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Make the Season Merry and Bright for Your Special Needs Child

  • By Beth Phillips
  • December 18, 2012

Holidays can be overwhelming for people with autism and AD/HD, but they don't have to be.

Class Twists and Turns Into New Autism Therapy

  • By Beth Phillips
  • October 17, 2012

Speech therapy graduate students have turned a popular form of dance into an outlet to improve a variety of skills for autistic children.

Students Show Kids They're Born to Ride

  • By Beth Phillips
  • September 28, 2012

The South Plains Autism Network brings children and their families together for a day of bike riding fun.

Lost in Translation: Audiologists Work to Overcome Language Barriers

  • By Beth Phillips
  • September 28, 2012

English-speaking audiologists hope to improve communication with Spanish-speaking patients with help from a national grant.

Alumni Score Big in the NFL

  • By Beth Phillips
  • September 05, 2012

Through hard work and motivation, two graduates of the School of Allied Health Sciences were given the opportunity of a lifetime.

Speech-Language Pathologists Discover a Vital Therapy

  • By Beth Phillips
  • August 28, 2012

Combined with traditional therapy, VitalStim is gaining popularity in the treatment of swallowing disorders.

Watch Your Back This School Year

  • By Beth Phillips
  • July 25, 2012

Toting around a heavy backpack is more than just a present nuisance, it can cause long-term damage.

Survivors Share the Sound of Recovery

  • By Beth Phillips
  • July 05, 2012

A unique group of Lubbockites strengthen their voices each week in a new, student-established choir.

Therapy Puts the Brakes on Speech Barriers

  • By Beth Phillips
  • June 06, 2012

Stuttering therapy can help the more than 3 million American adult stutterers strengthen their voice personally and professionally.

Longtime Dean Leaves Big Shoes to Fill

  • By Beth Phillips
  • May 24, 2012

Since 1998, Paul Brooke Jr., Ph.D., has seen the School of Allied Health Sciences through unparalleled growth and success.

No Tassel Left Unturned at Commencement

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • May 22, 2012

Hundreds of students were welcomed into the health care profession at the annual ceremony.

The Students Have Spoken: New Leaders Announced

  • By Suzanna Cisneros
  • May 07, 2012

Outstanding organizations, faculty and graduating seniors were honored at the Student Government Association's annual banquet.

Occupational Therapy Isn't About Finding a Job

  • By Beth Phillips
  • April 10, 2012

Occupational therapy faculty and students clear up misunderstandings and spread the word about their chosen profession.

Physical Therapy Helps Amputees Lead Fuller Lives

  • By Beth Phillips
  • April 09, 2012

Local and regional orthotists and prosthetists recently introduced students to new techniques and devices.

Birth Defects Prevention Month: Autism

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  • January 04, 2012

An estimated 1 out of 150 children in America will be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.

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