ploy to get parents to step up a bit. In about 1 in 10 children with Autism are also diagnosed with‚ Down Syndrome‚ Fragile X Syndrome‚ tuberous Syndrome or any other genetic chromosome disorder. Roughly 75% of autistic kids have some quality of mental
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the body and the brain. Though there is a physical component to the majority of these conditions‚ the purpose of this paper is to project further knowledge of other aspects of the disorder. Pertaining to the afflicted individual‚ these effects are mental‚ emotional‚ financial‚ and social. Severity of disorders‚ symptoms‚ and the disorder’s effect vary from individual. None of these disorders are curable. However‚ quality of life for someone with cerebral palsy‚ autism‚ or dyslexia‚ can be improved
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learning ability + Ethical obligations and professional standards are considered. Types of Assessments: Intelligence Testing - Measure intelligence - IQ; the concept of the mental age as a way of reporting a test result. - Identify children who would benefit from educational instruction. - Intelligence tests focus on mental abilities. - Achivement tests focus on academic abilities.Assessing Large Groups- Testing groups of children - norm " Proficiency tests‚ entrance tests‚ achievement tests"Assessing
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not just for my health but for yours as well‚ moreover‚ I do not want to be a bad example for you. This means that I will not drink alcohol during my pregnancy because it can end up as a Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and affect you: you might have a mental retardation. I do not smoke and I do not intend to do so because you could have a low birth weight‚ sudden infant death syndrome‚ and some other illnesses in your lungs. I promise you I will not consume any teratogens and I will make attention that you
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GAYATRI VIDYA PARISHAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (AUTONOMOUS) MADHUARAWADA‚ VISAKHAPATNAM – 530048 ASSIGNMENT SUBMITTED TO: S.V.RAMANA ------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH NAME OF THE STUDENT: VAMSI KRISHNA G ROLL NUMBER:12131A0533 TITLE OF THE ASSIGNMENT: TECHNOLOGY ON EDUCATION ------------------------------------------------- DATE OF SUBMISSION: 15-04-2013 INTRODUCTION: The impact of technology on education
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figure could be misleading‚ since it is suspected that many school age students are misdiagnosed with other learning disabilities‚ developmental delay‚ behavior disorder‚ or autism instead of intellectual disability. Some still use the term mental retardation‚ to refer to individuals with ID. This term is perceived as outdated and offensive. Families‚ educators‚ and the general public are becoming aware that Intellectual Disability is the legal and appropriate term to identify individuals with this
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Intellectual Disability Student Population Within‚ at the least‚ the United States‚ we are most familiar with identifying individuals that lack cognitive skills as having “mental retardation‚” but the legal term that is now being used is “intellectual disability.” Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law that protects the education of certain disabled children from age 3 up to the age of 21. Under IDEA‚ intellectual disabilities is one of the thirteen categories in which students
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Overview- With the passing of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001‚ teachers became increasingly more accountable for improving the achievement of all students‚ including those with disabilities. NCLB put more emphasis on standardized testing‚ which congruently put more stress on teachers because their contracts were threatened if student achievement dropped. In the state of Arizona‚ Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards‚ or AIMS‚ is a norm-referenced/standardized test administered to students
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Autism is a developmental disability of the brain‚ much like dyslexia or attention deficit disorder. Autism is not a form of mental retardation‚ and though many autistic people act like they are retarded‚ but a lot of times they are very intelligent. The Autism society of America quotes "autism...occurs in approximately 15 of every 10‚000 individuals and nearly 400‚000 people in the U.S. today have some form of autism." <br><br>The sympots of autism may vary from person to person. Autism is called
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Reschly‚ D.‚ & Vaughn‚ S. (2204). Alternative approaches to the definition and identification of learning disabilities: Some questions and answers Gresham‚ F.‚ MacMillan‚ D.‚ & Bocian‚ K. (1996). Learning disabilities‚ low achievement‚ and mild mental retardation: More alike than different? Journal of Learning Disabilities ‚ 29 IDEA–Reauthorized Statute. (2004‚ December 3). Retrieved November 26‚ 2010‚ from U.S. Reform the Special Education Referral & Identification Process. Retrieved November 23‚
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