News, commentary, resources, and more about Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan (BAAM) has opened registration for it’s 21st Annual BAAM Convention, which is to be held 22-23 March 2007 at Eastern Michigan (US) University. Here are relevant links:
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Full Convention Schedule
Regular Registration
Student Registration
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Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and other Emotional and Behavioral Disorders often have difficulty with social relationships. Their peers may reject them, they may lash out at others, or they may not understand how to modulate their language and behavior to fit into a group. Amori Yee Mikami, a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at the University of Virginia, is addressing the friendship problems of children with ADHD directly.
Continue reading ‘ADHD peer relations’
Sphere: Related ContentStephen Wiltshire, an artist with a gallery in London (UK), can draw phenomenally from memory. Here’s a clip from the “about” page of his Website:
Continue reading ‘Wiltshire videos’
Sphere: Related ContentWriting in School me, a blog sponsored by the Los Angeles (CA, US) Times, Bob Sipchen documented the difficulties that parents too often face in seeking help for their children with disabilities. Mr. Sipchen described the trials and tribulations of working with sometimes recalcitrant local education agencies to secure identification and appropriate services. Although the bulk of his entry focuses on the parent of a preschool child just entering the eligibility maze, he captures the difficulty clearly when recounting the situation for parents of an older child.
Continue reading ‘Parents’ perspective’
Writing in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, David Goldston and colleagues reported about their study that examine questions about comorbid Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and reading problems among adolecents.
Continue reading ‘Comorbidity in adolescence’
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