Table of Contents Letters to the Editor Legal Issues Corner Calls to Participate Update from the National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities Update on Special Education Websites and Listservs Report from the National Center on...

Series I - Step-by-Step - Guide Part VI Introduction As a special education teacher you will be required to adapt the curriculum and make necessary modifications to increase the student’s chances of success. In the last part we discussed the...

School-Wide Strategies for Managing - HYPERACTIVITY This Week's Topic: School-Wide Strategies for Managing - HYPERACTIVITY Username password lost password? Publications ADHD Series Assessment in Special Education Series Autism Spectrum...

Group-Response Techniques This Week's Topic: Group-Response Techniques Username password lost password? Publications ADHD Series Assessment in Special Education Series Autism Spectrum Disorders Series Back to School - Special Review Bullying of...

U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings announced the award of $11.6 million in grants to help develop highly qualified teachers for students with disabilities, especially in areas where chronic shortages exist. The money will also be...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is initiating a multi-state collaborative study to help identify factors that may put children at risk for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and other developmental disabilities. Approximately...

The first long-term, large-scale study designed to determine the safety and effectiveness of treating preschoolers who have attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with methylphenidate (Ritalin) has found that overall, low doses of this...

A version of a gene has been linked to autism in families that have more than one child with the disorder. Inheriting two copies of this version more than doubled a child's risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder, scientists supported by...

Series I - Step-by-Step - Guide Part VII How to Conduct Effective Parent Conferences Username password forgot username or password? Publications ADHD Series Assessment in Special Education Series Autism Spectrum Disorders Series Back to School...

Table of Contents Message from the Executive Directors IDEA 2004 Update Legislative Announcements This Just In….FDA Approves New Treatment for Allergies Research Based Intervention for Parents--The Role of Parents in Dropout Prevention:...