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Gifted Students with Disabilities: Serving Twice Exceptional Learners in K-12
Education > K-12

Gifted Students with Disabilities: Serving Twice Exceptional Learners in K-12

By James Peterson
...solves complex math problems in his head but his reading comprehension scores say he needs intervention....autism, a physical disability, or a processing disorder. The combination isn't rare. Estimates suggest...vocabulary knowledge, performing at grade level in reading despite never learning to decode fluently. Their...
What Speech-Language Pathologists Actually Do: A Guide for Special Needs Families
Special Needs > Speech and Communication Impairments

What Speech-Language Pathologists Actually Do: A Guide for Special Needs Families

By Ethan Parker
...and swallowing, voice disorders, stuttering, and alternative...communication and swallowing disorders. The scope includes:...therapy." Articulation disorders (difficulty producing...or /s/), phonological disorders (patterns of sound errors),...sentences may have a language disorder even if their pronunciation...turn-taking in conversation, reading social cues, staying...
When ADHD Isn't Alone: Understanding Co-Occurring Anxiety, Dyslexia, and Learning Differences
Special Needs > Attention Deficit Disorders

When ADHD Isn't Alone: Understanding Co-Occurring Anxiety, Dyslexia, and Learning Differences

By Liam Fitzgerald
...homework, but they still avoid reading. Behavioral strategies reduce...common overlaps are anxiety disorders, affecting 30–50% of children...30–45%. Oppositional defiant disorder, depression, sleep disorders,...disorder, depression, sleep disorders, and autism spectrum conditions...child who repeatedly fails at reading because of undiagnosed dyslexia...
Executive Function in Neurodevelopmental Conditions: The Brain System That Connects ADHD, Autism, and Learning Challenges
Medical > Neurology

Executive Function in Neurodevelopmental Conditions: The Brain System That Connects ADHD, Autism, and Learning Challenges

By Andrew Donovan
...function delay is transdiagnostic. It appears across ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, and specific learning disabilities with a moderate effect size of 0.56....temporarily while you use it, like remembering the first part of a sentence while reading the end. Cognitive flexibility allows you to shift between tasks or perspectives...
Alexa vs. Google Home: Which Virtual Assistant Works Best for Your Disability?
Assistive Tech > Virtual Assistants

Alexa vs. Google Home: Which Virtual Assistant Works Best for Your Disability?

By Sophia Nguyen
...limitation, a vision impairment, or a processing disorder is reading a comparison guide. This comparison...vision impairment, or a processing disorder is reading a comparison guide. This comparison focuses on...results. This matters for users with motor speech disorders, limited lung capacity, or anyone for whom sustaining...
The Early Signs
Parenting > Diagnosis

The Early Signs

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...Signs Of Sensory Processing Disorder In Your Child. Sensory processing...Child. Sensory processing disorder can be a difficult thing for...signs of sensory processing disorder include difficulty with certain...children with sensory processing disorder (SPD) often report that their...available online and in libraries. Reading about SPD can help parents...
Speech-Based Activities for Kids with Apraxia
Therapies > Speech

Speech-Based Activities for Kids with Apraxia

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), is a neurologically-based motor speech disorder in which children know what they want to say, yet they have a difficult...the complex movements related to speech. It is a serious childhood speech disorder best remediated by frequent and intense speech therapy conducted by a trained...
What Exactly IS Dyslexia?
Special Needs > Dyslexia

What Exactly IS Dyslexia?

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...with words." Dyslexia is usually considered a reading and / or language-processing problem, and at one...disabilities. It is a specific language-based disorder of constitutional origin characterized by difficulties...language, often including, in addition to problems in reading, a conspicuous problem with acquiring proficiency...
Special Needs App of the Day: Comprehension TherAppy
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: Comprehension TherAppy

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
Comprehension TherAppy is designed to help people with aphasia and alexia (acquired reading disorder). It comes with three modes: Listen, Read, or Listen and Read....TherAppy is designed to help people with aphasia and alexia (acquired reading disorder). It comes with three modes: Listen, Read, or Listen and Read. The 500...
Special Needs App of the Day: Story Builder
Assistive Tech > Apps

Special Needs App of the Day: Story Builder

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
Designed by Mobile Education Tools, Story Builder is one of the highest-ranked reading apps for iPad. The app is designed to achieve the following goals: Improve...with special needs such as those with autism or with sensory processing disorders, and it gives children that extra sensory input to improve memory and...
Auditory Processing Disorder in Children
Special Needs > Hearing Impairments

Auditory Processing Disorder in Children

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...learn? Does my child have Auditory Processing Disorder? Auditory Processing (APD) is a very common...be carefully evaluated for auditory processing disorder. Delayed speech Persistent articulation errors...Difficulty conducting casual conversations Difficulty reading or spelling due to problems discriminating word...
Study Finds Dyslexia Starts Before Reading
Special Needs > Dyslexia

Study Finds Dyslexia Starts Before Reading

By SpecialNeeds.com Editor
...child begins to read. Dyslexia is a reading disorder that is characterized by...begins to read. Dyslexia is a reading disorder that is characterized by the brain...such as letters. While learning disorders such as dyslexia have been thought...symbols and patterns had more trouble reading later on. The ability to recognize...

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