
As a search of EBD Blog would reveal, I don’t usually complete memes. Julie Lorenzen of Austism-Blog tagged me with one, though. I’m following through here.
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As a search of EBD Blog would reveal, I don’t usually complete memes. Julie Lorenzen of Austism-Blog tagged me with one, though. I’m following through here.
Continue reading ‘Random sentences meme’
Here in central Virginia, we are fortunate to have many marvelous neighbors and entertainment activities. In a nifty coincidence, two of those are connected. The Virginia Institute of Autism (VIA) is taking advantage of author Jeffrey Cohen visiting C’ville for the Virginia Festival of the Book at the end of March 2008. As illustrated at the right, VIA is hosting a special reception for Mr. Cohen’s visit and invites folks to attend.
Mr. Cohen, who writes the Double Feature and Aaron Tucker mysteries, is also the author of The Asperger Parent: How to Raise a Child With Asperger Syndrome and Maintain Your Sense of Humor, and Guns A’ Blazing: How Parents of Children on the Autism Spectrum and Schools Can Work Together—Without a Shot Being Fired.
As you’ll learn if you read the invitation, there’s a special treat at this reception: The fabulous Hamiltons’ will be serving desert. Yummm!
Here’s a link to the Virginia Festival of the Book Web site and another to the program information about Mr. Cohen’s presentation based on one of his books about Autism. In addition, readers can learn more about VIA via the VIA Web site more about Mr. Cohen’s books on Austim-Aspergers at his Web site.
Sphere: Related ContentIn “Juvenile prison system needs reform, lawyers say: Advocates urge a judge to appoint a receiver to take over a system they say remains broken despite long-standing promises to fix it,” Michael Rothfeld reports that lawyers told a judge that long-standing problems with prisons for California youth apparently have failed and more drastic action is needed. Published in the Los Angeles (CA, US) Times 18 February 2008, Mr. Rothfeld’s report includes specific concerns about students with disabilities, many of whom are likely to have Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
Mr Rothfeld’s article includes some recognition of these problems:
* Students do not attend classes the required four hours a day; they often are removed from classrooms for misbehaving, for work assignments or for counseling. At one prison school, 347 classes were canceled between August and October last year because there were not enough substitute teachers.
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* A plan to accommodate youths with disabilities suffered from a lack of leadership and funding. Staffers never received disability sensitivity training, and working groups that were to integrate programs for the disabled with other services were never convened. In two facilities, accessible visiting areas for the disabled were supposed to be in place in 2006, but were not.
Although many people probably have little sympathy for juveniles who have been convicted of crimes and incarcerated, education—especially those with disabilities—is fundamental to any reasoned hope of their rehabilitation. Furthermore, students with disabilities, including those in prisons, are legally guaranteed a free and appropriate public education. So, all of our usual concerns should apply to these schooling situations.
Having observed education services in one such institution, I have heightened concern about problems in juvenile justice system. I saw many failures to provide appropriate services. To be sure, some of them were linked to failure to adopt the kinds of methods discussed on Teach Effectively, but others were simple and clear failures to meet the letter and spirit of laws such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
In the fall of 2006 Scott Kollins, Laurence Greenhilll, James Swanson and a host of colleagues described the Preschool ADHD Treatment Study (PATS; funded by the US National Institute of Mental Heath or NIMH) in one of a series of articles in the prestigious Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. In other articles, the research team presented the outcomes of the study: Ratings of ADHD symptoms were lower among children who received doses of between 2.5 and 7.5 mgs of Methylphenidate three times a day and children taking the medication grew more slowly than expected.
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Over on Liquid Waffle Girl, Jill reports about a student who brought a weapon to school. I hope she keeps us posted about the events. Read “Jay’s Got a Knife.”
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