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8 05, 2017

The Dyslexia-Stress-Anxiety Connection

2024-04-12T14:34:37-05:00

Stress is the reaction of the body and brain to situations that put us in harm’s way. The stressor may be a physical threat (e.g., a baseball coming quickly toward you) or a psychological threat (e.g., a worry or fear that you will make a mistake delivering your lines in a play or write a passage that won’t make sense to the reader). Stress, or more specifically, the stress response, is our body’s attempt to keep us safe from harm. It’s a biological and psychological response. When we’re under stress, the chemistry of our body and [...]

The Dyslexia-Stress-Anxiety Connection2024-04-12T14:34:37-05:00
8 05, 2017

Planning for a Meeting about Your Child’s Behavior Needs

2017-06-30T15:26:36-05:00

Raising a child with a disability is challenging.  Raising a child with a disability who also has behavioral needs is even more challenging.  As a parent, you may find yourself among competing approaches to handling behavior concerns.  Planning ahead for an individualized meeting about your child’s behavior needs will help you explain your own ideas about the best way to help your child in addition to listening to the ideas of others. […]

Planning for a Meeting about Your Child’s Behavior Needs2017-06-30T15:26:36-05:00
8 05, 2017

Need for Functional Skill Training

2017-06-30T15:19:11-05:00

Functional Skills are defined as life skills that people use every day, in different environments. Functional skills focus on different areas such as home, family, self help skills, social skills, independent living skills.  Also, skills needed for employment and job retention, recreation, community living, as well as functional academics that can be used every day. While academic skills are important for all children with disabilities, many parents and advocates seem to overlook, the importance of functional skill training and instruction. These skills need to be addressed during a child’s school career, but absolutely during the child’s transition from high school to [...]

Need for Functional Skill Training2017-06-30T15:19:11-05:00
8 05, 2017

5 School Trouble Spots

2018-07-23T14:00:41-05:00

Getting your child an appropriate educational program is hard enough, but even if you’ve dotted every “i” and crossed every “t” on the IEP, or chatted up every teacher on your child’s strengths and weaknesses, there will still be times during the school day when all those helps fall down a hole. Periods like recess and lunch and gym and locales like restrooms and buses are hard for most school kids — there are volumes of children’s literature devoted to them.  But for kids with special needs, those youthful rites of passage can be downright dangerous. […]

5 School Trouble Spots2018-07-23T14:00:41-05:00
3 05, 2017

Awkward! The Tough Transition to Middle School

2019-10-03T11:45:08-05:00

[rescue_box color="blue" text_align="left" width="100%" float="none"]Article by Kelly Wallace, CNN [/rescue_box] There is a reason why when people post pictures of themselves during their middle school years on Facebook for "Throw Back Thursday," we all stop and take notice. We recognize the fear or uncertainty or absolute angst in their eyes. Raging hormones. Changing bodies. Awkward social interactions. No longer a child but not yet an adult. Those are just a few of the zillion reasons why most of us would never want to go back to that time, and why some parents of beginning middle schoolers are freaking out as school starts. [...]

Awkward! The Tough Transition to Middle School2019-10-03T11:45:08-05:00
2 05, 2017

The State of LD: Understanding Learning and Attention Issues

2017-06-30T15:29:17-05:00

1 in 5 children in the U.S. have learning and attention issues Children with dyslexia, ADHD and other kinds of learning and attention issues are as smart as their peers. But without the right support, many fall behind academically and struggle socially. They’re more likely to repeat a grade, get in trouble at school or with the law, drop out and struggle as adults to find work. But this downward spiral can be prevented. This data-intensive report form NCLD provides insights into the challenges facing the 1 in 5 as well as specifics on how to improve outcomes in school, work and [...]

The State of LD: Understanding Learning and Attention Issues2017-06-30T15:29:17-05:00

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