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Universities that Help Disabled Students

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Colleges That Provide Avenues For Those With “Special Needs” Florida State University, Talahasseewww.fsu.edu(850) 644-9566Learning Specialists, provision of notetakers and readers University of Delaware, Newarkwww.udel.edu(302) 831-2835Notetakers and readers University of Vermont, Burlingtonwww.uvm.edu(802) 656-7753Academic counseling, provision of notetakers and readers University of Washington, Seattlewww.washington.edu(206) 543-8924Notetakers, readers, books on tape, advocacy, counseling Texas A & M University, College …

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Developmentally inappropriate degrees of inattention, impulsiveness and hyperactivity. Symptoms Strategies Difficulty in accurate diagnosis. Need accurate diagnosis to treat effectively; requires TEAM approach: educational, pediatric, psychological. This all needs to be coordinated.Provide careful education remediation of the specific deficit (usually ADHD accompanied by learning disability). Hyperactive, can’t sit still, fidgets.Is always “on the go”, acts …

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Language Processing

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Difficulty understanding language that is spoken or written by others; problems relating speech and words to meaning. Symptoms Strategies Delayed speech development, vocabulary problems — difficulty attaching meaning to words. – Use simple language.– Tape record resource material; can rewind if necessary.– Build vocabulary. Has trouble understanding figurative language, seeing different shades of meaning: i.e., …

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Expression-Expressive Language

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Difficulty recalling previously learned material upon demand, with short and Efficiency in skill required to produce language for communication with other individuals. Efficiency in skill required to produce language for communication with other individuals. Symptoms Strategies Has trouble recalling words for usage in speech. Says, “Whatchamacallit.” “you know.” frequently. – Encourage verbalizing and visualization.– Greatly …

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Conceptualization

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Difficult to formulate concepts, thinking, and study skills. Symptoms Strategies Has difficulty seeing the consequences of his/her actions.Is impulsive — acts, then thinks. – Take a specific situation and discuss the choices and consequences of each choice.– Provide firm, concise rules, clearly state consequences for breaking them.– Be consistent in making student responsible for his/her …

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Auditory Figure – Ground Discrimination

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Difficulty picking out necessary and relevant sounds from extraneous background noises. Symptoms Strategies Student is easily distracted by extraneous noise (outside and inside classroom: hum of fluorescent lighting, etc.). – Seat student near area of instruction.– Provide the child with quiet space for times when classroom noises are clearly distracting.– Earphones might be used during …

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Auditory Discrimination

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Trouble distinguishing similar sounds (“pig and big”) or confusing the sequence of heard or spoken sounds (“ephelant”). Symptoms Strategies Has trouble distinguishing between individual sounds in spoken language (sh-ch, th-ph). May mispronounce new vocabulary words and will have trouble with foreign language classes – Face the student and speak slowly and distinctly. Have student look …

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What is Autism?

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Autism is a complex developmental disability that typically appears during the first three years of life. Autism significantly affects verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction which adversely affects a child’s educational performance. Symptoms range from mild to severe. Activities that are often associated with autism are engagement in repetitive activities and stereotyped movements, resistance …

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