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    Learning Disability Definitions Carolyn Stacey Introduction This article addresses the components of The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004) and The National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities (1981) definitions of Learning Disabilities. Their similarities and differences in terms of their impact on identification and program development for students ‚ the Canadian definition perspective as well as the inclusion of studying tips for special needs students is explored

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    IMPLICATIONS OF PHYSICAL DISABILTY Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy affects people in different ways - some people experience minor motor skill problems‚ while others may be totally physically dependent. Messages from the brain can be distorted or mistimed causing increased muscle tension. Messages from the brain may also be mistimed‚ sent to the wrong muscle‚ or not sent at all. This affects the timing‚ quality and synchronisation of messages‚ generally resulting in erratic movement of the muscles

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    Misunderstood Mind’s | Children with Learning Disabilities | Instructor: Jeanne Henry | Pamela Al-Shaer | 8/19/2011 | Children all over America are afflicted with serious learning disabilities that may have long- time effects‚ and usually the causes of these learning disabilities are undetermined. “Misunderstood minds” is a PBS Website that supports individuals’ who have questions about children with learning disabilities and helps them to understand how children that are

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    Disability Research Essay: Autism The syndrome of autism can best be described as a life long developmental disability that is the result of a dysfunction in the central nervous system. People with autism fail to develop normal behaviours and interactive social relationships with others. As a result‚ this presents them with difficulties in learning. For example‚ autistic people are often described as "living in a world of their own". This makes it difficult for them to learn in the same

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    Learning Disability The federal regulations on defining a specific learning disability means a disorder in one or more of the basic psychological processes that are used to communicate language‚ spoken‚ or written and may affect the imperfect ability to listen‚ think‚ speak‚ read‚ write‚ spell‚ or to perform mathematical calculations‚ including conditions such as perceptual disabilities‚ brain injury‚ minimal brain dysfunction‚ dyslexia‚ and developmental aphasia. Specific learning disability does not

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    exclusive goals. I finally conceded that my professor was right. However‚ perseverance has proven to be my most important life lesson when I was diagnosed with a disability. While I understood that managing a disability would affect my life it also allowed me to begin to formulate my career focus.

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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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    Mary L. Burkitt Grand Canyon University: SPE 359 July 7‚ 2013 Learning Disabilities and the Classroom With every classroom you are able to see a dynamic between students and their teacher. It takes a strong teacher to really make everything accessible to all students including student with learning disabilities. The class that I watched was Christina Hilliker’s second grade. The disabilities that were part of this great dynamic were Downs‚ Autism‚ ADHD‚ auditory processing and behavior

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    the surgery immobilize me for what could have been an exciting and fun summer‚ it also posed challenges for the start of the school year. I wasn’t sure how I would manage to get around campus while my bones were still healing. I contacted UAB’s Disability Support Services (DSS) and set up an Intake Interview and an Accommodations Conference. It seemed weird to be considered “disabled” after so many years of just being a normal kid. I also feel bad being categorized as disabled because it is only

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    Disability Expressed in A Beautiful Mind Tracy Adams Gateway Technical College Disability Expressed in A Beautiful Mind A Beautiful Mind is a good movie by Ron Howard‚ about a man that has lost his grip on what is real and what is fiction. This started when he was in graduate school and no one really noticed until his wife had him committed to the hospital. John Nash‚ the main character of the film portrayed by Russell Crowe‚ is a great mathematician that became

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