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"You Don't Have Words to Describe What I Experience" - What Does Autism Feel Like?
The sensory experience of individuals with autism based on first hand accounts.
From the Geneva Centre.
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Assessing Children for the Presence of a Disability
By: Renata Bursten, Dragonfly Staff
Although labeling a child can sometimes have a detrimental effect, it can also be the gateway to support that may be needed to let the child reach his or her full potential. Here is the real lowdown of IDEA assesments. From the good folks at NICHCY.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), lists 13 categories of disabilities under which children may be eligible for special education and related services. To determine if a child is eligible for classification under one of these areas of exceptionality, an evaluation, or assessment, of the child must be conducted. Here is everything you ever wanted to know about the process.
Assessing Children for the Presence of a Disability
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Assentive Communication Book
To encourage communication and making choices try taking pictures of healthy favourite snacks and putting them in the Whoozit Photo Album. When it's snack time let your child show you what he or she wants!