Special Needs Weekly Update 12/7/14

Eight Special Education Communication Apps 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2014/12/eight-special-education-communication.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29

Brain representations of social thoughts accurately predict autism diagnosis

http://www.psypost.org/2014/12/brain-representations-social-thoughts-accurately-predict-autism-diagnosis-29878 

Sensory Rooms Gaining In Popularity

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/12/05/sensory-rooms-popularity/19895/

Brain Training Doesn’t Make You Smarter 

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brain-training-doesn-t-make-you-smarter/

Teaching Teens Who Struggle With Reading: What Can Help 

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/partnering-with-childs-school/instructional-strategies/teaching-teens-who-struggle-with-reading-what-can-help

Why Does My Child Have Trouble Understanding or Remembering What He Reads? 

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/reading-issues/why-does-my-child-have-trouble-understanding-or-remembering-what-he-reads?utm_source=googleplus&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg

Report: Changes Fail To Curb Restraint, Seclusion

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/11/03/report-changes-restraint/19809/

Do Behavior Support Plans Work? 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/2014/12/do-behavior-support-plans-work.html 

On Dysgraphia: Writing About the Inability to Write 

http://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/personal-stories/stories-by-kids/on-dysgraphia-writing-about-the-inability-to-write?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=understoodorg