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June 2011 |
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Providing parents of children with disabilities with information, training, assistance, and support
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In This Issue
Ask Arne
Joys and Challenges of Marriage
Restraint and Seclusion
Questions Asked by Parents
Phone App for People Who are Blind
ADHD and Screen Time
House Bill Calls For Cuts
Career Decisions
Teacher’s Guide to Fixing NCLB
Summer Survival Tips
Spreading Understanding of Tourette Syndrome
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East Dallas Couple With Down Syndrome Discovers Joys, Challenges Of Marriage
On a cold, gray afternoon, a young woman sat inside a brick duplex in East Dallas, waiting. It was 5:30 p.m. Time for her husband to come home . She walked into the kitchen and took two plastic bags out of the refrigerator, a hot dog in each. One read, “For Christi, for Monday.” The other read, “For Austin.”
Christi had learned many things during her first year of marriage. Not to sweep dirt under the clothes dryer. Not to put her husband’s suit pants in the wash.
No one had thought she would ever fully live on her own, much less be a bride.
A bus pulled up across the street, and Christi headed for the front porch. Austin, a dark-haired 33-year-old carrying a brown leather briefcase, stepped off.
Christi’s face brightened.
Click here to read a story that will make you smile!
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Group Offers Advice To Parents On Restraint, Seclusion
For parents concerned that their child is experiencing restraint or seclusion at school, information can be hard to come by. Now a new guide is offering practical advice for dealing with the issue.
A 23-page document being put out by the disability advocacy group TASH is designed to give parents a straightforward look at the steps they can take to prevent the use of restraint and seclusion, identify if it’s occurring and react.
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Questions Often Asked by Parents About Special Education Services
Do you want to know:
• How to have your child evaluated (at no cost to you) to see why he or she is having difficulty in school;
• What the evaluation process involves and how you can contribute to it;
• How special education can support your child’s learning, if he or she is found eligible for services.
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Phone App Lets The Blind See Through The Crowd's Eyes
Yasmina, a student at the University of Rochester in New York, is in
the mood for some soup. Click here for story and video.
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Understanding The Link Between ADHD And Screen Time The mother had brought in a note from her son’s elementary school teacher: Dear doctor, I think this child needs to be tested for attention deficit disorder.
“She’s worried about how he can’t sit still in school and do his work,” the mother said. “He’s always getting into trouble.”
But then she brightened. “But he can’t have attention deficit, I know that.” Why? Her son could sit for hours concentrating on video games it turned out, so she was certain there was nothing wrong with his attention span.
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House Bill Calls for Eliminating 43 Education ProgramsForty-three education programs would be scrapped under a bill introduced by the chairman of the House Education and the Workforce subcommittee that overseesK-12 policy. |
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Who Has The Most Influence Over Teens Making Career Decisions? Parents Do!Research over the past 20 years indicates that parents play a major role in raising career aspirations for their sons and daughters. Without parental approval or support, teens are less likely to pursue diverse career possibilities. It’s important for parents to learn about the many opportunities in today’s schools to help students prepare for careers and postsecondary education. Parents can provide support to their teen as they begin the career development process.
Click here for the parent primer on career exploration.
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A Teacher’s Guide to Fixing No Child Left Behind
Test obsession, narrow curricula, blaming teachers—these are a few of the problems created by the No Child Left Behind law that are unpacked in this animated video available online now.
Click here to view the 14 minute video.
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Summer Survival TipsSummer can end up being the best of times, creating memories that last a lifetime, but it can also be the worst of times if your kids are bored and you lose your cool! A great summer just won’t happen on its own!
You can make it the best for your family by taking the opportunity to do some advance planning and preparation.
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A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken.
James Dent |
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At 13, He’s at Ease Spreading Understanding of Tourette’sWhen Zachary Fink started at Shrewsbury’s Oak Middle School in the fall of 2009, he did what he has always done since being diagnosed with Tourette syndrome at age 8: He spoke before a faculty meeting about the often-misunderstood neurological disorder.
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