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Government Will Require Handling Autism To Be a Part of Teacher’s Core Training
Celebrity Kim Raver reads about autism to children. Many autism advocates are happy with the new core training for teachers that includes handling students with autism.
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Teachers will now be trained how to support their students diagnosed with autism. This is the fruit of the efforts made by campaigning for...
5 Drugs That Scientists Hope Can Cure Marijuana Addiction
As marijuana continues to gain public acceptance, more scientists are looking for ways to treat cannabis addiction.
Just this week, the prestigious journal Nature Medicine published an article on current developments in this field.
According to the report, “experts continue to worry that the amount of research going into effective drug treatments for marijuana addiction is...
10 Things I Wish I Knew As an ADHD Kid
When I think of the awkward, confused child I was, I want to reach down and hug myself.
I wasn’t officially diagnosed with ADHD until my 30s. My whole life, though, everyone knew I wasn’t like my neurotypical peers. I was always a little spacier, a little more socially awkward. My behaviors haven’t changed much...
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10 Best Sports for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
I am often asked “What are the best sport activities for my child?”. When it comes to kids withSensory Processing Disorder (SPD) they do best with activities that are rich with resistive muscle activity (think push /pull) and rich with movement in all directions (up/down/angular/rotary). Activities that have firm predictable tactile pressure work well. These are...
My Child has Sickle Cell Disease. 5 Little Things You Can Do That Make a Big Difference.-Term Life
Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disorder in the United States, much more common than people realize. There are about 100,000 people in the U.S. living with sickle cell: with a large part of that number being children.
Here are some tips on how to care for, or improve the care of a...
3 Facts I Want to Tell the Young Woman Just Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis: Term Life
I know. The doctor has just left the room. Your stomach is churning. You’re confused. Your mind is racing. Tests have just confirmed that an unexpected hurdle has just forced its way into your life — uninvited and definitely unwelcome. You have just been diagnosed withmultiple sclerosis (MS).
According to the doctor, this neurological disease will...
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10 Best Sports for Kids with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
I am often asked “What are the best sport activities for my child?”. When it comes to kids withSensory Processing Disorder (SPD) they do best with activities that are rich with resistive muscle activity (think push /pull) and rich with movement in all directions (up/down/angular/rotary). Activities that have firm predictable tactile pressure work well. These are...
My Child has Sickle Cell Disease. 5 Little Things You Can Do That Make a Big Difference.-Term Life
Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic disorder in the United States, much more common than people realize. There are about 100,000 people in the U.S. living with sickle cell: with a large part of that number being children.
Here are some tips on how to care for, or improve the care of a...
3 Facts I Want to Tell the Young Woman Just Diagnosed With Multiple Sclerosis: Term Life
I know. The doctor has just left the room. Your stomach is churning. You’re confused. Your mind is racing. Tests have just confirmed that an unexpected hurdle has just forced its way into your life — uninvited and definitely unwelcome. You have just been diagnosed withmultiple sclerosis (MS).
According to the doctor, this neurological disease will...
Six Signs that ADHD May Be Part of Your Marriage
Wondering if your marriage problems might be explained by the presence of ADHD? Here are six signs that you should look for:1. There is a seriously unbalanced distribution of responsibility in your household. A partner with ADHD often has trouble following through on tasks that are boring or need full attention. To compensate, non-ADHD...
Signs of Auditory Processing Disorder-Term Life
There is a story occasionally recalled by the American comedian and chat show host Rosie O’Donnell that should arguably be told to every parent on the planet.
It begins during a visit to the barber with her then six-year-old son Blake. The youngster asks for a “little haircut”, and when pressed on precisely what he...
