Sep

5

Friday Share

Posted by preciouschild

September 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment

This week we’ve been talking about ADD and Michael Phelps has recently become a poster “child” for ADD awareness. His mother, a lifelong educator and currently employed as a middle-school principal, shared some of the accomodations she made in addressing Michael’s “issues” as a youngster in an interviw for ADDitude magazine.
“At age seven, he hated [...]

Sep

4

Ways and Means

Posted by preciouschild

September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment

The following information is from www.chadd.org
 Effective treatment of AD/HD in children and teens requires a comprehensive approach that professionals call multimodal. This means that the best outcomes are achieved when multiple interventions work together as part of a comprehensive treatment plan. The elements of a multimodal treatment approach include:
• Parent training
• Behavioral intervention strategies
• An appropriate educational program [...]

Aug

25

Monday’s Child

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August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment

 Georgia Beavers is a girl on the go. She is a high school senior this year, but her life has already been marked with extraordinary accomplishments. Her mother will tell you that just the fact that she is walking is miracle enough as everyone, including the doctors who tended to the premature Georgia, predicted she [...]

May

5

How to do K twice?

Posted by preciouschild

May 5, 2008 | 1 Comment

So.
Logan is going to be repeating Kindergarten. It is the right move for him, and have no problems with this. And he (and his brother) are adjusting well to that idea. He is simply delayed and “younger” due to his heart condition.
Here’s my dilemma. The STUFF. For example, do I use [...]

Apr

1

Go Read

Posted by preciouschild

April 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Please go read this post by Lovely and Amazing…  Her commentary is much better than mine, and I’d like you to read it straight from her.

Mar

31

Monday Headlines

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March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Letter: Hope Hinges on IEP Team Response
As time goes by, you realize something is wrong. You hope it is nothing. You work up the courage to take your child to the doctor. You hope the doctor says it’s nothing. After never-ending tests/evaluations, the doctor confirms your greatest fear: Your child is disabled. A huge door [...]

Mar

24

Monday Headlines

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March 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

CMU Researchers Try to Answer Some Questions About Self-Control
CMU associate professor of psychology Mark Reilly along with experimental psychology graduate students Andrew Fox and Dennis Hand are one step closer to helping those that suffer from attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, improve their self-control.
Students with Disabilities Get an Extra Hand in Transition to College
It was Jennifer [...]

Mar

18

Tired of the Fight

Posted by preciouschild

March 18, 2008 | 2 Comments

Cross-Posted at Sparks and Butterflies as well
Do you ever just get really really tired? Tired of it all? Tired of the drama… Tired of being the “responsible adult…” or the “responsible parent…” Tired of dealing with all the kids issues, and having to be on top of it all, and [...]

Mar

17

Monday Headlines

Posted by preciouschild

March 17, 2008 | 1 Comment

Parents, Schools Work to Cope with Autism
Misunderstandings are part of daily life for parents of an autistic child, along with a host of other issues. Autistic children often have impaired social skills, communication problems and unusual, repetitive behaviors.
These Therapists Eat Hay
Five-year-old Matthew started riding horses just after Christmas. When he first showed up to the [...]

Mar

10

Monday Headlines

Posted by preciouschild

March 10, 2008 | 1 Comment

Family Fights to Allow Service Dog in School
A special child needs his pet to help him do everyday type of things, but one place the dog isn’t allowed is at school, so his parents took their fight to the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Does Retention Equal Holding Him Back?
This afternoon I had an off the record discussion [...]

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