September 2010

Learning Styles 101

An Open Letter to Special Needs Professionals

The Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee (SECAC)

August 2010

2010-2011 ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Brown Bag Series Announced

Distress and Challenged Learning: Awaiting Some Students Returning to School

July 2010

Water, Water Everywhere, and Lots to Drink: the importance of staying hydrated in the summer.

Summer Learning is Proactive Nurturing  

September 2009

Start Out the New Academic Year Excited to Succeed, Not Anxious2009 National Autism Conference
A Back-to-School Aide for Parents of Students with ADHD & Learning Challenges
Practical Life Skills for Young Adults with Autism or Asperger’s
Sibshops – A Program Just for Brothers & Sisters of Kids with Special Needs
“NeuroEducation” Emerges as Insights Into Brain Development, Learning Abilities Grow
Understanding “Evidence-Based Practices”
Announcing:  ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) Brown Bag Seminar Series  

July 2009

A Good Night’s Sleep Contributes More Than You May Think
-Who is having the most trouble sleeping today?
-Bedtime and Depression
-Sleep and School
The State of Learning Disabilities 2009 (NCLD)
A Biology of Mental Disorder - Eric Kandel | NEWSWEEK
Vitamin D and the Brain: More Good News
2009 National Autism Conference
Surviving 4th of July Fireworks

June 2009

It’s a Sensory Thing
Main Street Tower Golf to Benefit Pathfinders for Autism
Research Volunteers Needed
AAHD Launches Scholarship Fund
“Magnificent Mind at Any Age” with Dr. Daniel Amen
Signs of Sensory Processing Disorder

May 2009

Hormones and ADD/ADHD in Women
Yawning Cools the Brain:  People Yawn When the Brain is Overheated
De-Mystifying the Mozart Effect Myth
“It’s Your Health” Radio Broadcast Devoted in May to Sensory Processing Disorder
High Court Hears Special Education Case
Summer Learning Opportunities Abound

April 2009

Summer Learning:  It’s More Than Learning in the Summertime!
NCLD’s Our Kids Count! Creativity Contest
2009 Essays for Autism:  How Has Autism Affected Your Life?
Pathfinders for Autism Resource Center:  Grand Opening
2009 NAMIWALKS for the Mind of America
Springtime School Projects and Term Papers Tend to Increase Flight of Helicopter Parents
April is National Autism Awareness Month
The Fundamentals of Cognitive Fitness
Confident Student…Going Green!

March 2009

Planning For Your Child’s High School IEP – A Mother’s Account
Brain Awareness Week:  March 16th – 22nd
IDEA and Special Education Online Resources
Quest for the Best IEP
Reading Recommendation: 
Fighting Invisible Tigers:  Stress Management for Teens by Earl Hipp
You Know You’re a Parent of an ADHD Child When…
Calling All Parents of Children with Aspergers

February 2009

• What are the Patterns of SAD?
  
• How is Winter SAD Treated?
  
• What Should I Do if I Think I Have SAD?
  

Physically Fit Kids Do Better in School

January 2009

• Exercise:  Good for the Brain, as Well as the Body!
  
• Video Games – Beneficial for Seniors??
  

• Study Finds ADHD Affects Motor Skills of Boys More Than Girls
  

December 2008

• Areas of Academic Functioning
  
• Phonetic Awareness and Decoding
  
• Reading Comprehension
  
• Attention
  
• Fluency
  
• Working Memory
  
• Executive Functioning
• After the Diagnosis

November 2008

Understanding the Psychoeducational Evaluation: What Do the Results Mean?

• Theory Behind the Testing
  
• How Test Scores are Reported
  
• Testing Areas

• Driven to Distraction:  Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood to Adulthood
  
• Answers to Distraction
  
• Delivered from Distraction:  Getting the Most Out of Life With Attention Deficit Disorder

  The Aging Brain
  
  

October 2008

• When should you consider an evaluation?
• Re-evaluation
• Finding a specialist for testing
  

Mental Illness Awareness Week

September 2008

• Middle School – One Huge Transition!  How to Best Support Your Child
  
• Get Organized for a Great School Year

August 2008

• Standardized Test Stress – Doing What’s Best for Your Child
• 2008-2009 Important Testing Dates
• Best Methods to Effectively Parent Children
• Math Study Finds Girls As Successful as Boys
• Walk Now for Autism
• Best Resources for Behavior and Discipline

July 2008

• Adults with ADHD
• Developmental Dyslexia Headway
• Turos on New Nickelodeon Website
• National Summer Learning Day
• Dyslexic Success in the Workplace

June 2008

• Fun Ways to Prevent Summer Learning Loss
• Reading Recommendation: Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Aspergers,
  by John Elder Robison
• Med Reminders Made Simple
• Maryland Youth Leadership Forum

May 2008

• Math:  It Doesn’t Have to be a Four-Letter Word
• The Mathematical Workout – Suggestions to get Mathematically Fit
• Finding the Divide Between Normal Separation Anxiety and Separation Anxiety Disorder

April 2008

• Don’t Sweat the Spring Stuff – Stay Organized and Centered
• Grappling With Grammar:  How the Brain Copes in Language-Impaired Kids
• Children’s Poor Working Memory May be Greater Problem Than Originally Thought
• The Brain Ayers Memorial Art Exhibition - Celebrating the Unusual Artistic Ability of Young People with Learning Disabilities

March 2008

• Practical Parenting:  10 Steps to Better Academic Achievement
• The Down-Spiral of the Helicopter Parent

February 2008

• Self-Advocacy: A Foundation for Future Success
• Parenting Tools to Maximize Academic Success

January 2008

• Social Skills-Yes, For Your Child!
• Kennedy Krieger Institute Research Confirms Parent & Physical Reports that
• Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders Exhibit Fewer Autistic-like Behaviors During Illness with Fever
• Take Care of YOU…For Your Family

December 2007

• College Transition Camp’08
• Sparktop.org
• Even with ADHD, Your Family Can Enjoy the Holiday Season!
• All-Nighters Equal Lower Grades

November 2007

• New College Ranking System Debuts
• ADHD

October 2007

• College Scholarships & ADD/ADHD

September 2007

• How Does Sleep Deprivation Affect the Teenager?
• Upcoming Workshops