- Recipes for Better Focus and Self-Control
- School Success Kit for Kids with ADHD
- 3 At-Home Safety Issues for Children with ADHD and How to Prevent Injury
- The Bilgrav SchoolCategory: Dyslexia
- The Top 3 Challenges to Finding a Babysitter for Your Special Needs Child – and How to Overcome Them
Source: LocalBabySitter.com
Parents of children with special needs often have even less time for themselves. Because, while parenting a child with unique physical, emotional, or learning abilities is accompanied by immense amounts of joy, the experience also has its share of additional challenges. Daily tasks, like preparing special meals for a child with food allergies or helping a child with sensory issues get dressed, can take hours each day.
*thank you, Dan Hall, for contributing this great article to the Let's Get Booking Resource Directory
Contributor Comments:
Fortunately, we have a wonderful sitter who we’ve worked with for years, but I imagine this would be a huge source of stress for parents whose child tends to be a handful. - Child Safety Guide: How to Keep Kids Safe When They’re Home Alone (Home Advisor)
Here are 21 modern-day ways to teach your kids how to be safe during a solo home adventure.
From a child home sick from school to a last-minute babysitter cancellation, no matter how organized and well-prepared you are, there will come a time when you have to trust one or more of your children to stay home on their own.
Contributor Comments:
Kids with ADHD will inevitably be left home alone at one point or another. It’s important to take extra precautions to make sure they’re set up for safety.contributed by Dan Hall.
- Tuck Sleep – ADHD and Sleep
How does ADHD affect sleep?
- As many as 50 percent of children with ADHD suffer from sleep problems.
- Children with ADHD experience higher levels of daytime sleepiness.
- Children with ADHD are more than twice as likely to suffer from sleep-disordered breathing.
- Children with ADHD are more likely to have periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD) and restless legs syndrome (RLS), resulting in less restful sleep.
- Nearly 75 percent of adults with ADHD report suffering from insomnia.
- Most Classroom Teachers Feel Unprepared to Support Students With DisabilitiesCategory: Dysgraphia
- British children are more likely to be dyslexic than Europeans because English is a more complex language, expert claims
- Houston County Schools: Senate Bill 48 will help students with dyslexia
Georgia State Senate passes Bill to help dyslexic students
The state Senate unanimously passed legislation that would help identify dyslexia in students. Sabrina Burse spoke to the Houston County School district about Senate Bill 48 to see what role it plays in the education of students.
The International Dyslexia Association says people with dyslexia can have trouble recognizing words, spelling, and decoding. That can affect the way those students process the way language is heard or spoken, which can lead to problems in reading comprehension.
Senate Bill 48 requires the State Board of Education to develop policies for figuring out which students have dyslexia in order to get them the resources they need to succeed.
- Reading Focus CardCategory: Dyslexia
Review of Reading Focus Cards
I found the cards extremely helpful in keeping my place when reading
-Shane Herman
- Norgaard: How preschool pilot for dyslexic students was bornCategory: Dyslexia
- Kansas is one of few states without laws to help dyslexic kids. Are changes coming?Category: Dyslexia
- Hands-on event demonstrates what it’s like to be dyslexicCategory: Dyslexia
- New Pittsburg reading program helps those with dyslexiaCategory: Dyslexia
- The Jumbled World of a DyslexicCategory: Dyslexia
- Adam Boqvist (Dyslexia)
- Reversed A Memoir Following The Highs and Lows of Overcoming Impossible Odds | Lois Letchford
- See-N-Read | Reading Tool
- Sight Word Pocket Chart Cards
- Handwriting Without Tears
- (8 PACK) Reading Guide Strips by NISPCO®
- Dragon Naturally Speaking
- Fish In A Tree | Novel About Ally Hiding Her Inability To Read | Lynda Mullaly Hunt
- Scanmarker Air Pen Scanner – OCR Digital Highlighter and Reader – Wireless
- ADHD & Kids: 9 Tips to Tame Tantrums
- Cabin Fever: 9 Indoor Activities for Hyperactive Kids
- The Art of Balancing: How to Manage homework and Afterschool Activities When Your Child Has ADHD
- 5 Ways to Support Siblings in Special Needs Families (ChildMind.org)
Dr. Jill Emanuele, a clinical psychologist at the Child Mind Institute, believes that more attention needs to be placed on how mental illness impacts the other children in a family
*article contributed by Dan Hall, many thanks Dan!
Contributor Comments:
I’m so glad I came across this article. It made me realize the importance of making sure all of our kids are adjusting to the changes we’ve made, and I think all parents whose child with ADHD has siblings should give this a read. - Activities for Children with ADHD (ADGDChildParenting.com)
ADHD activities should be planned with careful thought. These activities for children with ADHD can make all the difference in the world. This page discusses the best activities for ADHD.
*this resource contributed by Dan Hall
Contributor Comments:
Not all activities are a good fit for a kid with ADHD, but it’s good to know there are plenty of options that are. - Behavioral Treatment for ADHD/ADD: A General Overview
An important non-medical approach used in treating children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Attention Deficit Disorder is known as behavior therapy or behavior management. Behavior therapy is based on several simple and sensible notions about what leads children to behave in socially appropriate ways.
by David Rabiner, Ph.D. Research Professor, Duke University
Contributor Comments:
I think most parents are aware of the medication options for treating ADHD, but I don’t think as many realize how big a role behavioral treatment plays in an ADHD care plan. - Dan Hall*this resource was graciously contributed by Dan Hall.
Thanks Dan! - What Is Dysgraphia?Category: Dysgraphia
- Dyslexia group seeks earlier screening, specific curriculumCategory: Dyslexia
- Dyslexia is Our Superpower Podcast | Gibby Booth |11 year old Shane Herman talks about his business Let’s Get Booking
- Shane Herman of Let’s Get Booking Featured on Dyslexia is Our Superpower Podcast
- List of Famous Dyslexics by Let’s Get Booking’s Shane Herman
List of Fsmous Dyslexics by Shane Herman, Co-Founder, Let's Get Booking
- Parent to Parent: Two Moms Talk Bringing Up Daughters With DyslexiaCategory: Dyslexia
- Education staff receive training to help students with dyslexiaCategory: Dyslexia
- Helping students tackle dyslexiaCategory: Dyslexia
- Free summer club for children with dyslexia and dyspraxiaCategory: Dyslexia
- Mel B (Dyslexia)
- SAM IS STUCK: Decodable Chapter Books for Kids with Dyslexia | Cigdem Knebel
- The Ultimate Book for Overcoming Dyslexia | Jessica Caplain
- Building The Foundation: The Alphabet: An Orton-Gillingham Based Program for Dyslexic Students
- Handwriting Practice Bundle
- Dyslexia Rocket Tutor Skills Builder CD-ROM
- PenPower WorldPenScan X
- Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet 7 inch
- TacScreen Tactile Learning Screen Compatible with iPad
- Etyhf Colored Overlays Transparency Color Film | Helps Kids Reduce Reading Frustration