Special Needs Tweets of the Day 11/14/13

1. Reading at Wrightslaw

http://www.wrightslaw.com/info/read.index.htm 

2.Questions to Ask a Professional Evaluator

http://www.ncld.org/adults-learning-disabilities/do-i-have-ld/questions-ask-professional-

evaluator 

3.Riding a horse brings autistic boy out of his shell

http://www.today.com/moms/riding-horse-brings-autistic-boy-out-his-shell-2D11577330 

4.Greater Hyperconnectivity in the Autistic Brain Correlates to Greater Social Deficits 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/11/greater-hyperconnectivity-in-autistic.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

  5. Apps to Help Students With Dysgraphia and Writing Difficulties

http://www.ncld.org/students-disabilities/assistive-technology-education/apps-students-ld-dysgraphia-writing-difficulties 

6. Comfortably Fashion Forward

http://special-ism.com/comfortably-fashion-forward/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

7. New Website Offers Common-Core Lesson Plans for Special Educators

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2013/11/online_common_core_lesson_plans_special_ed.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

 

 

 

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 9/30/13

1. How Executive Dysfunction Can Cause Trouble Making Friends

http://www.ncld.org/types-learning-disabilities/executive-function-disorders/executive-dysfunction-trouble-making-friends 

2. What Moms of Kids With Special Needs Wish You Knew 

http://moms.popsugar.com/What-Like-Parent-Child-Special-Needs-27900530 

3. Courts Quietly Confirm MMR Vaccine Causes Autism‏

http://worldtruth.tv/courts-quietly-confirm-mmr-vaccine-causes-autism%E2%80%8F/ 

4. Video: IEP Advice - What If Your Child Is Not Eligible For an IEP?

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/videos/video-iep-advice-not-eligible 

5. Dyslexia Insights From Ben Foss, Dyslexic Author

http://www.ncld.org/learning-disability-resources/special-needs-stories/adults-with-ld/dyslexia-stories-ben-foss 

6. Science/AAAS Google+ Hangout on the Adolescent Brain Featuring NIMH’s Jay Giedd, M.D. 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/09/scienceaaas-google-hangout-on.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

7. Enhance Speech Development with Therapeutic Horseback

http://special-ism.com/expert-sue-adams-reports-using-therapeutic-horseback-riding-for-speech-with-children-and-autism/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher#sthash.Ay6XoOQW.dpbs 

 

 

 

Special Needs Tweets of the Day 9/14/13

1. Build Core Strength and Increase Focus with Therapeutic Horseback Riding

http://special-ism.com/expert-sue-adams-reports-therapeutic-horseback-riding-and-autism/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher#sthash.Nhs6qgtj.dpbs 

2. Court: Student Misidentified for Special Education Not Protected Under IDEA 

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2013/09/court_no_protection_under_idea.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

3. Smarter Balanced Adopts Accessibility Rules for Common-Core Tests

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2013/09/smarter_balanced_consortium_ad.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+OnSpecialEducation+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+On+Special+Education%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

4. Self-control Gone Wild?

http://www.danielwillingham.com/daniel-willingham-science-and-education-blog.html

 

5. School Offers Mom $86K To Keep Son With Autism Out

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/09/10/school-86k-autism-out/18681/ 

6. Evidence Lacking On Transition Programs

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2013/09/11/evidence-lacking-transition/18695/ 

7. Science vs. Pseudoscience 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/09/science-vs-pseudoscience.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher