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For Hyperactive Children, a Special Place
The New York Times (NY)
Jesse Federbush, age 6, is off to a good start this school year. His mother thinks that's partly due to the summer camp he attended at New York University’s Child Study Center. The 11-year-old camp for hyperactive children uses a strict, highly structured behavioral model that awards points for positive behavior and subtracts points for inappropriate behavior.
(Opinion) A Fair Way to Test Special Ed Students
Los Angeles Times (CA)
As a high school special education teacher, I have a deep concern for my students who take the California high school exit examination. I am not sure that another government study or piece of legislation is needed to address this issue and open wider doors for our special-needs students to complete high school.
10 Tips For College Students With Disabilities
NPR
Clinical psychologist and author Kathleen G. Nadeau writes that the key to success is developing learning and organization strategies to cope with learning disabilities. Here are a few of Nadeau's tips for students with ADHD transitioning to college.
Adult ADHD Study Underway in KS
KWCH (KS)
About 4 percent of the U.S. population — about 8 million of us — have Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder. You've probably heard of kids having it. But a new study, conducted by Prairie View in Newton, is finding it's something you never outgrow.
Mineo Named Director of UD's Center for Disabilities Studies
UDaily (DE)
Beth Mineo has been appointed the new director of University of Delaware's Center for Disabilities Studies. "We are working with the Delaware Department of Education and the Division of Visually Impaired to meet the needs of persons with print disabilities. These may be people with cognitive or visual disabilities, and we plan to build up an infrastructure statewide to assist them," Mineo said.
Ongoing Journey for Kids with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Toronto Community News (Canada)
Hearing that your child has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a life-altering moment in any parent's life. For Toronto mom Leslie Carter, that news came five years ago when her daughter Caitlin was six years old in the Grade 1 French immersion program.
District on Lookout for Learning Disabilities
KGO-TV/DT (CA)
The school district in San Francisco is taking a proactive approach when it comes to special education. The district is now urging parents to be on the lookout for potential learning disabilities and to request testing, but some parents are concerned.
Daily Press (VA)
Virginia Tech's Stephan Virgil overcomes a learning disability and excels as a starting cornerback. Virgil skipped much of spring practice, using the extra time to meet with tutors and get additional academic help. His spring-practice absence makes his rise from backup to starter even more amazing.
Springfield Connection (VA)
Kathy Lascala, 52, has a rare passion for educating difficult children that public schools have discarded. She works with The Children's Guild, a group of private schools in Maryland, helps these children — who have a range from emotional to behavioral disabilities including ADD (Attention Deficit Disorders)— develop the skills they need to manage their behavior and improve their achievement so they can return to the public schools.
Washington Post (DC)
The D.C. school system's deputy chancellor for special education, Phyllis Harris, has taken a leave of absence for unspecified reasons. Her leave comes less than two weeks after a federal judge admonished the District for its lack of progress in serving children with learning disabilities and physical or behavioral challenges.
Accomplishing Big Things in Small Pieces
NPR
This essay was written by college freshman William Wissemann for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's "This I Believe" radio series: I carry a Rubik’s Cube in my backpack. Solving it quickly is a terrific conversation starter … I usually ask people to try it first. They turn the cube over in their hands, half-heartedly they make a few moves and then sheepishly hand it back. They don’t even know where to begin. That’s exactly what it was like for me to learn how to read. Letters and words were scrambled and out of sequence. Nothing made sense because I’m dyslexic.
Teen Drivers with ADD a Problem on the Road
CNN
Getting a driver's license is a rite of passage for many teenagers, but the process was a bit more challenging for 19-year-old Mulligan of Acworth, Georgia. She has attention deficit disorder. Experts recommended that teenagers with ADD or ADHD stay in a learner's permit program longer, at least a year, and put off getting their license until they have more experience behind the wheel.
Author, Psychiatrist to Speak On ADD/ADHD
Naperville Sun (IL)
A world-renowned author, psychiatrist and attention deficit expert will be the guest speaker for two free community presentations highlighting the topic of ADD/ADHD. NCO Youth and Family Services announces Dr. Larry Silver will help to launch its new ADD/ADHD Choices and Challenges program.
Kent State Prof Is a Cover Girl
KentNewsNet (OH)
Advance, a trade magazine for speech-language pathologists, featured Kent State professor Kristie Pretti-Frontczak. The article, "Constructing an IEP: Six Steps to Success," sprang from a lecture she gave about balancing the spirit and intent of the individualized education plans while providing the student with the help he or she needs.
(Opinion) ADHD Awareness Week is Sept. 14-20
Battle Creek Enquirer (MI)
On the fifth anniversary of national ADHD Awareness Day, Congress has now designated a whole week to raise awareness about this pervasive and impairing neurobiological disorder. When we as a society understand that all brains are different and children need different supports based on actual differences in brain development, we will go far in the support of self-esteem and safety of these affected children.
Daniel Radcliffe: Breaking Dyspraxia's Spell
Telegraph (U.K.)
Not being able to tie his own shoelaces probably doesn't bother actor Daniel Radcliffe that much. The Harry Potter star's success means he won't have to worry too much about his illegible handwriting either. But when he recently admitted that he suffers from the neurological condition dyspraxia, he did a great service to the thousands of sufferers, by bringing it out into the open.
Learning Disability or Just Falling Behind?
Westport Minuteman (CT)
My child has been difficult and hard to handle this summer. His second-grade teacher expressed concern that he had been falling behind in his schoolwork. Now that he's going into 3rd grade, should I be worried that he may have learning disabilities and how do I find out about it?
Adult ADHD: The Moment of Focus
Sacramento Bee (CA)
Lunch rush was over, but distractions remained numerous inside the La Bou cafe just off Highway 49 in Auburn. Through it all, Cass Brown Capel stayed focused — eyes locked on her interviewer. You would have no inkling that Capel, a 54-year-old psychologist from Auburn, has been diagnosed with the adult version of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder since 1991.
Educating Kids with Disabilities
San Francisco Chronicle (CA)
In 2005, when the high school that Ken Dreyfuss' daughter Elyssa planned on attending was shut down, he began his crusade to improve the outlook for children in the Bay Area with learning disabilities. His daughter has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Opinion: One-On-One Time in Class Has Vanished
Abbotsford Times, (Canada)
Why can't the public school system offer better individual, one-on-one specialized instruction for its students? It comes down to funding. Ministry of Education officials will tell you that they have increased their base funding for each. But where is the extra money for students with learning disabilities?
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