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April 30, 2018
ADHD
Depression in late teens linked to high school drop out #adhd
Depression in teens comes and goes. A few months before some of the students quit school they had clinically significant depression. ADHD was not a factor significantly distinguishing dropouts but…
ADHD
Some schools use controversial ‘seclusion rooms’ #adhd
School officials give seclusion rooms names like a blue room or cool-down room. Special needs students are put in these rooms to control their behavior. Cottonwood, Ardmore and Edmond schools…
April 25, 2018
ADHD
ADHD proven to present different in girls, causing misdiagnosis often #adhd
It is possible for girls to have ADHD and yet present different symptoms along the way. That may cause the doctor to misdiagnose girls affected by ADHD too. Doctors are…
Sensory Processing Disorder
Sensory-friendly event makes meeting Santa Claus special for everyone #spd
Follow a news story that details a special event everyone will enjoy in good time. One town is hosting a sensory-friendly event that every family is sure to enjoy over…
April 23, 2018
Uncategorized
Understanding children’s mirror writing #dyslexia
Uncategorized
Dyslexia Is Very Treatable. So Why Aren’t We Helping More Kids? #dyslexia
The vast majority of students have a learning difficulty called dyslexia. Despite a clear diagnosis of dyslexia students still, receive insufficient or inappropriate services most of the time. Written and…
Sensory Processing Disorder
Why You Need To Touch Your Keys To Believe They’re In Your Bag #spd
Salesmen know handing a product over to a client to touch is likely to change their mind about it when they at first don’t want to buy. When visitors aren’t…
