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• Auditory Processing and Difficulties in Learning to Read

  
  I Speak of Dreams — Authority: 120
  Normal speech is "a river of sound".  The smallest unit of speech is the phoneme -- the molecule of water in the river. English has somewhere around 44 phonemes (experts differ, especially in regards to dialects). Most native speakers can produce and understand ten to fifteen phonemes persecond in a normal speech ...
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• Intel Reader turns street signs into spoken words

  
  Innovation Toronto — Authority: 438
  Many of us take our ability to read signs, books, magazines, menus and instruction manuals for granted, but for an estimated 55 million people in the U.S. alone who have to contend with vision impairment, dyslexia or other specific learning disabilities , connecting with the world through text is not so simple. ...
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• When Menopause Pauses Learning

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 545
  Ingrid Berman once said, "Happiness is good health and a bad memory," which sort of suggests that a healthy woman going through menopause (a time when memory seems muddiest) should be elated. And wouldnt it be wonderful if that were true--if hot flashes , sleep disturbances and sexual dysfunction could, in fact, ...
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• Traumatic Brain Injury, Fatigue, Anxiety, Anguish and Depression Part 2

  
  Second Chance to Live — Authority: 119
  Please read Part 1 and Part 3 for context. Thank you. Consequently, I turned my fatigue, anxiety and anguish inward because I was told that if I just tried harder I could overcome the effects of my traumatic brain injury. I turned fatigue, anxiety and anguish inward as anger toward myself — which perpetuated ...
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• Treat me right! A revolutionary approach to learning disabilities

  
  Lancashire Care Library and Information Service — Authority: 142
  Treat me right! A revolutionary approach to learning disabilities, Nigel Turner British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, Vol. 3, Iss. 8, 13 Aug 2009, pp 418 – 420 Abstract: Support for Living is revolutionizing the way people with learning disabilities are treated in one London hospital. The ‘Treat ...
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• Do you feel like a victim?

  
  Second Chance to Live — Authority: 119
  Do you feel like a victim? Do you feel victimized by life? I would like to be of service to both you and to individuals who have been touched by trauma, abuse or adversity. Please let me introduce myself. My name is Craig J. Phillips. I am a traumatic brain injury survivor and a masters level rehabilitation counselor. ...
  4 days ago

• Children with learning disabilities out in the cold in Montague

  
  NJN Network — Authority: 489
  Home and School president says school lacking resource teachers By Andrew Brown andrew@peicanada.com Eastern Graphic Nadine Williams is frustrated. She is president of the Home and School Association in Montague, and she is concerned that students with learning disabilities at Montague Consolidated are not ...
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• News from childrens services

  
  The Social Work Blog — Authority: 432
  Today: Rise in number of children reporting sexual assaults by women to Childline; BBC West Midlands investigates parents with learning disabilities fighting to keep their children.
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• Acquired Brain Injury — In Pursuit of Self-Esteem Part 3 of 3

  
  Second Chance to Live — Authority: 119
  Please read Part 1 and Part 2 for context. Thank you. I slowly began to realize that I needed to be for myself, but not against my fellows. I began to realize that I did not have to see my circumstances and experiences in extremes, but rather as part of my learning process. I began to realize that I could ...
  6 days ago

• Im The Student Now

  
  A Reluctant Mom — Authority: 126
  I love being pleasantly surprised. Last Wednesday I was called in to be a substitute and rather than teach the kids, I learned a few things myself. I got the call Tuesday evening asking if I could sub for a first grade class in the afternoon. Afternoons are tricky for me because Aimee only goes to school from ...
  6 days ago

• Could He Have a Learning Issue?

  
  Mommy Warriors — Authority: 132
  My oldest son is in the 5th grade, and for the past two years, my husband and I have seen his academic development slowly slide.  First, he seemed to go from a top reader, to an average reader.  Then, his printing became illegible.  Now we are seeing that his writing is barely improving.  When we [...]
  1 week ago

• Community Health Nursing Current Practice and Possible Futures

  
  MEDICAL — Authority: 121
  In response to the growing demands on primary and community care services, particularly with the changes in policy direction, the Department of Health Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) requires a more strategic approach to planning and developing community nursing services. It was felt that practitioners need ...
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• No Limits to Learning blog

  
  disabilityresourcelinks.com — Authority: 141
    I am an educator and an assistive technology specialist and trainer. I combine success principles and motivational methods with goal setting, planning and assistive technology to help people overcome barriers. This is my passion. All the best to you! No Limits to Learning
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• LD LIVE!

  
  disabilityresourcelinks.com — Authority: 141
    LD LIVE!
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• 15 Quick Facts About BPA [Chemical Thingy in Bottles & Cans]

  
  Fooducate — Authority: 530
  The December Edition of Consumer Reports, already out, is returning BPA, a controversial chemical, back to the headlines. The non-profit publisher, Consumers Union, tested various canned foods for BPA and found alarmingly high values in daily staples such as tuna, beans and soups. You can read more about it here . ...
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• Fashionistas with disabilities explore diverse ideas

  
  Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com — Authority: 434
  ‘Once a learning disability meant automatic exclusion from music, clubs and clothes. Meet the people blazing a trail to change that’From the [UK] Sunday Times (with video):A small but growing cultural movement in the UK is pushing for people with intellectual disabilities to be embraced by the “hipper pockets of ...
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• Dissertation dish: WJ III/KABC-II Gv and ach AND Gs, RAN, Ga, work mem and reading

  
  Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) — Authority: 130
  Visual-spatial thinking and academic achievement: A concurrent and predictive validity study by Yazzie, Anslem, Ph.D., Northern Arizona University, 2009 , 92 pages; AAT 3370650 Abstract Forty-eight students were administered the Spatial Relations and Picture Recognition subtests of Woodcock-Johnson III ...
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• Clinical tests begin on medication to correct Fragile X defect

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 626
  NIH-supported scientists at Seaside Therapeutics in Cambridge, Mass., are beginning a clinical trial of a potential medication designed to correct a central neurochemical defect underlying Fragile
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• Means to an end

  
  Fade Library — Authority: 147
  Title: Means to an end ( summary ) Skinny: Reviews the joint financing and integrated care arrangements between NHS bodies and councils with adult social care responsibilities. It builds on our previous publication, Clarifying joint financing arrangements , that explained the practical implications and ...
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• Second Chance to Live — Special Edition — 500th Article

  
  Second Chance to Live — Authority: 119
  Hello and welcome back to Second Chance to Live my friend. I am happy to see that you decided to stop by to visit with me. As you may know I created Second Chance to Live on February 6, 2007 at the encouragement of a friend. During the past 34 months I have shared my experience, strength and hope with you. Your on ...
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