students plus 1 or 2 peer models and 2 or more instructors!

Please contact us for program details!

425 358-7160

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Fast Food Tied to Children's Allergies!

A study partially funded by the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of New Zealand, AstraZeneca New Zealand and the Auckland Medical Research Foundation has found that Children and Teens who eat fast foods multiple times a week are at an increased risk for sever asthma, rhinoconjuctivitis and eczema!

The researchers gathered symptom prevalence data on types of food intake and symptom prevalence of asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, wheezing, and eczema from 319,196 teens, ages 13 and 14, from 51 countries, and 181,631 children, ages 6 and 7, from 31 countries through the third phase of the International Study of asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC).

Fruit!
Fruit consumption at least once or twice a week was associated with a significant protective effect against the aforementioned conditions among children and teens.

Consumption of eggs, fruit, meat, and milk three or more times a week also showed a protective effect among the conditions.