Case Study: Specific Learning Disabilities Criteria Name: Jennifer Birthdate: 12/17/92 Jennifer is a 2nd grader being referred for possible learning disabilities in reading. Jennifer has always attended Sand Hill Elementary and has not repeated a grade. She is eight years old. She has been screened for vision and hearing problems and was found to have normal vision and hearing. Her teachers have described her as cooperative and likable. She does not exhibit behavioral problems. Jennifer
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Specific Learning disorder refers to academic performance that is substantially below what would be expected given the person’s age‚ IQ score‚ and education. In the article “Psychoactive Medication and Learning Disabilities”‚ it focuses on the academicals and social behavioral effects of Ritalin and Dexedrine‚ which are psychoactive medications. It is a case study on David‚ a seven years old boy who showed characteristics of ADHD and learning disabilities. His IQ score was 62 according to the Stanford-Binet
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Kaylie Davis Cause and Effect Journal Eating Disorders About 24 million of US suffer from an eating disorder. Eating disorders affect almost anyone‚ but they target women‚ more specifically teenage girls between the age of 11-23 (National 1). Eating disorders range from anorexia and bulimia to taking laxatives and restricting what you eat. There are multiple causes of eating disorders. Biological factors and social media can cause a person to have an eating disorder. Biological factors such as
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legislation influences individuals with learning disabilities and their families because it protects their rights and promotes equality. It gives individuals a better chance to live a full life without restrictions or being discriminated against‚ because of their disability A learning disability is a significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information‚ to learn new skills along with a reduced ability to cope independently. A learning disability can be caused by a problem during birth
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The Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorder and Sciences (ANCDS)‚ is an international organization founded in 1985‚ by a pioneering group of Speech-Language Pathologists‚ seeks to provide a forum for Speech-Language Pathologists with a special interest in neurologic communication disorders‚ an opportunity to connect and share research related to this specific area of study. The ANCDS is governed by an executive board‚ as well as a standing board and committee boards. Although it boasts a modest
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Anxiety Disorders Anxiety disorders are common place these days‚ with as many as 17% of people will/have suffer/ed some form of anxiety in their lives (Somers‚ Goldner‚ Waraich‚ & Hsu‚ 2006)‚ from being concerned about most anything‚ to full blown attacks with physical symptoms. Anxiety disorders seem to be a result of a combination of biological‚ psychological and other individual factors (CAMH‚ 2014). If one feels nervous or fearful about a situation‚ this is normal‚ but if the feelings are
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University of Phoenix Material Assessment of Giftedness Discuss Gayle’s test results with your Learning Team. Write a 1‚050 to 1‚400 word paper addressing each of the six questions at the end of this assignment. Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Case of Gayle Gayle began taking piano lessons at age 4. By the time she was 10 years old‚ she was a proficient pianist‚ had completed in several statewide youth piano competitions‚ and had recently won the prestigious national Chopin Youth
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that would define their learning behaviors in education. Breggin provides a quote by Diane McGuinness in the book‚ Guinesses mentions that "two decades of research have not provided any support for the Validaty of ADD or hyperactivity. Neither clinical studies nor psychological testing has been able to identify such a group" (Breggin 1991). This is saying that young individuals are diagnose with these disorders but not a single study was able to detect most of these disorders. What does this mean?
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DEFINITION: 1. COMMUNICATION Based on website nwlink‚ 2010‚ communication is the exchange and flow of information and ideas from one person to another; it involves a sender transmitting an idea‚ information‚ or feeling to a receiver (U.S. Army‚ 1983) Communication also can be defined as a message transmission from a source to a receiver and it will occurs when a source sends a message via a medium to the receiver producing some effect (Baran‚ 2002) As stated in Baran (2002‚ p. 4)‚
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ABESTRAC: Introduction: Stroke is the first cause of disability in the world. Fear of falling and Balance problems are most important of Complications from stroke. These damages can decreesed recovery process and make negative effects on ADLs. In assessing the balance of the people with stroke take information about disability and handicap is so necessary‚ and‚ the way of reach this information is questionnaire and results can be useful in in rehabilitation and follow-up rehabilitation therapy in
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