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Without Funds, Colorado's Special-Ed Often Can Fall Short
Denver Post
For tens of thousands of children, special education offers an opportunity for lives of contribution and achievement. But for others, especially those with profound disabilities, that promise has been marred by a public education system that is inconsistent, stretched to the limit and challenged by children with a confounding array of complex disabilities. It is so flawed that some Colorado parents of disabled children have given up on the inclusive education they, and their predecessors, fought to get.
Woman Free from Chains of Illiteracy at Age 48
Arizona Daily Star
In the fifth grade, her school placed Linda Payne in a special-education class. Clearly she had a learning disability but no one bothered to find out exactly what. She entered adulthood lost, believing it was her fault she could not read. A turning point for Payne came 12 years ago. She was diagnosed as dyslexic and a new world began to spell out to her.
The Berkshire Eagle (MA)
Learning disorders can be complex in origin and definition. But at Tuesday's Hillcrest Educational Centers conference on the topic in Pittsfield, MA, they were summed up on the side of a candy bar. Each of the 135 participants yesterday were given a familiar-looking chocolate bar in dark mocha-colored wrapper. But instead of the bold-faced silver lettering reading "Hershey's," for example, the bar was labeled "Dyslexia."
Work, School, Life Combine to Challenge Teens
Times Picayune (LA)
Floyd Allen's story speaks to the entangling forces that can keep scores of New Orleans students, often left to fend for themselves through turbulent lives, from graduating on time — or at all. Diagnosed with a learning disability in middle school, Allen did not always receive the extra attention he needed.
Workers, Employers Make Adjustments for ADHD
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY)
The general public, including employers, is recognizing that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder isn't limited to children wriggling in their seats. Estimates suggest between 30 percent and 70 percent of children show some symptoms into adulthood.
Working Memory Fluctuates in Kids with ADHD
HealthDay News
Compared with other children, those with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder have more inconsistent responses when doing short-term memory tasks, a new study finds.
Workplace Disability Discrimination Claims Hit Record High
Disability Scoop
More complaints of disability-related job discrimination were filed last year than ever before. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 26,379 claims of job bias citing disability issues in the 2012 fiscal year.
Workshop Offers Special Education Facts
The Leaf Chronicle (TN)
If you have a child with a disability or a special need, you have an advocate in STEP, Inc. (Support and Training for Exceptional Parents) says Trudy Sanders. Sanders is a state certified child advocate who has been instrumental is scheduling a Nov. 18 workshop called "First Step: Basic Rights: A Parent's Introduction to Special Education" sponsored by Progressive Directions, Inc.
Workshops Help Prepare Students with Learning Disabilities for College
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Something changes when students with disabilities make the transition from high school to college. The burden of education shifts from school to student. That point was made clear for about 500 college-bound seniors with learning disabilities, as the Clark County School District's Student Support Services Division hosted three days of workshops at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, for students from every high school.
Worried about the effect of video games and technology on ADHD?
Learning Works for Kids
Learn how to make sure your child gets the most out of assistive digital technology and games — without overdoing screen time.
Writing Disabilities Common, Especially in Boys
Reuters
Learning disorders related to writing are just as common as reading disabilities, and are especially likely to affect boys, a new study suggests. Written-language disorder, also known as dysgraphia, includes problems with handwriting, spelling and organizing thoughts on paper; it is diagnosed when a child's writing skills fall "substantially below" the norm for his or her age and IQ.
WV Author Shares Struggle with Learning Disability
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Bethany, WV resident David George has struggled with a learning disability most of his life, and was only recently diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. For most of his childhood, 39-year-old David George couldn't understand why he struggled with schoolwork and staying focused. George has now written a book on his struggles and educational experiences called "Be Unique Be You and LIVE!"
Yale Med Student Wins Disability Lawsuit
Yale Daily News (CT)
A Yale School of Medicine student affected by dyslexia will receive special testing accommodations for the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination after he was denied them twice. Frederick Romberg MED '12 will receive double the standard testing time and a separate testing area to take the examination as a result of a settlement reached by the U.S. Department of Justice and the National Board of Medical Examiners Feb. 22. in accordance with the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Yale Researchers Unravel Genetics of Dyslexia and Language Impairment
YaleNews
A new study of the genetic origins of dyslexia and other learning disabilities could allow for earlier diagnoses and more successful interventions, according to researchers at Yale School of Medicine. Many students now are not diagnosed until high school, at which point treatments are less effective.
EastBayRI.com (RI)
Roberta Schneider wanted to learn more about her son's hyperactivity, which makes it impossible for him to read "more than a chapter of a book at a time." So about five years ago she started attending a support group run by Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD) of R.I. at Bradley Hospital in East Providence. Little did Ms. Schneider know, however, that she'd end up learning as much about herself as her son.
You'll Want To Pay Attention to 'Distracted'
Morristown Patch (NJ)
When does a child have a learning disability and when is he just being a rambunctious kid? That's the question posed by Lisa Loomer's "Distracted," which Dreamcatcher Repertory Theatre is staging at the Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey in Madison, March 4 to 20. The play, which had a successful run off-Broadway starring Cynthia Nixon last year, looks into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and how it affects a child and his parents.
Young Boy Turns the Page on His Own Reading Difficulties
North South Brunswick Sentinel (NJ)
Ryan Moore, 12, received occupational therapy from the Children's Specialized Hospital for three years for dysgraphia and hypotonia, which affect motor skills and muscle tone. As thanks, he organized a book fair at Barnes & Noble in May, and recently gave the 801 books he collected to the hospital.
Young Idahoan Reporter Gets the Olympic Scoop
Idaho Statesman
Chandler Schaak, 12, looked every bit the newsman at Monday's Youth Rally at Taco Bell Arena. Schaak is one of only 12 kids across the U.S. who won coveted reporting spots for Time for Kids, a weekly classroom publication from Time magazine. Some 500 students, including Schaak, wrote essays to get the job. He wrote his own about having dyslexia.
Your Cure for Overdue Books, Library Late Fees, and ADHD (OK, 2 Out of 3)
ADHD Parenting Blog, ADDitudemag.com
Has paying fees for lost and overdue books become your ADD/ADHD family's library tradition? Take comfort with this from a former library employee and mom to one forgetful, disorganized ADHD child.
Your Personal Best: Henry Winkler
Success Magazine
Arthur Fonzarelli was everything Henry Winkler wanted to be. "He was confident, he was a leader among his friends, he was good with women," Winkler says. "He had this confidence." And he didn't have dyslexia.
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