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Encyclopedia of Language and Literacy Development
Language and Literacy Encylopedia Site...See it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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iPad and iPod apps open up world for special-needs students | eSchool News
When Marissa Rega was assigned to teach the special-needs students at Clairview School in Greensburg, Pa., how to use its new iPod Touch devices, she...See it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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Special Education:10 IEP survival tips from the trenches | Laura Shumaker |...
Special Education:10 IEP survival tips from the trenchesSee it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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The Autism Project: Mothers with ASD ask why scientists are missing girls |...
In the fifth of our six-part series, mothers on the spectrum are a forgotten group. They raise fascinating questions about science, gender and the expectations of motherhood.See it on Scoop.it, via...
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The Autism Project: Wait times | Toronto Star
Wait statistics for intensive behavioural intervention in OntarioSee it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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Star Gets Action: Autism Project: Ontario moves to strengthen autism services...
After a two-year delay, Ontario creates special panel of experts, recruited by Children and Youth Services Minister Laurel Broten, to study autism.See it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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Mallick: Autistic children born eternally distant from parents, says Andrew...
Autistics are just people, but vastly different in ways that can be difficult to fathom.See it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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The Autism Project: The odyssey to get your child diagnosed and treated |...
In the second of a six-part series, we look at the painful journey parents must travel to get their child diagnosed and treated.See it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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The Autism Project: Study tests early intervention for toddlers showing signs...
In living rooms and basement playrooms across the GTA, toddlers and their parents are breaking new ground in autism research.See it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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Autistic children more than three times as likely to run away | Toronto Star
Study shows nearly half of autistic children have run awaySee it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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The Autism Project: Children face up to four-year wait for therapy | Toronto...
The Star surveyed the nine regional centres that manage autism services and found average wait times ranging from one to four years for the only sustained treatment paid for by the province.See it on...
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The Autism Project: iPads ‘speak’ for non-verbal, autistic kids | Toronto Star
Tablets, using special programs, can "speak" for non-verbal autistic kids. Educators say they're making huge breakthroughs because of technology.See it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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The Autism Project: In China, private school for autistic children provides...
Special programs for autistic children are rare in China. Which is where the Bolin Autism School comes in.See it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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Autism study: First signs don’t appear until after 6 months of age | Toronto...
Changes in development during early years suggest need for repeated screeningSee it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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Autism risk linked to father’s age in new study | Toronto Star
A father’s age, not a mother’s, when a baby is conceived is the single largest factor in the risk of passing on new gene mutations to children and may help explain why childhood autism rates are...
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The Autism Project: Teens with autism face uncertain fate | Toronto Star
In the fourth of our six-part series, teens with autism lose any entitlement to government support once they become adults.See it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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The Autism Project: Autism research chair will look at bullying | Toronto Star
York University psychologist Jonathan Weiss will get $2 million to spend as a research chair studying mental health issues, includiing the effects of bullying on people with autism spectrum...
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Navigating teen years a minefield for those with Asperger's | Toronto Star
Peers who reach out to such kids will gain a loyal friend, says Tony Attwood, sharing his expertise at the Geneva Centre for Autism Symposium.See it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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The Autism Project: Streetsville school offers ‘home base’ for autistic teens...
Successful high school program for teens with autism could be an Ontario-wide model.See it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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The Autism Project: Autism diagnosis change questioned by York University...
Researchers surprised to find new autism spectrum disorder criteria mapped out poorly onto kids with existing autism diagnoses.See it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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Autistic teens and adults need plain talk on sex | Toronto Star
People with autism have a right to safe, healthy sex lives, says American expert at Toronto conference.See it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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Employment prospects for young people with learning disabilities
A roundtable of experts discussed what can be done to encourage young people with learning disabilities to seek employmentSee it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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Apps for Special Education
Advancing Independent Achievement through TechnologySee it on Scoop.it, via Education Spectator
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Childhood experience of family problems affects brain development
New research has revealed that exposure to common family problems during childhood and early adolescence affects brain development, which could lead to mental health issues in later life.See it on...
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Autistic children need help, not delays: Editorial | Toronto Star
Waiting lists for specialized early treatment for autistic children in Ontario destroy opportunities.See it on Scoop.it, via SpecEd News
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California District Adopts Tablets for Special Education -- THE Journal
California's Mountain View Whisman School District has deployed 80 tablets to its special education classrooms.Pino Esposito's insight:I hadn't heard of the SmartEdPad before this article.See it on...
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10 Resources to Better Understand Dyslexia | Edudemic
Imagine trying to read a sentence when every other word looks like made-up gibberish. It’s exhausting to read the sentence over and over again, trying to put together the meaning. That one troublesome...
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For gifted children, being intelligent can have dark implications
Reed Ball started playing Monopoly with his family at age three—and beat them. In the early 1980s, he was one of the first kids to have a "portable" computer, a 10-kilogram Amstrad PPC512. Reed...
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What We Have Learned About Gifted Children | Gifted Development Center
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Why Smarter People Are More Likely To Be Mentally Ill
Although some studies find no correlation between higher intelligence and mental illnesses such as bipolar disorder, evidence for the link continues to grow.See it on Scoop.it, via SpecEd News
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