Help Your Child Have a Happy Holiday
The holiday season is a time for family togetherness, community, and friendship. It is a time for parties, fun, and enjoyment. Unfortunately, children who struggle with social and behavioral problems can feel lonely and excluded during this happy time.
How can you, as a parent, make things easier for your child with ADHD or LD and help him or her better enjoy the holidays? The article How to Help Your Child Have a Happy Holiday, newly revised for the 2008 holiday season, has a dozen practical ideas designed for your family. Here are some of them:
- Prepare your child for events such as holiday parties.
- Teach your child the names of guests ahead of time, if possible.
- Role-play scenarios with your child.
- Make a plan to handle the situation if your child gets over-stimulated.
- Tactfully make accommodations for your child's difficulty.
- Ask your child to do good deeds and contribute to the community.
Help for Single Parents of Children with LD and/or ADHD Over the Holiday Season
Many single-parent families experience additional stress during the holidays. When there is a child with learning disabilities or ADHD, the situation can become far more complex. For ideas on how to help your child — and yourself — read the article To the Merry, Unmarried Holidays: Help for Single Parents of Children with LD and/or ADHD Over the Holiday Season.
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Want to be an Intern in Washington, D.C.?
Are you a college student with a disability? Do you want to work for Congress or a federal agency? Compete for these internships this summer which include free housing and a small stipend. Learn more about the Mitsubishi-AAPD Congressional Internship Program and the Microsoft Federal Information Technology Internship Program. The deadline for both internships is January 9, 2009.
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Awards Available for LD High School Students
Do you know or mentor high school students with LD? If so, let them know about these awards, which may help with college costs.
Annually, the Ann Ford Scholarship Competition awards $10,000 to a high school senior who intends to pursue a college education and who is willing to be a role model for other people with learning disabilities. The deadline is December 31, 2008.
The Marion Huber Learning Through Listening (LTL) Awards go each year to six high school seniors who are members of Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic. These winners receive cash awards in recognition of extraordinary leadership, scholarship, enterprise, and service to others. The top three winners each receive $6,000, and the last three each receive $2,000. The deadline is March 2, 2009.
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Do your students have trouble getting along with other people — kids, adults, and teachers? If so, read Teaching Social Skills to Kids Who Don't Yet Have Them. Thomas McIntyre, also known as "the behavior advisor," tells you why they have these problems and how to teach them better ways to act.
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- Evaluation: What Does It Mean for Your Child?
This PACER Center fact sheet, Evaluation: What Does It Mean for Your Child, focuses on the reasons why parents might choose to evaluate their child, types of tests available, factors that should be considered when selecting tests, and questions parents should ask when an evaluation is proposed.
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For Adults with Learning Disabilities
- Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employees with Learning Disabilities
Learn how to accommodate yourself on the job by studying Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employees with Learning Disabilities. This article has simple and time-tested strategies for being productive even if you have trouble reading, spelling, writing, or calculating numbers. Find accommodations to help you speak, organize your work, remember details, and manage time.
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