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Learning Difficulty News: December 2010
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The latest news regarding Learning Difficulties. Sunday, December 26, 2010. ADHD and Clothing Sensitivities. Is your ADHD child driven to distraction by ill-fitting socks and clothing tags? He may have a heightened sensitivity to clothing. For a parent accompanying a teenager on a shopping trip it can be very hard to pinpoint the exact nature of the difficulties experienced. That makes it a chore to steer children toward the clothing they can and will tolerate. We may also not be thrilled at the ...When ...
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Asperger's Today: In Full Command
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Blogging interesting articles about Asperger's syndrome and how it effects the world around us in the fervent hope that knowledge dispels fear. Thursday, January 6, 2011. Good Readers are Conscious Strategists. What skills do “good readers” draw upon to make for successful reading sessions? How much of this process is conscious? Good readers may interact with the material by asking themselves questions on what they’ve read and may reflect on the ideas contained within the text. They use their b...If ther...
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Autism News Digest: January 2011
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A collection of articles about Autism. Sunday, January 30, 2011. Doctors with Attention Deficit. Students Claim ADHD to Get Drugs. Students who want to try ADHD medication for recreational purposes or to boost their grades find it all too easy to convince physicians they have ADHD. Though the U.S. government defines Adderall. During the psychiatrist’s assessment, the student responded to a series of transparent questions like, “Do you have a hard time concentrating or focusing? The reporter discovered th...
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Autism News Digest: In Full Command
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A collection of articles about Autism. Monday, January 10, 2011. Good Readers are Conscious Strategists. What skills do “good readers” draw upon to make for successful reading sessions? How much of this process is conscious? If good readers fail to understand the text on its surface level, they look to see if they can tie in the context of surrounding sentences to help them make sense of those words. They may dig deep into their own acquired knowledge to help them toward comprehending what is read. If th...
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Asperger's Today: Fake Aspies
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Blogging interesting articles about Asperger's syndrome and how it effects the world around us in the fervent hope that knowledge dispels fear. Monday, December 20, 2010. Asperger’s Syndrome as a Social Excuse. Asperger’s Syndrome is the flavor of the month and gives the anti-social a way to explain their boorish behavior. What do the experts have to say? Now at last, Caroline had a real medical term for her strange personality. At last she could take comfort in knowing that her differentness wasn...
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Learning Difficulty News: January 2011
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The latest news regarding Learning Difficulties. Monday, January 31, 2011. Doctors with Attention Deficit. Students Claim ADHD to Get Drugs. Students who want to try ADHD medication for recreational purposes or to boost their grades find it all too easy to convince physicians they have ADHD. Though the U.S. government defines Adderall. During the psychiatrist’s assessment, the student responded to a series of transparent questions like, “Do you have a hard time concentrating or focusing? The reporter dis...
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ADHD Today: Facebook, Twitter and ADHD
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A simple blog about what is happening in the world of ADHD today. Tuesday, December 14, 2010. Facebook, Twitter and ADHD. Does Social Networking Impact ADHD? At least one leading neuroscientist believes that social networking venues can have a negative impact on children. Lady Greenfield, professor of synaptic pharmacology at Oxford’s Lincoln College and the director of the Royal Institution. This article has been copied from www.cognibeat.com. And can be found at. Posted by ADHD Today. British businessw...
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Dyslexia Now: December 2010
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A blog about dyslexic news on the internet today. Thursday, December 30, 2010. The reading errors of a person with dyslexia are anything but random. Their errors tend to be quite specific and are mirrored by their spelling mistakes. Here are some common errors in reading among those with dyslexia:. Reads the word on one page, but doesn't recognize it on the next. Grasps phonics but is unable to sound out an unfamiliar word. May add or subtract letters to words, for instance cold/could, stair/star. They c...
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Dyslexia Now: January 2011
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A blog about dyslexic news on the internet today. Sunday, January 30, 2011. The term “dyslexia” comes from two Greek words. That mean: “a difficulty with words.”. Dyslexic people may have trouble with spelling, organization, and carrying out instructions. They may also confuse left and right. In school, the dyslexia child begins to experiences failure in the classroom, but may not understand why she is failing. Because you can’t see that a child has dyslexia just by looking at them, the condition m...
