 |
100+ Questions To Ask A Private School by Steve Dykstra, MS, CH, CCC/SLP
|
|
A bit of calm in the playground by F2 Network |
|
A Community of
Friends and Classmates by Suki Casanave |
|
A Introductory letter to other Parents by Linda and Larry Newland |
|
A new school mate / Steven Brechin joins his wife, Chancellor Nancy
Cantor, at SU - "...Archie has
Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism that affects how a
person communicates and relates to others, his father says," by Laura
T. Ryan |
|
A special challenge by Cathy Flynn |
|
ACADEMIC’S triumph over autism offers hope to others
- ... Grandin, an associate
professor in the Animal Science Department at Colorado State
University, has turned her struggle with autism into a life of hard
work by Santa Cruz Sentinel |
|
Administrative Judge to Decide Diploma Dispute. Parents say high
school shuffled their son through the system. - "Sammons, 19, was
diagnosed as a child with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism, and
was placed in the county's exceptional student education (ESE) program
as a kindergartner, said Bill Sammons, a commercial real estate broker
in Lakeland. ...Mark Kamleiter, the Sammonses' lawyer, said Drew
Sammons doesn't demonstrate any of the knowledge he should have gotten
out of a high school education, making his diploma worthless.," by
Julia Crouse |
|
Against Schools
How public education cripples our kids, and why By John Taylor Gatto
|
|
American Rhythms | Reading can slow 'summer slide'
-
"It was 7 minutes after midnight. The
dog was lying on the grass in the middle of the lawn in front of Mrs.
Shears' house. Its eyes were closed. It looked as if it was running on
its side, the way dogs run when they think they are chasing a cat in a
dream. But the dog was not running or asleep. The dog was dead. So
begins one of my daughter's summer homework assignments. The
disarmingly creative and touching novel by Mark Haddon, The Curious
Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, about a 15-year-old boy
with Asperger's syndrome, was one of three books on her reading list,"
by Jane Eiser |
|
Asperger education project - LIFESTYLERS gave an
informative talk to more than 20 people on Asperger Syndrome in Driffield
on Friday afternoon. The Pre Teen Braves spoke to people at the National
Children's Charity, on Middle Street North. The group, consisting of
Abigail Hudson, 10, Sarah Beach, 12, James Singleton, 11, and Lewis
Hudson, 12, have been busy all summer giving talks on the subject.
Christine Mackay, adult supervisor, said: "They have chosen this subject
because Lewis has Aspergers and people do not realise because it is not a
visual condition. "They treat him as if he is naughty so they wanted to
raise awareness. "More and more children are being diagnosed with it so
things are improving but more needs to be done." |
|
Asperger's Syndrome and Pursuing Eligibility for Services: The Case of
the "Perfect Misplacement" |
|
Asberger's Syndrome: Breaking Through Impenetrable
Barriers -
Some students linger long after they have disappeared from view. They
are reminders of what could have been done had we just been able to
reach them, had they only been able to take advice and understand that
college was a serious business, beyond what was accepted and understood
in high school. In the weeks after they walk away and land themselves on
the front page of the college newspaper, you will wonder what you could
have done had you been fully understood what they were fighting against
to show up to class each day. / Christopher J. Stephens is an adjunct
college English instructor for Northeastern University, Wentworth
Institute of Technology, Western New England College, and Corinthian
Colleges, Inc. |
|
ASPERGER SYNDROME: Classroom Success Next Year by Dan Coulter 2004 |
|
Asperger
syndrome from childhood into adulthood by Dr.Tom Berney / Advances
in Psychiatric Treatment (2004) |
|
Asperger Syndrome: Put Those Kids To Work!
by Dan Coulter 2004 |
|
Ami Klin, Ph.D. and Fred R. Volkmar, M.D.,Yale Child Study Center
written for ASPEN |
|
Autistic boy finds niche in robotics competition by
Jacob Jordon, Associated Press |
|
Autistic student's mother defends her demands She says system failed
to educate her son adequately by Jan Boyles |
|
Autistic Twins Beat the Odds -
This
Christmas will be a special one for two area twins. Adam and Amanda
Wessel are eighth graders at Decatur Middle School. This week a
holiday benefit will be held in their honor.Adam and Amanda have
overcome many obstacles in their young lives. “I really didn't know
anything was wrong after they got out of the hospital until they were
about a year and a half and then started seeing them slide backwards
and losing everything they had gained and that's when I was really
worried,” said their mother, Karen Sanderson, by Shana Kelly |
|
AUTISM - A POLITICAL BOMBSHELL " NO CHILD LEFT
BEHIND"? President Bush unwilling to
address this National Tragedy. Parents are outraged - Autism has hit
epidemic levels with no end in sight. The President has failed to
address this National Tragedy....WHY ? There are 25 facts that will
leave the American people asking questions. New Book Titled, Mercury:
The Winged Messenger presents these 25 facts and others. - Press
Release |
|
Autism and Asperger Syndrome: Overview and
Classroom Strategies by Mike Connor. An Educational
Psychologist provides lots of helpful advice aimed primarily at
teachers of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) in
mainstream schools. The article is a useful introduction for any
teacher unfamiliar with ASD. |
|
Autism and the
Inclusion Mandate by ANN CHRISTY DYBVIK / Education Next - Winter 2004 |
|
Autism: Collier educators seeing more students with autism by Ray
Parker |
|
AUTISM diagnoses race ahead of funding for special education -
The number of Pennsylvania
schoolchildren diagnosed with autism disorders has doubled in four
years, but concerns about the rapid rise in one of the most expensive
student populations haven't prompted changes in the laws that fund
special education. There has been no movement at the state level to
change the way districts receive special education subsidies, which
are based on a flat percentage of the student population by Jo
Ciavaglia |
|
Autism expert shares life story as illustration - Parents and
special-education teachers from throughout the South Bay flocked to
Santa Clara University on Saturday for a conference on autism, an
increasingly diagnosed neurological disorder that can affect
everything from speech development to social interaction.
The highlight was a lecture by Temple Grandin, a woman who is autistic
herself yet able to explain how her brain functions in a way that is
fascinating to the general public, by Dana Hull |
|
Autism Intervention & Strategies for Success Cooperative
Educational Service Agency #7 Department of Special Education. Susan
Stokes, Autism Consultant 2001 This Publication was funded by the
Wisconsin Department of Public. Instruction through IDEA
Discretionary Grant # 2000-9907-21
 |
|
Autism: Learn and Educate Yourself, Part 2
by Fredalynn Mortera Hecita, KUAM News |
|
Autism
Preschool / Local school still has two opening for this academic year
- "There is exciting news for area families with autistic
preschoolers. There's now a special preschool to help them grow and
learn all year long. We told you about the SAIL program earlier this
summer. It had been a summer program, but starting next week, it's
year round. The year-long SAIL program will have room for eight
children, who'll spend six hours a day, five days a week at the
school. The work will continue to be one-on-one with the children," by
ABC 13 News / Toledo, Ohio |
|
AUTISM program on brink / Halton school board criticizes clawback
- It could also mean the end of Ontario's first transition centre for
autistic students. The centre was to have opened at St. Patrick
Catholic Elementary School in Burlington this month, Education
Director Lou Piovesan said yesterday. Proposed changes to school
transportation funding could cost the board another $769,104 if
they're implemented next year, he added. "Our board has consistently
acted in a very fiscally responsible manner and has continually met
all of the criteria established by the Ministry of Education," said
Piovesan. "We had planned to further expand services for autistic
students, but these plans will have to be drastically curtailed if
these funds are not restored by TESS KALINOWSKI |
|
Autism school to celebrate new home - The A Better Chance School has
been up and running for seven years, but now that teachers and students are
settled into their new facility, an open house and dedication ceremony are
planned for Thursday. Principal Laura Briggin has been with the school
since it opened. It is a place where children and young adults who have been
diagnosed with autism or a similar developmental disability can reach their
full potential, by West County Times |
|
Autistic boy begins new life - "About 1,700 of the state's
children in public schools have been diagnosed with autism. Some of
those students will be in a special classroom with a small number of
children with a similar diagnosis. But the Ethans of the world,
children who are considered high-functioning autistic, will take seats
in regular classes. Some will work on their own; others, like Ethan,
will need help from a full-time classroom assistant," by Monica
Mendoza |
|
Autistic teenager accused of assault / Clovis boy faces charge
that he attacked teacher - A criminal case against a Clovis High
School teen with Asperger's disorder is raising alarm among autism
experts in California who say that such prosecution sets a dangerous
precedent by Erin Kennedy |
|
Beth Israel program makes learning special for
all students - "... So this fall
Beth Israel launched its Special Learners Program for children in
kindergarten through seventh grade who have moderate learning
disabilities. The program offers a course of Jewish learning and
offers bar or bat mitzvah training," by Linda Tishler Levinson |
|
Blinded By Their Strengths: The Topsy-Turvy World of Asperger's
Syndrome by Diane Twachtman-Cullen |
|
Asperger's Syndrome Guide For Teachers Written by the parents of OASIS
Asperger Syndrome Forum Compiled and Edited by Elly Tucker
|
|
Back-to-school primer - "With school just two weeks away, students
and their parents have plenty to do to make the transition a smooth
one. There are long lists of school supplies to buy and organize,
doctors' visits to make, summer homework assignments to finish, lunch
plans to work out and, yes, sleep patterns to adjust," by the Journal
News |
|
Boy locked in cage by school for burping By Kathryn Shine /
News.com.au |
|
Boy shares struggle with life - "James Williams was an academic
star but an emotional wreck. His parents and teachers didn't
understand why the elementary school student couldn't make friends or
why he would succeed in class and then go home and cry. His mother
tried switching his school and was near her wits' end when a teacher
pulled her aside and said James showed signs of mild autism. He was
formally diagnosed with the developmental disorder Asperger syndrome,
which felt like a relief and a sentence," by
Leanne Libby Caller |
|
BOY'S SPECIAL SCHOOL BLOW -
"September
2004
A Teenager with
special educational needs has been told he must stay in a mainstream
school, even though he barely manages to attend because of his
problems. Tim Marchant's parents are at their wits' end after a
tribunal ruled their son, who has multiple conditions, would have to
stay at the Ridings High School, at Winterbourne," by Lynn Hutchinson
/ Bristol,England,UK |
|
Boy with disability banned from playground - "By banning the kid
from the most social part of the day, you're ensuring that he won't be
able to learn social skills. It's almost like saying, 'You don't know
math, so we're not letting you in the math class,'" said Wayne Gilpin,
president of Future Horizons in Texas, which publishes books and holds
conferences on autism and Asperger's syndrome by Sarah Leitch |
|
Buddy-of-the-Week Program by Anne Reel |
|
Bullying of autistic students 'ignored'
- More than half of all students with autism are being bullied
at school every week, but angry parents claim teachers are not
doing enough to stamp it out. The shock finding follows
interviews with 1700 families on school satisfaction levels. A
report to be released today by the Parent Autism Education
Committee shows 70 per cent of parents do not believe schools
are taking enough action on bullying of students with
disabilities. Frustrated parents have also complained some
teachers do not accept disability and have accused individuals
of behaving poorly towards their autistic sons and daughters.
Between 54 and 70 per cent of parents did not believe schools
were doing enough to address their child's academic
difficulties, communication, sensory needs, behavioural
problems, physical wellbeing, mental health, bullying or social
difficulties. |
|
Camp draws kids from their shells -
Autistic children have growing number of options in the Triangle by
Bonnie Rochman |
|
Camp
Awareness fills a need for autistic youngsters - Wooded site, home
to several summer camps, will welcome autistic campers this month by
Holly VanSlambrook |
|
Camp
Teaches Autistic Children How to Fit In - "For children with
Asperger's Syndrome and other mild forms of autism, the world can be
an uncomfortable place. These kids have a hard time picking up the
social skills that come naturally to most people. They get teased at
school, often cruelly. NPR's Joseph Shapiro recently visited an
unusual summer camp for such children in Washington, D.C. It was
designed to teach crucial social skills -- like how to carry on a
simple conversation, or talk on the phone, and, most of all, how to
make friends," by NPR |
|
Can a town discriminate against an AS child who is home schooled and
ban him from public areas? The
Gayle Fitzpatrick story. Her
story. How
you can help! |
|
Canines help kids in the classroom By Linda McIntosh |
|
Camp Helps Children Conquer Social Disabilities By Arielle Levin
Becker - "Liam has
Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism in which the child functions at
a high level." |
|
Children on the autistic -
Guidelines for mainstream practice - Gradually, pupils with autism
or Asperger syndrome are being included in mainstream situations.
Michael Connor presents a set of guidelines for practitioners
unfamiliar with these conditions. The detailed strategies are not
intended as a blueprint but provide a useful body of information for
constructing school-based strategies by Michael Conner |
|
Children with Asperger's Syndrome: Characteristics/Learning Styles and
Intervention Strategies by Susan Stokes, Autism Consultant |
|
Cleaning up for class - T.J. Christensen squeezed the pink sponge
dry as he held it over the Three Rivers School sink. He'd been working
throughout the day, taking out trash, shoveling snow and wiping a
classroom mirror clean. T.J. is not the school custodian. He's in the
third grade. Like other students at Three Rivers, he's pitching in
with cleaning duties at the school. Students sweep floors, vacuum and
do other tasks at a time when custodians throughout the district are
struggling to get the job done, by Julia Lyon |
|
Creative partners needed
-
Imagine dropping off your third-grader at
school, Powerpuff Girls lunchbox in hand, only to have the teacher close
the door on her. Imagine then heading to the park, where your child sits
watching other kids play because the swings and slides won't work for
her. And imagine heading into the office later to discover a phone,
copier and computer you were unable to use. Hard to picture? Not for the
nearly 22 percent of Floridians with a disability.By Robert G. Frank |
|
Dealing
with Difference: Diagnostic Labels, the Hunter-Farmer Metaphor, and
Self-Referential Terms of Identity and Affiliation by Margi Nowak |
|
Demand
on special ed is growing -
Schools grapple with degree to
which they're responsible for social, as well as academic, skills - "She
was a bright 9-year-old with a high IQ and a flair for creative
writing. When she grew anxious and refused to do homework, her
parents and school were at a loss. No one considered it a learning
disability, until sixth grade when she tried to commit suicide. She
was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, a neurological disorder that
can interfere with basic social skills," by Sarah B. Miller |
|
Dempsey sending children back to school wthout special needs
resources- Enright - "In
little over two weeks time, many schools will be returning after the
summer holidays with even less support for children with special
educational needs than they had last year because of Education
Minister, Noel Dempsey's litany of incompetence, Fine Gael
Spokesperson on Education and Science, Olwyn Enright TD said today
(Friday).- Ireland |
|
Diagnosis: Autism - What |
|
Deer Hill class inspired by girl's book on autism by Mary Ford |
|
Disabled students denied extra time for admission exam - "An
Oakland judge has refused to grant more time on the national medical
school entrance exam to two learning-disabled students who say their
inability to read fast enough to finish the test doesn't reflect their
potential skills as doctors," by Bob Egelko |
|
Disorder Overtaking Special Ed - A year at Yale University costs
about $12,000 less than it costs to educate one student with autism
disorders in a Bucks or Montgomery County school system. Districts can
spend $50,000 a year educating a child with this lifelong disorder
that impairs communication and social interaction skills by
JO CIAVAGLIA AND MARION CALLAHAN |
|
Do I Have To
Go To School Today? by Jacqui Jackson |
|
Double
Inequity, Redoubled Critique: Twice-Exceptional (Gifted + Learning
Disabled) Students, the Equality Ideal, and the Reward Structure of
the Educational System
The following paper was presented at the 2001 annual meeting of the
American Anthropological Association, Washington, D.C., as part of a
session sponsored by the Council on Anthropology and Education devoted
to the theme of "Framing, Defining, and Analyzing Inequality: Dilemmas
and Innovations." By Margi Nowak, Ph.D. |
|
DVD used to educate teachers about experiences of disabled students
- "A
new DVD has been produced by the
Learning and Skills
Development Agency (LSDA) to give teachers and support staff
working in post-school education and training a better insight into
the needs of disabled students," by PublicTechnology.net |
|
Dwindling Resources, Diminishing Expectations - Teachers talk
about how their schools and classrooms have changed.
We have all kinds of syndromes now.
There is classic autism and Asperger's, and genetic syndromes--beyond
Down syndrome, more unusual, rare syndromes. |
|
Early intervention gives kids with autism an edge
- The relationship between parent and child is at the center of one
school’s push to help children with autism and their families lead
better lives. In the Bay School’s new early intervention program,
specialists help young children with autism reach levels that allow them
to enter traditional schools while training parents to properly respond
to their child’s particular needs. Until now, Bay School’s curriculum
had focused more on grade school-aged students to adolescents. Only two
months into the new program, those who started it are encouraged.
"Parents come here to learn about what all parents with autistic
children face, which in turn creates an automatic support group," said
Bay School executive director Ethan Long. |
|
Early to bed, early to rise - "Although some students, such as
Lauren, enjoy smooth transitions, getting kids back on a
school-friendly sleep cycle can be a challenge as carefree summer
evenings turn into schedule-bound school nights," by Ann Schimke |
|
Education on autism - A Huntington man will be featured in an
upcoming series on NBC’s "Today" show to help educate and provide hope to
people with autism and their families, says the show’s producer. Donald
Harvey, 38, of Huntington was filmed Tuesday doing his daily activities,
including getting ready in the morning, going to the YMCA, and running the
vacuum cleaner at the Radisson Hotel Huntington, by The Herald-Dispatch |
|
Education Strategies For Special Needs Individuals By Lena M. Mahathor
|
|
Educational Problems: It's the Kids' Fault; Learning Problems at
School: Whose FAULT Is It? by Pamela Darr Wright, M.A., M.S.W.,
Licensed Clinical Social Worker |
|
Educating
the Student with Asperger Syndrome - Courtesy of Saskatchewan
Education Special Education Unit, Canada |
|
Educators to discuss mental health funding options - Several North
County school district superintendents will meet Wednesday to begin
mapping out a plan to deal with San Diego County's decision to abandon
mental health services for special education students, officials said
Monday. Educators have lined up to oppose the county's bid to drop the
$10 million program. In abandoning the services, county officials
placed the blame on Sacramento, saying the state has failed for years
to fund the pricey program by Ben Frumen |
|
Exploration of Strategies for Facilitating the Reading Comprehension
of High-Functioning Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders by
Irene M. O'Connor, Perry D. Klein - 4/2004
|
|
Empathy part of life’s lessons. Incident drives parent to teach
students sensitivity toward disabled peers by By JENNIFER BOOTH
REED |
|
Exams are Easier - "...She said: "I had to catch up with the work
I missed." Jos Gibbons, 15, who has Asperger Syndrome, a form of
autism, added two AS levels to his two A-levels in maths and the A* in
GCSE maths he passed at primary school," by Justine Smith |
|
Executive Functioning
- Zero tolerance and Special Education by Alex Michaels
|
|
Family withdraws child, action against OR schools by Jenifer Fern |
|
Familiarity = Safety: Transition for the AS Student by Dot Lucci |
|
Federal officials tutor teachers about No Child Left
Behind law By Eleanor Chute, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |
|
Feelings and Their Expression - The Critical Role of Behavioral
Intervention Plans |
|
For some districts, it's cost vs. quality - To save money, school
officials need to get smarter about autism, advocates say. Faced with
rapidly rising numbers of children with autism, school districts are
exploring the cost effectiveness of providing some special education
programs themselves. "You don't have to provide the Mercedes Benz,
but you have to provide the Buick - and that is reasonable," said
David Bollinger, director of administrative services for Council Rock
School District, which had 118 students with autism disorders last
year, more than any other Bucks district by
Jo Ciavaglia |
|
Friendship facilitators give camp kids a ‘comfort zone’ -
"..."All kids should go to camp," Turner said, adding that she did not
send him to camp last summer because she was worried the integration
issue would be too difficult for him. He has as Asperger syndrome, a
behavioral/emotional disorder characterized by a heightened degree of
social, and sometimes physical, awkwardness. Some children are shut
out from the experience because "they don’t have the intuitive sense
of how to deal with other kids," she said. "I wanted him to have a
social experience," by Timothy Churchill |
|
Finding a Better Way to Play For Students With Disabilities |
|
Genius May Be an Abnormality: Educating Students with Asperger's
Syndrome, or High Functioning Autism by Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
|
|
GIRL skipped 111 school sessions - "...She said the girl's
problems first surfaced when her older brother, who was epileptic and
had attention deficit hyperactivity dis-order, was diagnosed with
Asperger's syndrome. The problems worsened when her brother was taken
into care, after his mother was unable to cope," by Samantha Clarke |
|
Giving up on kids is easy, but they're worth our effort - We need
to be tougher on these bad school kids. They want to constantly
disrupt class? Suspend them. If that doesn't work, expel them. An
alternative school? Forget it. They don't deserve second and third
chances. Besides, who wants to pay for a school for losers? Odell
Lucas, director of Jackson Academy, an alternative middle school, has
heard this many times. "You're right about people's perceptions," she
said as we sat in her office. "People say they've all been to jail.
They say the students don't care. Some folks feel their families are
all to blame." It's just not that simple, she says, by Wil LaVeist
|
|
Help kids live with exclusion by Joyce Gemperlein |
|
Helping Children with Autism Learn by Bryna Siegel, Ph.D.
|
|
Helping their heads to look ahead by Dr. Mel Levine |
|
Helping Your Child to Help Him/Her Self:Beginning Self-Advocacy by
Stephen Shore |
|
High cost education
- "A year at Yale University
is cheaper than what it can cost to educate one student with autism
disorders for one year in the Bucks County school system. School
districts can spend at least $50,000 a year educating a child with
this lifelong disorder that impairs communication and social
interaction skills," by phillyburbs.com |
|
High cost of special ed puts halt to new schools - "New
Jersey officials have called for a temporary moratorium on any new
special education schools, hoping to stem the rising use of these
costly programs," by John Mooney |
|
Home
schooling and Autistic Spectrum Disorder |
|
How
"Educational Assessments" Skew Autism Prevalence Rates - During an
Individual Education Plan (IEP) meeting with our local school
district, one of the teachers suggest that my younger son was
autistic. This surprised me because we had just provided a letter from
a well-respected developmental pediatrician that specified why the boy
not meet the diagnostic criteria for autism. In response to my
concerns, the teacher and school psychologist explained that he met
the criteria for autism as determined in Oregon under a federal law
called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), by
James R. Laidler, M.D. |
|
Inclusion
in Education -
TOGETHER WE ARE BETTER. ALL MEANS ALL |
|
Igniting Their Writing: The Struggle to Get Ideas on Paper by Dr. Mel
Levine |
|
In
Search of a Great Summer Program: One Parent's Solution by Grace Peng |
|
Jonathan, 8, making strides despite autism
- Jonathan has made great strides this year. The 8-year-old boy (Case
J22) currently lives with his parents. Jonathan is autistic and
attends a special education school, where he also receives help for
his attention deficient disorder, by
Lisa Arcaro |
|
Just
Give them a Pill - ABC's and 123's- all across this nation our
public schools are reaping what we've so carelessly sown as parents.
There are sixth graders having sex before comprehension of
consequences, and there are seventh grade students lying in hospital
beds after a Wednesday morning "cat fight" at a local Jr. High School.
We have first graders lashing out in anger at their teachers, and we
have police officers being called in because fourth grade students are
threatening their teachers with physical harm. Jr. Highs are
practicing lockdowns as routinely as fire drills. High Schools have
weapons and narcotic shakedowns on a regular basis to keep the
students under control. Almost every campus in America--from high
school down to grade school--have police officers patrolling their
campuses, ticking their walks to the beat of our school time clocks.
America's children are exploding emotionally. What are we as their
parents going to do? by Kerry Marsala |
|
Knowing your ABCs is all it takes to help kids with autism learn |
|
Letter: Work with parents on problems -
Re: "How can we improve our schools?" (A question Collin County
Opinions has asked readers in the past few weeks.) by Dalles News.com |
|
Leaving Baltimore: Finding a home; Searching for
a new beginning - "...Karih
suffers from a form of autism known as Asperger's Syndrome. The
condition leaves the child with challenges learning how to play and
interact with other children. He was initially placed in a special
needs class, but this year, after testing confirming his suitability,
he was placed in a regular class at Sandy Hill Elementary,"
by
Richard Kendall |
|
Liaisons offer resources, understanding /
Although it took nearly a year
of training, special education parent liaisons Sue Widenski and Sue Williams
are getting the word out about how they can help special needs students,
their parents and their teachers. - One of the Widenskis' children was
diagnosed with Down syndrome at birth and they were contacted shortly after
that by the Wisconsin Down Syndrome Association. "Other (disabilities)
like autism don't show up until later. They think they have a typical child
and all of a sudden they're told your child has this and you have no idea
where to turn," Widenski said, by Lake County Reporter |
|
Lorman Education Services
Presents 'Individuals With Asperger Syndrome Or High Functioning Autism:
Understanding' Seminar on November 11, 2005
-
This "Individuals With Asperger
Syndrome Or High Functioning Autism: Understanding" seminar is designed
to provide information regarding strategies and interventions that will
lay the groundwork for integrated, comprehensive and proactive services,
thus maximizing the potential of individuals with Asperger Syndrome or
High-Functioning Autism. - Lorman Education Services presents
"Individuals With Asperger Syndrome Or High Functioning Autism:
Understanding" seminar on November 11, 2005. This seminar is designed to
provide information regarding strategies and interventions that will lay
the groundwork for integrated, comprehensive and proactive services,
thus maximizing the potential of individuals with Asperger Syndrome or
High-Functioning Autism. Students diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome or
High-Functioning Autism have complex profiles and needs. School
personnel, first responders and family members need to understand the
assets and needs of these individuals if they are to interact
effectively with them. This seminar is designed to provide information
regarding strategies and interventions that will lay the groundwork for
integrated, comprehensive and proactive services, thus maximizing the
potential of individuals with Asperger Syndrome or High-Functioning
Autism. / Release |
|
Matching Strategies in Cognitive Research with Individuals with
High-Functioning Autism: Current Practices, Instrument Biases, and
Recommendations / Special Issue: Research Methodology—Matching by
Laurent Mottron - 2/2004
|
|
Memories are Made of This: Schools as an Unending Test of Remembering
and What to do About It by Dr. Mel Levine |
|
Methodological Issues in Group-Matching Designs: α Levels for Control
Variable Comparisons and Measurement Characteristics of Control and
Target Variables / Special Issue: Research Methodology—Matching by
Carolyn B. Mervis, Bonita P. Klein-Tasman - 2/2004
|
|
Misunderstood Minds by Dr. Mel Levine |
|
Model Bill of Rights for People Receiving Audiology or Speech-Language
Pathology Services |
|
Model Training Centers -
REGIONAL AUTISM MODEL CENTERS AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS OUTCOME
STUDY AND TRAINING PROJECT - Portland State |
|
Mother
chides board / She is unhappy with a school's treatment of her son,
10, who has ADHD - "A mother embroiled
in a legal battle with the school system confronted the Manatee County
School Board during its meeting Monday, claiming the district is
wasting money opposing her son's right to a special education plan,"
by Michael Barber |
|
Mother sues, alleges abuse in special education - Today Ann Gaydos
looks back in horror and asks herself how she could have kept sending
her child back into that classroom. Her daughter, Paige, has a form of
autism that put her in a special education class in Cupertino. Over
several months, Gaydos said, Paige's teacher subjected her to a series
of abuses -- ranging from pushing her to the floor and sitting on her,
to rubbing a burrito in her face. Gaydos has filed a civil suit to be
heard in November against Cupertino Union School District, for
unspecified damages. Neither district officials nor the teacher, Karen
Miller, would discuss the allegations. But in court filings, both
parties deny them by Larry Slonaker |
|
Motor skills related to how children learn - Educated Opinion by the
Sun Herald |
|
My
Life with Autism: Implications For Educators by Stephen Shore
|
|
NEIU chief: Special chairs no inherent problem -
In February -- nearly
five months after the Lackawanna County district attorney's office
began investigating allegations a teacher was tying autistic students
to wooden support chairs -- parent Kathleen Walsh asked the Abington
Heights School Board to remove the chairs from autistic classes by
Lauren Roth |
|
New preschool includes all - Carlsbad Unified School District officials
and teachers say they've taken another step to make sure children with
special needs are fully and completely included in the classroom and
learning, by Tim Mayer |
|
New special school for autistic kids to open in Bt Batok in July -
SINGAPORE: A new special school for autistic children will be ready
next July. It's part of a S$220m package over four years for special
schools announced by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong over the weekend,
by Ca-Mie De Souza |
|
New UO program trains autism specialists - The University of
Oregon this week will launch the state's first teacher training
program dedicated solely to preparing specialists in autism, a
perplexing neurological disorder affecting an increasing number of
children. Project PASS (Preparing Autism Specialists for Schools) aims
to boost the ranks both locally and statewide of educators trained to
identify and work effectively with children with autism, said Dr.
Cindy Herr, assistant professor and research associate in the College
of Education's secondary special education department by Anne Williams |
|
Nine
Assumptions of Schooling - and Twenty-one Facts the Institution Would
Rather Not Discuss by John Taylor Gatto |
|
"No
Child Left Behind" Keeps Many From Being Successful - "The
No Child Left Behind Act is supposed to ensure that all children are
successful learners. But as long as kids are required to learn
material they are not ready for or that is being taught in a way that
is counter to their learning styles, more and more students will
continue to be left behind," by PRWeb - Press Release |
|
No Child rules worry special-ed teachers - "..."Learning British
literature or calculus will not help my students," she said. "I would
be better off taking classes on Asperger's syndrome instead of
spending a lot of study and time on something I won't teach," by
Monica Von Dobeneck and Jan Murphy |
|
No Joking Matter Written by Bruce Leshan |
|
One family
reaches new heights in child's education, while another continues to
struggle with system by Donna Newman |
|
Optimistic Views on School Services for Autism
- Dear Readers, I received several interesting responses to last
week's column on Fairfax County's efforts to serve students with
autism, a complex developmental disability that affects an
individual's capacity to interact and communicate with others, by Jay
Mathews |
|
Pain, Waste, and The Hope for a Better Future.. "Invisible
Disabilities" In the Educational System by Margi Nowak, PhD
|
|
Parent Perspective: How one parent brought Schools Attuned to her
child’s school by Leslie Williamson |
|
Parental involvement a key to No Child Left Behind law -
""Parental advocacy is a pillar of No Child Left Behind," said Joanne
Webb, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Education. Parents who
are empowered with this information can insist upon improvement in
schools and have some say-so in how their children are educated.," by
DAVID MCKAY WILSON |
|
Parents
key to class design District's Autism Spectrum Program to be at
Lakeridge - "ASD includes a continuum of traits that characterize
the most profoundly physically and mentally retarded person, to the
most able, highly intelligent person who is unable to interact
normally with others. Language, writing, numbers sense or physical
coordination may be intact or delayed or abnormal to any degree in a
person who is autistic. Within these variations there is a core of
what researchers sometimes call a "triad of impairments" -- in social
interaction, communication and imaginative activity. The school
district committee had the unwieldy title "Low Incident/High Impact
Committee," which refers to the fact that the number of children who
need special education services are small, but their needs and impact
are greater than normally developing children. The committee met over
several months to research, justify and design a new program. The new
program, called Spectrum, will initially serve about a dozen children
at Lakeridge Elementary School and will begin this fall," by Mary L.
Grady |
|
Parents take to
the streets against strikers by Raymond Duncan & Damien Henderson
The Herald - UK |
|
Parents watch children progress - "...He finished the school year,
but that summer doctors diagnosed Albert with Asperger's syndrome and
Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified, forms of
autism. At 6, he had a 21/2-year developmental delay. Albert is 9
now. He attends a Bucks County Intermediate Unit autistic support
program for children with Asperger's, the same one he has attended
since first grade," by Jo Ciavaglia |
|
Parker's "Miracle" was an education -
For instance, the actress is proud of
her work in "Miracle Run," a new Lifetime film at 9 tonight. Parker
plays Corrine, a single mother of autistic twins in a drama based on a
true story by Steve Hedgpedth |
|
Percpectives on Autism by Lars Perner, Ph.D. |
|
Physician-Parents Head Back to School to Solve Learning Problems /
Doctor-parents Fernette and Brock Eide solve their family's own
learning challenges and help other children by merging education,
neurology, medicine, and psychology. Drs. Fernette and Brock Eide
were University of Chicago physicians when one of their children began
having problems at school. When they sought help, they found
conventional approaches frustrating. Fernette, a neurologist recalls,
"We were shocked to find out how little specific help we could find
for our son. We were in the perfect place to get any expert we could,
but we were handed behavioral checklists and standardized IQ tests
that we knew weren't going to get to the heart of his problem. We knew
we wanted help, but we needed someone who would take the time to get
to know him as a person, and understand his unique neurobiological,
medical, psychosocial, and educational issues. Was that too much to
ask?" Apparently it was. The Eides eventually found their own answers
to help him, but in so doing realized the great need to provide
children with an individualized approach to their problems, by PRWEB /
Press Release |
|
Psychopharmacology: Disability Law and the Administration of
Psychotropic Medication in the School Setting by James F. Luebbert,
M.D., Richard P. Malone, M.D. and Len Rieser, J.D. |
|
Places in Hell by Tricia and Calvin Luker |
|
Private school offers program to meet needs of autistic kids /
Independent setup is first of its kind in Macomb -
A private
kindergarten through eighth-grade school in Washington Township is
offering a new alternative for parents of autistic children this fall
by Janet Sugameli |
|
Program helps students with special needs fit in
by Adam Townsend |
|
Public schools no place for teachers' kids -
More than 25 percent of public school
teachers in Washington and Baltimore send their children to private
schools, a new study reports by George
Archibald |
|
Put your autistic children into a primary school or we'll prosecute,
families are told - "Parents who set up a special school for their
autistic children have been threatened with prosecution for failing to
send them to a mainstream primary school," by David Harrison, BBC News
UK |
|
Report says NJ lags in mainstreaming special ed students -
New Jersey buses
more special education students to classes outside their districts
than any other state in the nation and classifies a disproportionate
number of minority students as disabled, according to a state watchdog
agency. The findings are part of a new report by the state Council on
Developmental Disabilities, which blames the state for not doing
enough to integrate special-needs children into regular classrooms by
Angela Delli Santi |
|
Research Methodology—Matching by Jacob A. Burack / Editorial -
2/2004 |
| |
