Parents of Children with Complex Medical Conditions More Likely to have Mental Health Issues
Parents of children with the most complex medical conditions are more likely to report poor or fair mental health and struggle to find community help, according to a study completed by researchers at University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and Golisano...
Privilege Plays a Huge Role in Getting an ADHD diagnosis
For more than two decades now, the prevailing cultural narratives around ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) centered on suspicions of diagnosis and overtreatment. A significant rise in ADHD diagnoses in the '90s sparked concerns that continue to this day...
Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Increased During COVID-19, Experts Say
While every family struggled to maintain a sense of normalcy at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers find that the lack of a consistent routine and food security severely affected families that included children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)....
A critical boost for Early Intervention
Bill would force insurance companies to pay more to agencies struggling to help kids Gary Stern - Rockland/Westchester Journal News USA TODAY NETWORK - in the D&C on 7/24/21 on page A1 A statewide program that provides key therapies to infants and toddlers...
Webster schools to pay Gumina $166K to settle
Justin Murphy - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle USA TODAY NETWORK - in the D&C on 7/23/21 on page A3 The Webster Central School District will pay former superintendent Carmen Gumina $166,000 to settle a dispute regarding the circumstances of his resignation. The...
Oppositional Defiant Disorder and How Paint is a Solution
The anger unleashed in a road conflict with horns, curses and even blows surely had its origin in that some of those involved, during their childhood, experienced oppositional defiant disorder. This according to Gema Lucero Sánchez Gutiérrez de Lara, Emergency...
NY Bill Will Let Students with Disabilities Continue Education Past Age 21
Students with disabilities enrolled in special learning programs who reached age 21 during the pandemic would be able to remain in their programs until the age 23 rather than “aging-out” of public education, under legislation that passed the Assembly and Senate last...
After Months of Special Education Turmoil, Families Say Schools Owe Them
Roughly 7 million children in the U.S. receive special education services under a decades-old federal law — or did, until the pandemic began. Many of those services slowed or stopped when schools physically shut down in spring 2020. Modified instruction, behavioral...
The Benefits of Speech-to-Text Technology in All Classrooms
During in-person instruction, Vikram Nahal would correct console grips in his role as a Resource Specialist Program (RSP) teacher in Northern California. Learning console grips helps students develop the hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills necessary to...
Cursed
by Karol Ruth Silverstein 14-year-old Erica "Ricky" Bloom, is newly diagnosed with a painful chronic illness and pretty pissed off about it. Her body hurts constantly, her family’s a mess and the boy she’s crushing on seems completely clueless. The best coping...
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