Dear NASET News, Welcome to NASET'sWEEK in REVIEW. Here, we provide you with the latest publications from NASET to read and or download, as well as some of the most interesting articles that have happened this week in the field of special education. We hope you enjoy this publication. Feel free to send us articles for this publication or let us know your thoughts about the WEEK in REVIEW at news@naset.org. Have a great weekend.
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NEW THIS WEEK ON NASETAutism Spectrum Disorder SeriesIssues and Trends in Post-School Outcomes for Students with ASD: A Review of the Literature. By Cathy Lang Success in post-secondary environments for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder may entail additional planning and the need for ongoing support than students without ASD. The transition of students from high school to adulthood can also be a stressful time for families and present challenges for students with autism spectrum disorder. This issue of NASET's Autism Spectrum Disorder series was written by Cathy Lang. It focuses on issues and trends in post-school outcomes for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Read More
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NASET Special Educator e-JournalApril 2017
Table of Contents *Teaching Parents to Advocate: A Review of the Literature By Christina Aleman *Co-Teaching in Rural Middle Schools: An Exploration By Anthony Friedman, M.Ed. and Dr. Brooke Blanks *The Impact of Advocacy Training and Teacher Development on Parent-School Collaboration: A Review of Literature. By Gloria M. Gonzalez *Book Review: If You Don't Feed The Teachers They Eat The Students! By Michelle Noviot *Let Their Voices Be Heard: Self-Determination and Elementary Student Participation in the Individual Education Plan. By Theresa A. Pedersen, M.A.T., E.D.S *Parental Involvement and Advocacy in Latino Families of Children with Disabilities: A Review of the Literature. By Pilar Villegas *Parent-School Collaboration: A Driving Force for Success in Special Education-- Literature Review. By Kellecia West *Special Education Legal Alert. By Perry A. Zirkel *Latest Employment Opportunities Posted on NASET *Acknowledgements Read More
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The Supreme Court Rules in Favor of a Student with Special NeedsSchool districts must give students with disabilities the chance to make meaningful, "appropriately ambitious" progress, the Supreme Court said in an 8-0 ruling. The decision in Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District could have far-reaching implications for the 6.5 million students with disabilities in the United States. The case centered on a child with autism and attention deficit disorder whose parents removed him from public school in fifth grade. He went on to make better progress in a private school. His parents argued that the individualized education plan provided by the public school was inadequate, and they sued to compel the school district to pay his private school tuition. The Supreme Court sided with the family, overturning a lower court ruling in the school district's favor. Read More |
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Sesame Street Debuts Character with AutismCBS's "60 Minutes" introduced a new "Sesame Street" Muppet named Julia, who will debut on the children's educational show next month. Christine Ferraro, a "Sesame Street" writer for more than two decades, told "60 Minutes" reporter Lesley Stahl that Julia is meant to expose the show's young viewers to children with autistic traits. "It's tricky because autism is not one thing, because it is different for every single person who has autism. There is an expression that goes, 'If you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism,' " Ferraro said. Read More |

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Nonadherence to ADHD Medication in Adolescents Transitioning Into CollegeNonadherence to medical treatment is a major problem, especially in adolescents and young adults whose nonadherence rates can be as high as 75% for chronic illnesses. Majority of nonadherence studies in adolescents have primarily focused on illnesses like asthma, cancer, HIV, and diabetes. However, very little adherence literature exists on conditions that affect mental health, like attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Nonadherence to ADHD medication can have significant consequences for individuals including greater symptom severity, poor academic performance, less productivity, decreased focus, and impaired communication skills. Long-term consequences can include the inability to successfully complete college degrees, little to no progress in career development, poor social life, and low work performance ratings. It is important to better understand the challenges individuals with ADHD face, especially while transitioning to college. Complications at this stage of life can have significant long-term repercussions on social health and career development. Read More |
How TV shows like 'Sesame Street,' 'Parenthood' and 'Speechless' write Characters with Disabilities"Sesame Street" is the latest to join a relatively short list of TV shows that have included a character with a disability. After nearly 50 years on the air and more than 4,000 episodes, the hit children's television show added a sweet-natured, red-headed character named Julia, who has autism. But one of the show's writers hopes that viewers will see beyond her disability. "I would love her to not be 'Julia, the kid on 'Sesame Street who has autism,' I would like her to be just Julia," writer Christine Ferraro recently told "60 Minutes." In preparing to introduce Julia to the world, Ferraro said the "Sesame Street" team thought long and hard about how to approach their portrayal of the learning disability that makes it difficult for those diagnosed to communicate with others. Read More |
Largest Survey to Date of Patient and Family Experience at US Children's HospitalsA survey of more than 17,000 parents of hospitalized children, conducted by the Center of Excellence for Pediatric Quality Measurement at Boston Children's Hospital, gives mixed responses about the quality of the inpatient experience at 69 U.S. children's hospitals. The analysis, the largest to date in pediatrics, found much variability from hospital to hospital. The findings are reported online in the journal Pediatrics. "Patient and family experience is one of the core aspects of quality healthcare, and has been associated with improved health outcomes," says lead author Sara Toomey, MD, MPhil, MPH, MSc, medical director of patient experience at Boston Children's and assistant professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. "This large data set gives us a much-needed overview of how well hospitals are doing in providing positive pediatric patient and family care experiences." Read More |
Board Certification in Special Education Available to NASET Members Through an agreement with The American Academy of Special Education Professionals(AASEP), NASET members now have the opportunity to achieve AASEP Board Certification in Special Education - (B.C.S.E.) at a reduced fee. AASEP Board Certification in Special Education - (B.C.S.E.) is a voluntary choice on the part of the candidate. The candidate for Board Certification wishes to demonstrate a commitment to excellence to employers, peers, administrators, other professionals, and parents. From the standpoint of the Academy, board certification will demonstrate the highest professional competency in the area of special education. Board Certification in Special Educationestablishes a much needed standard for professionals, across disciplines, who work with exceptional children.Read More |
Brain 'Rewires' Itself to Enhance Other Senses in Blind PeopleThe brains of those who are born blind make new connections in the absence of visual information, resulting in enhanced, compensatory abilities such as a heightened sense of hearing, smell and touch, as well as cognitive functions (such as memory and language) according to a new study led by Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers. The report, published online today in PLOS One, describes for the first time the combined structural, functional and anatomical changes in the brain evident in those born with blindness that are not present in normally sighted people. "Our results demonstrate that the structural and functional neuroplastic brain changes occurring as a result of early ocular blindness may be more widespread than initially thought," said lead author Corinna M. Bauer, Ph.D., a scientist at Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass. Eye and Ear and an instructor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. "We observed significant changes not only in the occipital cortex (where vision is processed), but also areas implicated in memory, language processing, and sensory motor functions." Read More |
Premature Infants in NICUs Do Better with Light Touch, Study AffirmsTreatment in the nation's Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) save millions of infants born prematurely every year. But this treatment is not without cost. Painful procedures such as needle pricks can impact early brain development. In a multi-institution study conducted researchers for the first time have quantified a reduction in electrical activity in the part of the brain that responds to light touch in premature infants in the NICU compared with infants born full-term. But when premature infants were given more "supportive touch" experiences, including skin-to-skin care and breastfeeding, their brains responded more strongly to light touch, according to an international research team from Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, Monroe Carell's Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee, and Lausanne University in Switzerland. Read More |
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