Other Health Impairments Other Health Impairments-Topic Categories Aicardi Syndrome Alcohol Dependence Alexander Disease Allergies Alpers Disease Angelman Syndrome Arthritis Asthma Autoimmune Diseases Blood Disorders Cancers of Childhood...

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Exceptional Students and Disability Information Disability Categories Covered Disability Categories Covered in the Disability Resources section include: Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Although not a specific IDEA category, children with...

The Final Regulations for the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS) were published yesterday, July 19, 2006 in Part III of the Federal Register. For your convenience, NICHCY has posted what appeared in the Federal...

To Raise Achievement of Students with Disabilities, Greater Flexibility Available for States, Schools Proposed Regulations to be Published in Federal Register December 14, 2005 From the U.S. Department of Education COLUMBIA, Md . -- U.S....

Mental Illness Exacts Heavy Toll, Beginning in Youth June 6, 2005: Researchers supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) have found that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14, and that despite effective...

Research Findings Now Available May 18, 2006: The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study is one of the largest investigations ever conducted on the links between childhood maltreatment and later-life health and well-being. As a collaboration...

FDA Approves Emsam (Selegiline) as First Drug Patch for Depression Lowest Dose can be used without Restrictions Required of MAOI Class of Depression Drugs The Food and Drug Administration today approved Emsam (selegiline), the first skin...

FDA Approves First Ever Inhaled Insulin Combination Product for Treatment of Diabetes January 27, 2006 There is a new, potential alternative for many of the more than 5 million Americans who take insulin injections, with the Food and Drug...

May 2005 Book Review: Overcoming Dyslexia: A New and Complete Science-Based Program for Reading Problems at Any Level By Sheila Meindl, Ed.D., Associate Professor, Special Education; Director of Teacher Education, Marymount Manhattan College...