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Schooltime For Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

School can be hard for children with AD/HD. Success in school often means being able to pay attention and control behavior and impulse. These are the areas where children with AD/HD have trouble. Here are tips for teachers for helping kids learn.

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Jaws for Windows 98, NT, 2000, XP - Professional Edition

Note: Review only, product no longer for sale.

Now use JAWS on almost any Windows machine!

JAWS® for Windows reads the information on your computer screen. As a result, you'll be able to use most popular software applications and the Internet. JAWS also outputs to refreshable Braille displays, providing unmatched Braille support of any screen reader on the market. A training tutorial is included. Features and Benefits Multi-lingual speech synthesizer, "Eloquence for JAWS," supports American English, British English, Castilian Spanish, Latin American Spanish, French, French Canadian, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese and Finnish. Interactive talking installation so it's easy to get started without sighted assistance. Supports all standard Windows applications without the need to do special configuring, including Microsoft Office XP. Supports Internet Explorer and allows you to hear a list of links and frames on the page. JAWS forms mode allows you to read tables, graphic labels and more. Includes a special scripting language which allows you to customize JAWS to work with nonstandard Windows applications and proprietary software. New tools for easier customization without scripts. Outpus to most refreshable braille displays in computer or grade 2 braille. Basic Training Tutorial has over seven hours of audiocassette instruction. Compatible with Windows NT/2000 & XP Pro. This version also works with Windows 95/98/Me & XP Home

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Typical Access Profile

Auditory

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Hearing
Hyper-Acute

Vision

Normal
Low
Extremely Low
Not Using Vision

Gross Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Gross Motor

Fine Motor

All
Some
Few
Not Using Fine Motor

Developmental Age Range

0 - 2
3 - 5
6 - 8
9 - 12
13 and Over

Language

Typical
Some Spoken
Receptive Only
Sign
Assistive/Augmentitive
Not Using Language
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Bringing Two Hands Together In The Midline

Look for toys that offer many grasping points like the Nobbly Wobbly, the Winkle, or the Skwish. Place the child on his or her back. Offer the toy to the side of the child, moving the toy slowly towards the child's midline. Alternate sides, concentrating on the weaker side if there is one. Gradually the child will begin reaching out with both hands. This is especially helpful for premature babies, children with hypotonia, Down syndrome, Cerebral Palsy , and general developmental delays.

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