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    and behavioural disorder is an emotional disability characterised by an inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers. For preschool-age children‚ this would include other care givers. Rhode‚ Jenson and Davies (1999) describe children with emotional and behavioural problems as “tough kids”‚ perhaps no other label describes them so well. This category of kids may include children with schizophrenia‚ affective disorders‚ anxiety disorders or those who

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    Literature Review March 6‚ 2003 The first of the ten articles to be discussed examined a training program that consisted of an individualized‚ classroom-based social skills intervention. In the study‚ there were 45 children with learning disabilities 9-12 years old. These children were in self-contained special education classrooms. Thirteen children received intervention for 6 weeks and 7 children received intervention for 12 weeks. The remaining 25 children were in the control group‚ which

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    In a presentation about parents and families of students with disabilities‚ the Riley family came up and shared their experiences about living with Catherine‚ a woman who has Down syndrome. The three presenters who shared were Molly‚ Nola‚ and Catherine. Molly‚ who is Catherine’s older sister‚ talked about what it was like growing up together with Catherine and how it affected her life. Nola‚ Catherine’s mother‚ told what it was like bringing and raising a child with Down syndrome in this world.

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    than the largest ever recorded (The UnMuseum). Atlantis was real and was destroyed and many facts are presented to prove that Atlantis was real and was also annihilated by natural disasters. Many say it is not real because the only evidence it ever existed was Plato’s book discussing the details and central idea of Atlantis‚ but there are many theoretical places it could be because of the

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    people‚ 18 and older have a mental disability and because of this high rate Hollywood has took this into account. They aren’t afraid to make a movie or a TV show where the main character or supporting character has a mental disorder‚ some may even have multiple characters with a disorder. However‚ in some movies and shows it is made very obvious and others are more discrete. In The Big Bang Theory‚ the producers made it very obvious Sheldon has a mental disorder. There were very many episodes and

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    Dyslexia is a unique disability that causes many children difficulty during their educational process. It is a hindrance in the developmental stage of children. Dyslexia can be found in children from multiple types of backgrounds. However‚ it is not limited in its state as a child’s disability‚ for it stays with a person through adulthood also. Several questions need to be answered many say. Firstly‚ what exactly is dyslexia? Somewhere between five and seventeen percent of the American population

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    Title: No Boundaries Name: Jodie Chen Course: PSYC 4321 | Due Date: 4/20/15 Topic: Intellectual Disability Movie: I Am Sam Sam Dawson‚ portrayed by Sean Penn in the movie “I Am Sam”‚ is an individual struggling with an intellectual disability. He is a pleasant‚ hardworking‚ and enthusiastic man who tends to customers at a coffee shop. His duties consists of cleaning up spills‚ greeting customers‚ and filling canisters with new packets of sugar. Upon leaving the hospital‚ Sam and his newborn

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    1. Introduction to Anxiety Disorders Anxiety is a common and essential process of daily life. It is highly important‚ evolutionary speaking‚ as people typically experience anxiety when faced with environmental threats such as encountering a lion (not so common a concern in modern society for most people)‚ scarcity of food or other resources‚ or acceptance among one’s peers and society at large. This anxiety orients the individual toward anticipating dangers‚ motivates the person to act in order

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    would you describe Sally’s Disability to other professionals in your school? When approaching this topic with professionals in my school‚ I would provide them first and foremost with information of what cerebral palsy means. I would educate everyone using PowerPoints‚ YouTube videos‚ and online resources to help them understand the disability. I feel that before you can describe a particular student‚ you have to be able to have the background knowledge about the disability. Now‚ having knowledge about

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    EMOTIONAL‚ BEHAVIORAL‚ AND PHYSICAL DISABILITIES Emotional‚ Behavioral‚ and Physical Disabilities Katy J. Kaldenberg Grand Canyon University: SPE-226 Educating the Exceptional Learner Wednesday‚ January 18‚ 2011 Emotional‚ Behavioral‚ and Physical Disabilities The education of students who have emotional and behavioral disorders‚ physical disabilities‚ health impairments‚ or traumatic brain injuries can be a difficult and challenging task if proper teaching strategies

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