VESID Special Education Updates

Re: State Assessments

A memorandum has been issued providing revised guidelines regarding
the participation of students with disabilities in State assessments, as
required by recent directives from the United States Department of
Education (USDOE). child-autism-parent-cafe.com

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Re: Behavioral Interventions

Effective June 23, 2006, the Board of Regents approved regulations
that establish general standards for behavioral interventions and set a
general ban on the use of aversive behavioral interventions,
with a provision and procedures for a child-specific exception to this
ban. child-autism-parent-cafe.com

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Safe or Sorry

Here’s a bit of important news most pediatricians don’t tell you…
The MMR vaccine is given twice to children. "The first shot protects 95 percent of the children. The second shot is essentially for the 5 percent not immunized the first time. But there is a simple blood test to determine if any given child needs the second shot," Ball says. "Parents can opt for the blood test to find out if the second shot is needed." child-autism-parent-cafe.com

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The Age of Autism: Something Wicked -- 2

The idea of a "chemical connection" in many cases of autism arose
during the 1970s and 1980s, then gave way to gene-based theories. But
the time has come to revive it.
The last column highlighted a study by Thomas Felicetti, in the journal Milieu Therapy in 1981,
he compared the occupations of 20 parents of autistic children, 20
parents of retarded children and 20 parents of "normal" children who
were friends and neighbors of those attending the Avalon School in
Massachusetts where he taught at the time. child-autism-parent-cafe.com

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Discovery Toys And Autism Speaks Help Children With Autism

Discovery Toys partners with Autism Speaks and the Princeton Child Development Institute (PCDI) to raise hope and skill levels of children with Autism with a comprehensive development support program, helping parents of children with Autism understand the most commonly shared learning difficulties and select the most appropriate playthings and activities to support tailored development programs. child-autism-parent-cafe.com


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Tantrum-Free Haircut Parent Tips

Free ebook offers parents 20 tips and resourses leading to a tantrum and meltdown-free haircut. child-autism-parent-cafe.com

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Autism Health Alert

An organization called the Autism Treatment Network hopes to open up a whole new world of resources for parents and children. Six different hospital sites nationwide will conduct autism research and share their findings. The participating autism treatment network centers include:
Baylor College of Medicine, Massachusettes General, Cleveland Clinic, The University of Washington Medical Center, Columbia University Medical Center, and Oregon Health and Science University. child-autism-parent-cafe.com

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