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Ohio Voucher Program Attracts Students with Learning Disabilities
Education Week, On Special Education
Nearly 1,400 students with disabilities will attend private schools this year, pay for private therapy, or transfer to a public school outside their district in Ohio using a new voucher program. The overwhelming majority of students who signed up, more than 1,000, have learning disabilities, the Ohio Department of Education said.
The Legal Side of RTI and Students with Learning Disabilities
Education Week, On Special Education
In a new three-part discussion about response to intervention, Lehigh University Professor Perry A. Zirkel discusses the legal implications of this approach to addressing and ferreting out learning disabilities.
Assisted Listening Devices Benefit Children with Dyslexia
MedicalXpress.com
For children with dyslexia, the use of assistive listening devices (classroom frequency modulation systems) reduces auditory processing variability, with concomitant improvements in reading and phonological awareness, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Learning Disabilities: New Survey Finds Americans Confused About Causes, Treatments And Rights
The Sacramento Bee
Results from a new survey released by the National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) reveal that Americans lack basic understanding of learning disabilities other than dyslexia, and improperly cite childhood vaccines, subpar diet and poor eyesight as potential causes. An estimated 15-20% of the U.S. population has a learning disability, broadly defined as difficulty learning in a typical manner.
Cancer Drug Shows Potential to Prevent Learning Disabilities
PsychCentral
A new mouse study shows that a drug originally developed to stop cancerous tumors may hold the potential to prevent abnormal brain cell growth and learning disabilities in some children — if they can be diagnosed early enough.
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.
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