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Autism Awareness Month kicked off this week with World Autism Day, which included a Light It Up Blue campaign, a global initiative to raise funds and increase awareness of autism. Iconic structures and landmarks around the world were lit blue...
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Over 40% of students receiving special education services have a specific learning disability. Millions of children and adults live with a type of learning disability. Given the number of people impacted by it, knowing some basic information can help...
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Events are being held across the globe today marking the sixth annual World Autism Awareness Day. Autism Speaks campaign, "Light It Up Blue", encourages everyone world-wide to illuminate buildings and landmarks with blue lights. ...
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Williams Syndrome is a rare genetic disorder caused by the deletion of the long arm of chromosome 7. A random genetic mutation affects approximately 1 in 10,000 births. It affects males and females equally. Williams syndrome is characterized by...
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A new study reports changes in the prevalence of parent reported Autism Spectrum Disorder in school aged children. A group of professionals and experts in child development studied results from telephone surveys conducted by the National Survey of Children&rsquo...
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Students with special needs continue to face a number of challenges in our nations’ schools and communities. A recent study published in the Journal of School Psychology found that students receiving special education services for behavioral disorders...
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A study published online today in the Journal of Pediatrics finds that the risk for developing autism has no link with a vaccine schedule in the first two years of life. These findings, which are consistent with previous studies, directly...
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This account looks at two students who were partly included in general education classes while attending basic English and mathematics classes.DB and Franco-Z had five of their seven daily classes in inclusion settings and the other two were...
Read more Wait...what did I just read? Every chore, to-do list item and future activity seems to push its way into a student's mind and obstruct the reading comprehension process. For students with learning disabilities, it can be...
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A news story broke in the Tampa Bay Times this morning about a special education teacher being accused of physically abusing two special needs students. This was not the first teacher in this area to be accused of...
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