This morning I have gathered two really interesting articles about the diagnosis and treatment of autism and ADHD. The first has been popping up on many of my autism newsfeeds as big news for autism diagnosis. Apparently, researchers from Boston...
For this morning’s news, I wanted to take readers on a tour of some important issues in education and special needs through three, differing, yet related perspectives. First, we check in with an old friend over at Education Week, David...
Using medication to regulate behavior is a hot topic in special needs education. Way back in July of 2011, my first post for ChildsWork actually explored just that phenomenon. In that post, I asked whether or not medication for ADHD...
Let’s start with the facts: the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) estimates that as many as 2%-3% of all American children have some degree of ADHD. This equates to approximately 2 million children in the U.S. alone who suffer...
