Special Needs Update 11/13/13

1. Learning Disabilities and Qualifying for Special Ed Services

http://special-ism.com/what-is-a-learning-disability/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

2. The Debate Over Sensory Processing

 http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/debate-over-sensory-processing

3. Researchers Unravel Role of Oxidative Stress in Autism Spectrum Disorder 

http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130703-908403.html 

4. Is Personalization in Education about Students or Profit? 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/07/is-personalization-in-education-about.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

5. Thinking Outside the Classroom

http://www.thinkingoutsidetheclassroom.com/ 

6. Debunking a Special Education Myth

http://educationnext.org/debunking-a-special-education-myth/ 

7. Summer Safety Tips for Parents of Children with Autism and Other Special Needs

 http://www.mayinstitute.org/news/inside_may.html?year=2013&id=1440

8. Does Ritalin really help?

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/does-ritalin-really-help/article12608922/