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Top educational toys for toddlers
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| Provide your toddler with toys that are fun and educational too. These top learning toys for toddlers -- and even many special-needs kids -- will allow them have fun while... |
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Kids outside of the box are our teachers
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| My six year old son was on the verge of expulsion, and the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) burned on his shirt like the Scarlet Letter. Desperate to... |
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Children with Asperger syndrome more likely to have sleep...
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| The first known attempt to evaluate the sleep patterns of children with Asperger's Syndrome (AS), taking into account sleep architecture and the cyclic alternating pattern... |
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Providing for children with special needs
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| If you have a child with Down Syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, spina bifida or another disability or special needs situation -- how can you make sure he or she is going to be... |
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Landmark study of bipolar disorder in children
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| Compared with adults, children and teen-agers with bipolar disorder struggle with longer-lasting and more rapidly changing symptoms. |
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Not every stutterer is a problem case
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| Over-reacting can make stuttering worse. |
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Technology helps disabled children
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| Laptop computers that combine features from popular toys with innovative technology have rapidly accelerated the learning and communication ability of disabled children, Penn... |
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Innovative approach affords clearer view of autism
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| Using new technology and a unique approach, Binghamton University researchers are hoping to help children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) deal with their most common and... |
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Secretin should not be used to treat autism, researchers say
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| The intestinal hormone secretin, considered by some to be a promising drug in the treatment of autism, does not improve the symptoms and should not be used to treat the... |
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ADHD medication might also treat hyperactivity symptoms in autism
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| Methylphenidate, a medication used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), may be effective in treating hyperactivity symptoms in children with autism and... |
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Modified Atkins diet effectively treats childhood seizures
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| A modified version of a popular low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet is nearly as effective at controlling seizures as the highly restrictive ketogenic diet, Johns Hopkins Children's... |
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Bedwetting, bowel problems seen in children with ADHD
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| Children with attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may also tend to struggle with bedwetting and other bowel and urinary tract problems, a UC Irvine College of... |
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Hyperactive or sleep deprived? The surprising link between...
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| You probably wouldn't think of your hyperactive child as
being sleepy, but new evidence suggests he could be.
According to Dr Ronald Chervin, associate professor of
neurology... |
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ADHD improves with sensory intervention
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| Preliminary findings from a study of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show that sensory intervention -- for example, deep pressure and strenuous... |
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Attention Deficit Disorder: When you are ready to stop medicating
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| "Your child has ADD." "Your child can't return to the classroom until he gets treated for hyperactivity." "Your child needs evaluation by the school... |
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ADHD: Dealing with an improper teacher response
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| Every dad needs support, encouragement, information, confidence and tools to help him be as involved as he possibly can with his new family. Our fatherhood expert, Armin Brott,... |
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If your child has ADHD, look to your company benefits for help
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| Health care and related services for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) usually depend on the medical insurance and other programs offered by their... |
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Loving ADD
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| Failing grades, behavioral problems and social woes make life a battle for children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), and parents have explored prescription drugs to... |
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How to nurture compassion
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| With 20 million plus families in the United States having a child with special needs, more children with challenges are being mainstreamed into America's public schools. Judy... |
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A mother's experience with down syndrome
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| At what point did you put away the idyllic thoughts of youth and focus on the challenge of growing up? For some it's college, others marriage, but for most of us it's... |
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13. What if parents don't agree with the IEP?
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| There are times when parents may not agree with the school's recommendations about their child's education. Under the law, parents have the right to challenge decisions about... |
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12. Reviewing and Revising the IEP
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| The IEP team must review the child's IEP at least once a year. One purpose of this review is to see whether the child is achieving his or her annual goals. |
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11. Implementing the IEP
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| Once the IEP is written, it is time to carry it out-in other words, to provide the student with the special education and related services as listed in the IEP. |
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10. After the IEP is written
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| When the IEP has been written, parents must receive a copy at no cost to themselves. |
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09. Deciding Placement
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| In addition, the child's placement (where the IEP will be carried out) must be decided. The placement decision is made by a group of people, including the parents and others who... |
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