Hello All! My name is Melissa, and I'm a para-educator for a special ed department in a public high school. I'm part way through my master's degree and teaching certificate, and for one of my classes I'm doing some research on what people think about including multimedia and technology in instruction for students with IEPs, FSPs, and 504 plans. I'd ( Read more... )

Hi, I am writing an article about traveling to other countries (especially for study abroad) with learning disabilities or ADD/ADHD. I do not have an LD or ADD so I would love to hear from anyone who has been to a foreign country about whether there were any special considerations people with ADD have when overseas. Do you use assistive ( Read more... )

Amazon is currently giving free 1 year memberships to Amazon Prime (free 2 day shipping, $3.99 overnight shipping) to current students with a .edu email address: http://www.amazon.com/gp/student/signup/info I'm not sure how long they're offering this (it doesn't say on the site ( Read more... )

I'd really like to hear from my fellow ADDers who've taken online classes.

Pros and cons? What did you think overall?

Was it easier than a traditional classroom?

Did you get enough feedback from the instructor?

How well did it work for you without other students to distract you?

Any other advice you may have?

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Please share this with people who have studied, volunteered, researched, or worked abroad with ADD or other non-apparent (or apparent) disabilities:


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Amazon is offering a free 1 year subscription to Amazon Prime (Which usually costs $79 a year. Perks include free 2 day shipping, and $3.99 overnight shipping): http://amzn.to/bSH8jP (url shortened with bit.ly ( Read more... )

My library just released this, but it isn't that exclusive to my school; you could substitute the library specific links for your own ( Read more... )

How many times have we heard  the statistic that ADHD is more prevalent in boys than in girls? Most clinical studies on ADHD use a majority of male subjects. Most children referred to counselors and proscribing psychiatrists are male, and even the subtypes seem to be neatly divided into masculine (impulsive) and feminine (inattentive).

Every time I ( Read more... )

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