Can This New Technology Help Children With Autism Relate Better To Others? Children living with autism struggle reading nonverbal cues from others within facial expressions. This struggle creates such a strong disability that children tend to falter with social interactions and resist making eye contact at all. When it seems like people react in unreasonable and unexpected ways, the world starts to become a terrifying place for those with Autism. Until now, autism therapy was the only source of relief for these children. Autism therapy teaches how to better understand emotions and social cues, but due to the lack of autism practitioners, children couldn’t always access the help they needed. Even if a child did obtain therapy sessions, it often wasn’t during the period of time when their brain was the most adaptable. With the new advances in technology and the creation of Google Glass, children with Autism may now Read the full article →
Caution: West Nile Virus Entered Middlesex County Scotch Plains, NJ – July 27, 2018 According to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Waltham, there have been mosquitoes that tested positive for the West Nile Virus located in Waltham. This finding was discovered on July 20 and although there haven’t yet been any residents who tested positive for the virus, we recommend taking caution with the following preventative measures. Be mindful about the fact that mosquitoes breed around water. Try to avoid all areas of still water, as that’s where large amounts of mosquitoes will be. Be liberal with the amount of bug spray you use when leaving the house and remember, mosquitoes are the most active around dawn and dusk. The Waltham Public Health Department is also encouraging wearing long-sleeve shirts, pants, and socks to minimize exposed skin that mosquitoes can bite. And remember, it’s only the beginning of Read the full article →
USA Top Docs proudly presents the newest addition to the Top Docs brand, MA Top Docs. MA Top Docs, a division of USA Top Docs is an exclusive healthcare resource available to the general public to assist them with finding top healthcare providers in their area. MA Top Docs is committed to reviewing, approving based on merit and featuring the most respected and highly qualified healthcare providers in all of Massachusetts. We believe that the general public deserves a trusted resource to locate high quality reviewed and approved healthcare in a targeted way. MATopDocs.com is an online platform with an easy to use search feature where users can choose the county and the area of practice and/or specialty they would like to search. Once the user finds a doctor who suits their needs, they can review additional information about that approved provider, virtually being able to “meet” the provider prior Read the full article →
