Special Needs Tweets of the Day 6/6/14

Apps for Special Needs

http://blog.momswithapps.com/apps-for-special-needs/ 

8 Activities to Help Young Children Develop Fine Motor Skills 

http://ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/dyspraxia/activities-to-help-young-children-develop-fine-motor-skills 

Children with autism have elevated levels of steroid hormones in the womb

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140603092428.htm#.U45S31s2Bpw.email 

Children with autism benefit from peer solicitation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/12/131212141942.htm 

  inBackground Checks For In-Home Care Workers Often Optional 

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/06/06/background-checks-optional/19421/ 

 

Nationwide Survey Offers Data on Sexual Abuse of Students With Disabilities

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2014/06/nationwide_survey_offers_data.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29 

Study Highlights Promising Reading Intervention for Children with Low IQs

 http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2014/06/study_highlights_promising_rea.html

 

 

Current Special Ed. Info

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1. Your Child's Rights

http://www.ncld.org/parents-child-disabilities/ld-rights 

2. Video: What Is the IDEA Parent Guide?

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/videos/video-what-is-the-idea-parent-guide 

3. Top Ten Parental Rights in Special Education

http://www.specialeducationadvisor.com/top-ten-parental-rights-in-special-education/ 

4. Asperger's: A Study on Empathy

http://www.ncld.org/ld-insights/blogs/aspergers-empathy-emotions 

5. Have I Lost My Autism Diagnosis?

http://special-ism.com/have-i-lost-my-autism-diagnosis/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

6. Five Special Needs Apps You Should Know About 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/02/five-special-needs-apps-you-should-know.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

7. Will You Watch ‘Raising Adam Lanza’ on ‘Frontline’?

http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/will-you-watch-raising-adam-lanza-on-frontline/ 

8. Temple Grandin, Phd.
http://www.templegrandin.com/