Going to College
Going to College, a web site for high school students with disabilities, helps students prepare for college. It provides video clips, activities, and
Parent’s Guide to Applied Behavior Analysis
A Parent’s Guide to to Applied Behavior Analysis is an informational is designed to provide you with a better understanding of ABA, how your child can benefit, and where/how you…
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Parent Involvement in Placement Decisions
Decisions about placement are to be made after the child’s IEP is developed. Parents are members of any team that develops the IEP and decides on placement.
Autism Issues Complicate Anti-Bullying Task
Positive interactions between those with disabilities, other peers seen as crucial A widely publicized case of two Maryland teenagers charged with assault for bullying a classmate with autism—a classmate who…
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A Family Guide to Next Steps
A Family Guide to Next Steps: When Your Child In Early Intervention Turns Three – Families Have a Choice. This publication informs families of children receiving services in early intervention…
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Considering Assistive Technology on the IEP
by Lisa Brodjieski, M.S., CCC-SLP The 1997 revision of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) included many new requirements for school districts. One of those requirements is the group…
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When to Ask for a Functional Behavioral Assessment to Address Behaviors?
by Paul Livelli, Ph.D. Why Would He Want to Do That? As a behavioral and educational consultant, I am often asked to come into schools to look at programming for…
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Early Signs of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Results from the High Risk Baby Siblings Research Consortium Younger siblings of children with and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are at increased risk for developing ASD
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HCPSS Special Education Update
March 20, 2014 AUSOM General Support Group Meeting with Patty Daley and Judy Pattik, HCPSS Department of Special Education and Student Services
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