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Monthly Archives: July 2009
Danny Watt’s story
The parents of Daniel Watt, a youth who had multiple problems, told the story of their son’s life and suicide. Tom Jackman of the Washington Post reported the story of Danny and his parents, helping explain some of the problems of addressing the needs of children with multiple diagnoses—co-morbid schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse, in [...] Continue reading
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Expedited Due Process Hearings in Discipline Cases
As many of you know, some due process hearings must be expedited, Specifically, in cases involving a change of placement of a child with a disability for disciplinary reasons, a request for due process hearing must be an expedited hearing. IDEA Section… Continue reading
Posted in discipline, dispute resolution, expedited hearing, Gerl, law, Special Education, special education law, sped, United States Department of Education
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APBA Autism TF
For those who are familiar with the Association of Professional Behavior Analysts (APBA), this is old hat, but for others this is news: APBA has a task force devoted to services for individuals with Autism. Here’re a few words about the task force from Gina Green (Executive Director of APBA):
To help us address the [...] Continue reading
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HAPPY 39th BIRTHDAY TO ME!
As the title says, yes, it is my 39th birthday. Happy, Happy Birthday to me! Next year when I turn 40, it’s on! I’m going to have a week-long celebration!
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Happy 39th Birthday to me!
Yep, today is my 39th birthday. Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday to me! Happy Birthday dear me! Happy Birthday to me!
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My Keirsey Temperament Report
Just took the personality Keirsey Temperament Personality test. There were no surprises. Here are the results:
Your Keirsey Temperament Sorter Results indicates that your personality type is that of the
Idealists, as a temperament, are passionately concerned with [...]
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Florida Autism Conference
Over on Behavior Mod Info there’s a post describing an up-coming conference on behavior analysis and Autism. Link to the post.
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Seclusion and restraint on Parade
Parade Magazine, the insert into millions of Sunday newspapers in the US, carried a brief piece about seclusion and restraint in the versions to be delivered 26 July 2009 (available on line 25 Jul 2009). The piece doesn’t present anything new, but we can hope that it helps to sustain concern about providing appropriate treatment [...] Continue reading
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Artwork by boy with cerebral palsy tours nation
Alex McKay, 12, paints during his art class at Monart School of Art.Not every artist can claim a national tour for their works, but Alex McKay, a 12-year-old artist with cerebral palsy, can say that of his drawing of a car in the “Celebrating Who I Am”… Continue reading
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Girl Scouts honor girl for helping classmates with autism
Shannon Elizabeth Evans of Cary, N.C., earned the Girl Scouts’ highest honor, the Gold Award, in recognition of her work with students with autism at her high school. Evans developed and administered programs to improve physical and social skills for s… Continue reading
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