LD News http://www.ldonline.org/ en-us LD OnLine Administrator hourly 1 http://backend.userland.com/rss New Mexico May Face Loss of Federal Special Education Funds http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/New_Mexico_May_Face_Loss_of_Federal_Special_Education_Funds Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:34:05 GMT A New Mexico newspaper is reporting that the state could be docked up to $93 million in federal special education funding because it made reductions to the program without U.S. Department of Education approval. The state is facing a penalty because it did not follow a rule known in federal funding circles as "maintenance of state financial support."

]]> A New Mexico newspaper is reporting that the state could be docked up to $93 million in federal special education funding because it made reductions to the program without U.S. Department of Education approval. The state is facing a penalty because it did not follow a rule known in federal funding circles as "maintenance of state financial support." http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/New_Mexico_May_Face_Loss_of_Federal_Special_Education_Funds ER Visits Tied to ADHD Meds Rising http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ER_Visits_Tied_to_ADHD_Meds_Rising Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:32:10 GMT U.S. emergency department visits involving attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs more than doubled from 2005 to 2010, with the largest hike occurring among adults, says a new government report. In that period, such ER visits rose from about 13,400 to 31,200, according to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

]]> U.S. emergency department visits involving attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drugs more than doubled from 2005 to 2010, with the largest hike occurring among adults, says a new government report. In that period, such ER visits rose from about 13,400 to 31,200, according to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ER_Visits_Tied_to_ADHD_Meds_Rising ADHD Studies Shed Little Light on Efficacy of Nonpharmacologic Treatments http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Studies_Shed_Little_Light_on_Efficacy_of_Nonpharmacologic_Treatments Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:30:18 GMT Poor scientific assessment of nonpharmacologic treatments — including dietary and psychological therapies — for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is leaving physicians and their patients in the dark about their efficacy, new research suggests.

]]> Poor scientific assessment of nonpharmacologic treatments — including dietary and psychological therapies — for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is leaving physicians and their patients in the dark about their efficacy, new research suggests. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Studies_Shed_Little_Light_on_Efficacy_of_Nonpharmacologic_Treatments ADHD Medication Can Slow Growth in Teenage Boys, Study Finds http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Medication_Can_Slow_Growth_in_Teenage_Boys%2C_Study_Finds Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:27:56 GMT Adolescent boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to be shorter and slimmer than their same-age peers, according to a new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia.

]]> Adolescent boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to be shorter and slimmer than their same-age peers, according to a new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/ADHD_Medication_Can_Slow_Growth_in_Teenage_Boys%2C_Study_Finds Childhood ADHD Diagnoses Jump 25 Percent Over Decade http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Childhood_ADHD_Diagnoses_Jump_25_Percent_Over_Decade Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:26:23 GMT The rates of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis have increased by nearly 25% over the past decade, researchers found. From 2001 to 2010, the rate of ADHD diagnosis increased from 2.5% to 3.1%, according to Darios Getahun, MD, PhD, of Kaiser Permanente Southern California Medical Group in Pasadena, and colleagues.

]]> The rates of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis have increased by nearly 25% over the past decade, researchers found. From 2001 to 2010, the rate of ADHD diagnosis increased from 2.5% to 3.1%, according to Darios Getahun, MD, PhD, of Kaiser Permanente Southern California Medical Group in Pasadena, and colleagues. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Childhood_ADHD_Diagnoses_Jump_25_Percent_Over_Decade Program Helping Students Combat Dyslexia http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/_Program_Helping_Students_Combat_Dyslexia Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:23:54 GMT Dyslexia is a disorder that can prevent students from learning, but there are many ways for them to overcome this challenge. One option is now being used by the Tupelo Public School District. Thanks to the Barton Program, students can utilize a scripted program to help them with language intervention.

]]> Dyslexia is a disorder that can prevent students from learning, but there are many ways for them to overcome this challenge. One option is now being used by the Tupelo Public School District. Thanks to the Barton Program, students can utilize a scripted program to help them with language intervention. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/_Program_Helping_Students_Combat_Dyslexia Teaching Children with Dyslexia http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Teaching_Children_with_Dyslexia_ Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:20:12 GMT Specialist London-based tutoring agency Tutor House has recently come up with a guide to aid teachers, private tutors and parents on teaching dyslexic children. The article analyses the effects of dyslexia on academic performance, how to identify it as well as quality teaching strategies to help people with dyslexia.

]]> Specialist London-based tutoring agency Tutor House has recently come up with a guide to aid teachers, private tutors and parents on teaching dyslexic children. The article analyses the effects of dyslexia on academic performance, how to identify it as well as quality teaching strategies to help people with dyslexia. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Teaching_Children_with_Dyslexia_ First US Liquid ADHD Drug Launched http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/First_US_Liquid_ADHD_Drug_Launched Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:07:13 GMT Pfizer has launched Quillivant XR (controlled-release methylphenidate hydrochloride) for the treatment of ADHD. This is the first once-daily, extended-release liquid methylphenidate for ADHD available in the U.S.

]]> Pfizer has launched Quillivant XR (controlled-release methylphenidate hydrochloride) for the treatment of ADHD. This is the first once-daily, extended-release liquid methylphenidate for ADHD available in the U.S. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/First_US_Liquid_ADHD_Drug_Launched Arkansas Legislation Could Require Dyslexia Testing for All Students http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Arkansas_Legislation_Could_Require_Dyslexia_Testing_for_All_Students Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:05:28 GMT A proposed legislation would require Arkansas schools to test for dyslexia. The disorder causes the brain to misinterpret letters and words, and studies show many children diagnosed before 3rd grade can be treated.

]]> A proposed legislation would require Arkansas schools to test for dyslexia. The disorder causes the brain to misinterpret letters and words, and studies show many children diagnosed before 3rd grade can be treated. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Arkansas_Legislation_Could_Require_Dyslexia_Testing_for_All_Students How to Succeed Despite Dyslexia http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/How_to_Succeed_Despite_Dyslexia Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:02:58 GMT Some people with disabilities or challenges focus on how much harder their lives are because of the odds they were dealt. Others spend their time figuring out ways to live their lives to the fullest despite those challenges.

Twenty-three-year-old Elisa Cabrera belongs to the latter group. She didn't let dyslexia — a learning disability that affects reading — stand in her way. Instead, she figured out how to succeed in spite of the obstacle.

]]> Some people with disabilities or challenges focus on how much harder their lives are because of the odds they were dealt. Others spend their time figuring out ways to live their lives to the fullest despite those challenges. Twenty-three-year-old Elisa Cabrera belongs to the latter group. She didn't let dyslexia — a learning disability that affects reading — stand in her way. Instead, she figured out how to succeed in spite of the obstacle. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/How_to_Succeed_Despite_Dyslexia Does Snoring Cause ADHD In Children? http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Does_Snoring_Cause_ADHD_In_Children%3F Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:15:40 GMT 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.

]]> 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. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Does_Snoring_Cause_ADHD_In_Children%3F Demystifying Learning Disabilities: Empowering Students http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Demystifying_Learning_Disabilities%3A_Empowering_Students Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:13:01 GMT 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.

]]> 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. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Demystifying_Learning_Disabilities%3A_Empowering_Students Chicago Faulted on Assessment for Learning Disabilities http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Chicago_Faulted_on_Assessment_for_Learning_Disabilities Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:10:18 GMT 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.

]]> 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. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Chicago_Faulted_on_Assessment_for_Learning_Disabilities Federal Appeals Court Backs Parents in Special Ed Placement http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Federal_Appeals_Court_Backs_Parents_in_Special_Ed_Placement_ Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:05:13 GMT 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.

]]> 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. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Federal_Appeals_Court_Backs_Parents_in_Special_Ed_Placement_ Spielberg on Dyslexia: "You Are Not Alone" http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Spielberg_on_Dyslexia%3A_%22You_Are_Not_Alone%22 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:03:57 GMT 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.

]]> 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. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Spielberg_on_Dyslexia%3A_%22You_Are_Not_Alone%22 Learning with Dyslexia Doesn't Come Easy http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/_Learning_with_Dyslexia_Doesn%27t_Come_Easy Thu, 03 Jan 2013 17:01:01 GMT 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.

]]> 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. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/_Learning_with_Dyslexia_Doesn%27t_Come_Easy Common Core Testers Unveil Proposed 'Read-Aloud' Accommodations http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Common_Core_Testers_Unveil_Proposed_%27Read-Aloud%27_Accommodations Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:11:32 GMT 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.

]]> 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. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Common_Core_Testers_Unveil_Proposed_%27Read-Aloud%27_Accommodations Talk Therapy Touted as First-Line Treatment for Youth with Psychosis Risk http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Talk_Therapy_Touted_as_First-Line_Treatment_for_Youth_with_Psychosis_Risk Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:09:25 GMT 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.

]]> 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. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Talk_Therapy_Touted_as_First-Line_Treatment_for_Youth_with_Psychosis_Risk The Biggest Myths About Girls with ADHD http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/The_Biggest_Myths_About_Girls_with_ADHD Thu, 27 Dec 2012 16:07:34 GMT 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.

]]> 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. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/The_Biggest_Myths_About_Girls_with_ADHD Connecticut School Shooting Unleashed Attack on Disabilities, Too http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Connecticut_School_Shooting_Unleashed_Attack_on_Disabilities%2C_Too Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:26:21 GMT 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.

]]> 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. http://www.ldonline.org/ldnews/Connecticut_School_Shooting_Unleashed_Attack_on_Disabilities%2C_Too