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Paralympics to Allow Athletes with Learning Disabilities to Compete
BBC
For the first time in 12 years athletes with learning disabilities can compete in The Paralympic games. The category was banned after the Sydney 2000 Paralympics when it emerged players on the Spanish basketball team had faked having a disability. Athletes with learning disabilities were unable to compete in Athens 2004 or Beijing 2008. In the London 2012 Paralympic games 10 British athletes with learning disabilities will compete.
Early Diagnosis Helps Kids with ADHD
The Republic (IN)
For some children, starting school is more than just making new friends and breaking in a new backpack. It can also be the time when the parents hear for the first time that their rambunctious or easily distracted child may have ADHD.
ADHD Symptoms 'Present in Most Children who Stutter'
News-Medical.net
Over half of school-age children who stutter (CWS) have sufficient attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms to warrant referral for clinical evaluation, the results of a US study of parental reports indicates.
WBUR
The stereotypical boy with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder bounces off the wall of his classroom, unable to sit still or pay attention to lessons. Boys are three times more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD than girls, but a new study suggests that when girls do have the condition, they are likely to have serious challenges.
Overcoming a Learning Disability
WTNH
NCLD Allegra Ford Scholarship winner, Joshua Piscitello, talks about recognizing and overcoming learning disabilities before heading back to school.
For Dyslexic and Visually Impaired Students, a Free High-Tech Solution
KQED MindShift
For Elizabeth and the millions of students who are "print disabled" — meaning they have trouble reading because of dyslexia or vision impairment — many textbooks are not available in an audio format or in any other format that's easily accessible. Bookshare converts texts into accessible digital formats–mostly audio and digital braille–for those who can't decipher print.
5 Questions to Ask Before Starting Your Child on ADHD Medication
Fox News Health
Medication for ADHD can make a dramatic difference if it's used appropriately, yet some experts say these pills are being overly prescribed. In fact, according to study published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, approximately 2.8 million or 3.5 percent of children were prescribed ADHD medication in 2008, up from 2.4 percent 12 years earlier. If you are concerned your child has ADHD, or he or she has already received a diagnosis, here are five questions to ask before opting for meds.
Girls with ADHD More Prone to Self-Harm, Suicide in Later Years
PsychCentral
As girls with ADHD become adults, they are especially prone toward internalizing their problems and feelings of inadequacy — that in turn can lead to self-injury and even attempted suicide, according to new findings from the University of California, Berkeley.
New Insights Into the Neuroscience of Dyslexia
PsychCentral
Neuroscientist Begoña Díaz, Ph.D., and her colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, have discovered an important neural mechanism underlying dyslexia. They believe problems arise in the part of the brain called the medial geniculate body in the thalamus. Experts believe this discovery can provide the basis for developing potential treatments for the condition.
New Professional Development Center Proposed for Special Educators
Education Week, On Special Education blog
How can special education teachers be more effective? The federal Education Department is funding a new center to find out. The department's office of special education said Thursday of the Center to Support the Development of Effective Educators to Serve Students with Disabilities.
Tim Tebow, Rex Ryan Have Shared Link of Overcoming Dyslexia
The Star Ledger (NJ)
They have written about it in their books, and share a quiet pride in perhaps being an example to others, but never realized the common link between them. Tim Tebow and Rex Ryan, perhaps the Jets' best-known personalities, have both overcome dyslexia, the learning disability that affects a person's ability to read and process information.
Feds Pledge More Focus on Outcomes for Students With Disabilities
Education Week, On Special Education blog
Federal special education officials on Monday reaffirmed a pledge to focus more on how special education students are faring, rather than almost exclusively concentrating on whether states are technically upholding the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Signs of ADHD Evident by Preschool, Expert Says
Medical Xpress
One out of 11 school-aged children is diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and up to 40 percent of those kids may display symptoms in preschool, an expert says. Recognizing and treating the disorder early is important because ADHD has a profound effect on learning and academic development, says Dr. Mark Mahone, director of the department of neuropsychology at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore.
ADHD Experts: What I Wish I Knew When I Was Diagnosed
PsychCentral
Receiving a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be overwhelming, confusing and liberating. Now you have a name for your longtime struggles. But you also might have many questions, such as: Where do I go from here? Clinicians and coaches who have ADHD reflect back on the days they were diagnosed, revealing the insights they wish they would've known.
Florida to Cut Schools for Severe Disabilities From Grading System
Education Week, On Special Education blog
Florida education officials are taking steps to undo requirements that schools for students with significant cognitive disabilities are rated on the same scale as other public schools.
Self-directed Learning Helps Some Students Reach Goals, Study Suggests
Phys.org
Students with cognitive and learning disabilities that were taught the fundamentals of self-determination were more likely to access mainstream curricula and achieve their academic and other goals, according to new research by Karrie Shogren, a professor of special education in the College of Education.
Montreal Gazette
One of the biggest complaints I hear from parents is how to deal with their children’s difficult behaviour. When their children have traits of, or are found to have, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the complaints are greater, as are the feelings of frustration and exasperation. These children do have different challenges and needs. Once the parent can apply more effective strategies and tools, they report a marked increase in co-operation with their child and much more harmony at home.
At Senate Hearing, Witnesses Offer Alternatives to Restraints, Seclusion
Education Week, On Special Education blog
While many of the reports and previous testimony on the subject in the House have centered on horror stories in which students were severely injured or died because they were restrained or isolated without supervision, the witnesses who testified at a Senate hearing on restraints and seclusion were generally measured and offered specific solutions for reducing their use, and misuse, in schools.
Education: A Long View on Learning Disabilities
Palo Alto Online News (CA)
After nearly a half-century of working with learning disabilities, Pat Morrissey and Carolyn Compton have witnessed every trend — as well as the birth of an industry. Special education didn't even have a name when Morrissey was hired by the Palo Alto Unified School District in 1964 to teach in a "reading program" for struggling students. Fast forward to today: Bright kids who once would have fallen through the cracks because they "couldn't read" can get diagnosed and taught compensatory techniques -- including use of technology tools — to help them get through college and beyond.
Packers Assistant Coach Takes on Dyslexia
Journal Sentinel (WI)
Joe Whitt Jr. has an agenda, starting with his 6-year-old son and 4-year-old daughter, but reaching further than that, if he can help it. He is a "geek" — as in, the nationwide library campaign that encourages everyone, especially children, to use these carefree summer days to crack open a book and open their worlds. When Whitt opened up about his dyslexia right before Super Bowl XLV he looked like a good role model for the library campaign, so they contacted him and he agreed to help.
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