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Does Snoring Cause ADHD In Children?
Herald Online (PA)
Studies show that pediatric nasal congestion, childhood snoring, and childhood obstructive sleep apnea can have major impacts on children's behavior and learning. Some experts believe that nighttime airway obstruction, including snoring, may cause as many as 30% of childhood attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) cases.
Demystifying Learning Disabilities: Empowering Students
The Jewish Press
Though Noam was extremely smart, he had ADHD, which made it hard for him to focus on all of the material presented during class. Before we even looked at the material together, I asked Noam how he learned best. His face was blank as he responded, "Um, Mrs. Schonfeld, I really am not sure." We spent the next hour discussing the learning strengths and weakness of children with ADHD.
Chicago Faulted on Assessment for Learning Disabilities
The New York Times
In a complaint filed on Monday with the Illinois State Board of Education, a nonprofit advocacy group says that thousands of children are in Rashaan's position because the Chicago Public Schools have repeatedly failed to evaluate children with disabilities and move them into special education preschool programs.
Federal Appeals Court Backs Parents in Special Ed Placement
Education Week, On Special Education
A Colorado school district must reimburse the parents of a student with learning disabilities as well as emotional and behavioral difficulties for the costs of the student's enrollment at an out-of-state residential treatment facility, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Spielberg on Dyslexia: "You Are Not Alone"
ADDitude Magazine
Despite being bullied in school, Steven Spielberg didn't let dyslexia prevent him from becoming a Hollywood legend. Read his encouraging words for people with learning disabilities.
Learning with Dyslexia Doesn't Come Easy
Rapid City Journal (SD)
As a result of his learning disability, Austin Rasby struggled in school. Now in college, he continues his battle against the disorder. "I'm still a terrible, terrible writer," he said. Yet he is finding that new technology is allowing him to make college more manageable.
Common Core Testers Unveil Proposed 'Read-Aloud' Accommodations
Education Week, On Special Education
Two accommodations policies under consideration by a 23-state assessment consortium could narrow the pool of children that would qualify for assistance on those tests in some of those states.
Talk Therapy Touted as First-Line Treatment for Youth with Psychosis Risk
PsychCentral.com
A small clinical trial led by an Australian researcher suggests that young people at very high risk for psychotic illness should engage in talk therapy as an initial treatment rather than take antipsychotic drugs.
The Biggest Myths About Girls with ADHD
PsychCentral.com
It's only in recent years that ADHD is becoming better understood in girls and women. But we still have a long way to go, according to Terry Matlen, ACSW, a psychotherapist and coach who specializes in ADHD. She noted that we need to improve how we identify girls with ADHD, evaluate them and administer treatment.
Connecticut School Shooting Unleashed Attack on Disabilities, Too
Education Week, On Special Education
When the media cited unnamed law enforcement officials who said the gunman in the horrific school shooting in Newtown, Conn., last week may have had a form of autism or a mental health condition, the unconfirmed diagnosis was quickly blamed for triggering the massacre of 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary.
Distinguishing ADHD from OCD Critical to Treatment Success
PsychCentral.com
Two relatively common disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), both often include symptoms of impaired attention, memory, or behavioral control.
In a new study, clinical psychologist Dr. Reuven Dar of Tel Aviv University's School of Psychological Sciences argues that these two neuropsychological disorders have very different roots — and there are enormous consequences if they are mistaken for each other.
Group Tackles Evaluation of Special Education Teachers
Education Week, On Special Education
For several years now, teacher evaluation has dominated education-policy discussions in statehouses and otherwise. But for the most part, the country's 430,000 special education teachers have been left out of the discussion.
The Council for Exceptional Children is trying to change that. In October, the advocacy group released a paper detailing its position on special education teacher evaluation. And today, about 30 leaders from membership organizations, state and local education offices, and schools gathered in Arlington, Va., to discuss the CEC's recommendations.
Oxygen Deficit In Utero Ups Risk of ADHD
PsychCentral.com
A new study discovers a difficult pregnancy and childbirth that limit the amount of oxygen to the brain of a fetus or infant may lead to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Historically, ADHD has been linked to familial and genetic influences.
School for Students with Dyslexia Approved
San Francisco Chronicle
The Louisiana state education board has granted tentative approval to a plan to establish a charter school in Baton Rouge that would serve students with dyslexia. The Advocate reports the decision by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education overrides the recommendation of a national evaluation group.
Optician Using Experience to Help Those with Dyslexia
Scotsmans.com
When optician Brenda Rainford is with a client she has all the usual tools of her trade close at hand, including letter charts and a variety of lenses. She also has some more unusual ones, such as a smart pen complete with a camera in the nib and a recording device.
She is not a secret service agent placed undercover to unearth the country's short-sighted enemies however, but a qualified optometrist tasked with solving people's visual problems. She is also dyslexic and uses a variety of devices to support her in her day-to-day work.
Federal Appeals Court Says Districts Must Repay Parents for Special Ed Evaluations
Education Week, On Special Education
A federal appeals court has upheld a longtime U.S. Department of Education regulation requiring school districts, under certain circumstances, to reimburse parents for independent educational evaluations of their children with disabilities.
Psychiatrists Officially Voted Dyslexia Out of DSM-5
Examiner.com
On Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, the board of trustees of the American Psychiatric Association voted in Washington, D.C., that the term "dyslexia" will be eliminated from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5).
Ratification of Treaty on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Fails
Education Week, On Special Education
The U.S. Senate rejected the ratification of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The chamber fell five votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to approve the treaty, which special education advocates hoped would pass, noting that 90 percent of children with disabilities in developing countries have no access to education. In the 61-38 vote, the Associated Press reported, all 38 no votes came from Republicans.
Dyslexia Rights and the Removal of Dyslexia Diagnosis from DSM-5
Examiner.com
On Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012, the Big Picture Film Team sent out a “Dyslexia Alert” e-mail in regard to the removal of dyslexia from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) to be published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA).
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) is the manual used by mental health professionals for a diagnosis of mental and neurodevelopmental disorders. The DSM-5 is scheduled to be published in May 2013 and it is the first major update that the manual has undergone since 1994.
Keira Knightley on Dyslexia and How Her Parents Got Her to Read
Examiner.com
During Keira Knightley's conversation with Tavis Smiley, Keira Knightley shared her dyslexia childhood experiences, how she is dealing with her dyslexia today, how she could read Anna Karenina, and how her parents got her to read despite her struggles with dyslexia.
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