276 Search Results for special education students autism
Are more encouraged by praise that is delivered physically rather than verbally -- such as by a handshake or a pat on the back rather than by a verbal "good job."
Kinesthetic learners also tend to absorb information when given a great deal of tact Continue Reading...
Brookwood Community is a community in Brookshire, Texas, which is organized around meeting the needs of special-needs adults. The campus consists of eight group homes, two staff homes, a residential Inn, health and dental clinics, greenhouses, a rest Continue Reading...
Standards for Early Childhood Professionals
Early Childhood
There have been a great number of advances, strides, and changes in the field of Early Childhood or Early Childhood Development. Perhaps one of the most overt changes in this field is the Continue Reading...
The AS person has often spent an inordinate amount of time fixated on one particular (often peculiar) topic, and when that person is in a social environment, he or she tends to ramble on about the topic and that one-sided rambling is more important Continue Reading...
" Suzi Tortora, Ed.D.,a certified movement analyst and dance therapist contends that when a parent or caregiver understands his/her child's nonverbal expressions, he can more effectively help them improve their socialization, as well as manage their Continue Reading...
Interviews with his parents reveal a disturbing trend. His parents do not seem to want to challenge Christopher in any meaningful way and instead enable his lack of progress. Perhaps out of fear for his tantrums, Christopher's mother makes excuses Continue Reading...
Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Roles and Practice
Nurses interview guideline
It is imperative to have specific markers that will aid in executing an interview for an applicant wishing to be employed as a nurse. This will aid in getting the rig Continue Reading...
The Psychological Development of VLIntroductionThis paper describes the psychological development of a young girl named VL. At the age of 3 years and 11 months, VL is vibrant, talkative, curious, engaging and enthusiastic. She has boundless energy, a Continue Reading...
Handicapped:' a substitute word or phrase that communicates a more positive attitude toward people with disabilities
The difficulties we have in talking about people with disabilities are not simply failures of language. They also reflect the diffi Continue Reading...
You'd be able to hook up to the network through your computer, interactive TV, telephone, or some future device that somehow combines the attributes of all three. Even wireless gadgets such as pagers, future versions of cellular phones, and newfangl Continue Reading...
Dyslexia
Definition of Dyslexia
Dyslexia is one of the conditions of the broader spectrum of learning difficulties. There are specific learning difficulties that are different from what could be defined as "Dyslexia." Specific learning difficulties Continue Reading...
2006). The article introduces an innovative research strategy; doctors are observing - in magnified format - key movement patterns in infants who may be showing early signs of as. To open the door to a "more accurate way of distinguishing autism fro Continue Reading...
Educators and other professionals in related fields have responded to the increasing prevalence of the condition by developing and implementing appropriate strategies and interventions even without sufficient understanding of the disorder. Teachers, Continue Reading...
In order for me to develop as a recreation and leisure professional to the point where I can conduct successful programming for people with disabilities, I will need to use my strengths and overcome my weaknesses, in order to better understand how d Continue Reading...
Lisa was a sophomore and while in the Alternative school, as was the case in the regular high school, she had been a student who had been in trouble frequently for talking back to and swearing at teachers, skipping class, not doing homework, hanging Continue Reading...
Social Skills Interventions for Hfasd Adolescents
Asperger's Syndrome
Social Skills Interventions for Adolescents Diagnosed with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder
Social Skills Interventions for Adolescents Diagnosed with High-Functioning Continue Reading...
Memory and Forgetting: A Comprehensive Analysis
Memory loss is a huge problem in an aging population.
No substantive cure for memory loss.
Forgetfulness does not always accompany aging.
Different types of memory loss:
Forgetfulness
Dementia
Al Continue Reading...
cheap genomic sequencing has widespread and unforeseen cultural, political, and societal implications that have only just begun to reverberate through the human population at large. Genomic sequencing not only reveals some of the causes and connecti Continue Reading...
Assistance for Parents With Complex Illness
Parents of Children w / Complex Illness
Raising a child that is perfect healthy is daunting enough of a task in today's world. It is true that things like culture, economics and current events can all hav Continue Reading...
Cross-Sectional Study: To Assess the Prevalence of Dental Diseases and Treatment Needs of Pediatric Patients Attending Dental Clinics at Ajman University
The WHO Global Oral Health Program emphasizes that although countries have made substantial pro Continue Reading...
Treatment
Most forms of treatment for as individuals involve explicitly teaching them how to behave specific social situations in ways that others might take for granted. "While social skills instruction is an important strategy for promoting soci Continue Reading...
Parents, Children and the Search for Identity
Initial Responses
Before engaging with the reading material and conducting some preliminary research, my knowledge of the autistic spectrum was definitely limited. I have never known anyone directly th Continue Reading...
Economic Motivators for Employers on Employment Rates for People With Disabilities in Atlanta
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Definition of Disability
Statistics for Individuals with Disabilities
Effects Of ADA On Persons With Disabi Continue Reading...
Essay Topic Examples
1. The Importance of Integrating Functional Skills into the Academic Curriculum:
Explore the significance of incorporating practical life skills such as financial literacy, time management, and communi Continue Reading...
Children and the Media
Whether or not children should be allowed to watch television or movies is one that elicits great controversy among parents, educators, and child development experts. Some have no problem with exposing children to media, other Continue Reading...
Daycare Volunteer Experience
I volunteer psychology class a day care I write a reflection paper. Time working kids kind an experience. I paper I answer questions.1. In paragraph, explain service learning experience reinforced understanding enhanced Continue Reading...
Economic Motivators for Employers on Employment Rates for People With Disabilities in Atlanta
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Definition of Disability
Statistics for Individuals with Disabilities
Effects Of ADA On Persons With Disabi Continue Reading...
Nature of Cognition
Ever since Simon and Binet developed the first intelligence test in 1905, the field of psychology has maintained a strong interest in the nature of intelligence. How do we think? Why are some people better problem solvers than ot Continue Reading...
Abstract
Attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) are commonly linked mental health disorders that children exhibit. This paper examines some of the challenges that both children and parents face as a res Continue Reading...
Census Bureau in the United States, there are about 54 million Americans that have some sort of disability. Out of these persons, 26 million persons have a severe disability. While employment rates are concerned, it should be seen that 82% of the pe Continue Reading...
Social Advocacy in Counseling
Social advocacy has been described by some counseling theorists as a "fifth force" paradigm that should be considered to rival if not replace other major counseling psychology paradigms regarding behavior and mental ill Continue Reading...
With this position, she gained a wide variety of skills in many different areas of PR such as corporate reputation, product marketing and placement, crisis communications, employee communications and social marketing. She says that some people get f Continue Reading...
Jung and auditory hallucinations
Meyer (2003), in a discussion of Jungian symbolism in the movie, Spider-Man, notes that both masks and voices are essential to the movement of heroic characters through the plotline. Meyer is not, however, a psycho Continue Reading...
Glass Menagerie: An Uncertain Reality
This essay will examine the ways in which the three main characters in "The Glass Menagerie" soften with harshness of day-to-day living with an insulating blanket of self-deception.
This play is one of Tennesse Continue Reading...
Diversity
Sometimes the worst disabilities are those which are invisible to the naked eye; people who have a mental illness or disability are overwhelmingly stigmatized by society and discrimination against them is both widespread and fully condoned Continue Reading...
Deliberate self-harm (DSH) or self-injurious behavior (SIB) involves intentional self-poisoning or injury, irrespective of the apparent purpose of the act. (Vela, Harris and Wright, 1983) Self-mutilation is also used interchangeably with self-mutilat Continue Reading...