Disability
"A great man is always willing to be little." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
This page provides a wealth of information on Autism and other information covering many illnesses and disabilities.
Listing of drivers ed instructors for Disabled Students
www.drivertraining.ohio.gov/Disability_Schools.pdf
Scholarships opportunities for the Disabled,
please check out scholarship and grant button also.
College Preparation Resources for Students with disabilities
www.washington.edu/doit/Resources/college_prep.html
www.finaid.org/otheraid/ld.phtml
The below site also offers many other resources for the disabled
www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=84
OR
www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=7022
Ohio Statewide Testing Program Rules Book
District Policies and Procedures
Revised Draft IEP and ETR Forms and much more can be found at the below website
Preparing for Postsecondary Education
www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=5038
The Ability Center
The Ability Center has child advocates on staff who can assist with IEPs 504 Plans or service plans for private school students. They have several years experience and work with students 3-22 of all disability types.
They can assist with communicating with the school, provide resources, consult, and attend meetings with you.
To fill out an online intake, click here:
Click Here to take survey
Or call:
Jennifer Kirby or Suzanne Van Hee at 866-885-5733 (Greater Toledo)
Sheila Worthington at 877-209-8336
(Defiance) Tory Heilman at 877-734-0330 (Ottawa County)
Here are some other websites that the Ability Center is suggesting you visit.
Information about candidates, especially for President, Congress, and the Ohio House and Senate - and where those folks stand on disability issues.
Candidate materials
www.abilitycenter.org/disabilityvote
These are in printable form if you need hard copies to pass out at an event or in your office.
(keep checking for updates during the next week or so)
Link to the National Presidential Candidate Forum on Disability:
aapddc.org
NAMI's Comparison of Obama and McCain:
Global list of IEP goals
It's an IEP goal bank.
You can find almost anything you need in here.
www.bridges4kids.org/IEP/iep.goal.bank.pdf
ADD/ADHD
What is Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder?
Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurobehavioral disorder that affects 3-5 percent of all American children. It interferes with a person's ability to stay on a task and to exercise age-appropriate inhibition (cognitive alone or both cognitive and behavioral).
Some of the warning signs of ADHD include failure to listen to instructions, inability to organize oneself and school work, fidgeting with hands and feet, talking too much, leaving projects, chores and homework unfinished, and having trouble paying attention to and responding to details. There are several types of ADHD: a predominantly inattentive subtype, a predominantly hyperactive-impulsive subtype, and a combined subtype. ADHD is usually diagnosed in childhood, although the condition can continue into the adult years.
Is there any treatment?
The usual course of treatment may include medications such as methylphenidate (Ritalin) or dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine), which are stimulants that decrease impulsivity and hyperactivity and increase attention. Most experts agree that treatment for ADHD should address multiple aspects of the individual's functioning and should not be limited to the use of medications alone. Treatment should include structured classroom management, parent education (to address discipline and limit-setting), and tutoring and/or behavioral therapy for the child.
What is the prognosis?
There is no "cure" for ADHD. Children with the disorder seldom outgrow it; however, some may find adaptive ways to accommodate the ADHD as they mature.
What research is being done?
Several components of the NIH support research on developmental disorders such as ADHD. Research programs of the NINDS, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) seek to address unanswered questions about the causes of ADHD, as well as to improve diagnosis and treatment.
Organizations
CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
8181 Professional Place
Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785
Tel: 212-545-7510 888-575-7373
Fax: 212-545-9665
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institutes of Health, DHHS
6001 Executive Blvd. Rm. 8184, MSC 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
Tel: 301-443-4513/866-415-8051 301-443-8431
(TTY)
Fax: 301-443-4279
Biomedical Treatment for Autistic Children
Please read note from parent below regarding this treatment
generationrescue.org/biomedical.html
Autism
What is an autism spectrum disorder?
Different people with autism can have very different symptoms. Health care providers think of autism as a “spectrum” disorder, a group of disorders with similar features. One person may have mild symptoms, while another may have serious symptoms. But they both have an autism spectrum disorder. Currently, the autism spectrum disorder category includes: Autistic disorder (also called “classic” autism), Asperger syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (or atypical autism).
In some cases, health care providers use a broader term, pervasive developmental disorder, to describe autism.
This category includes the autism spectrum disorders above, plus Childhood Disintegrative Disorder and Rett syndrome.
The main signs and symptoms of autism involve problems in the following areas:
Communication - both verbal (spoken) and non-verbal (unspoken, such as pointing, eye contact, and smiling)
Social - such as sharing emotions, understanding how others think and feel, and holding a conversation
Routines or repetitive behaviors (also called stereotyped behaviors) - such as repeating words or actions, obsessively following routines or schedules, and playing in repetitive ways
The symptoms of autism can usually be observed by 18 months of age.
There are many possible red flags for autism - behaviors that may be signs or symptoms of autism.
Some features may mean a delay in one or more areas of development, while others may be more typical of autism spectrum disorders. If you think your child shows red flags for autism, talk to your health care provider.
There is no cure for autism, nor is there one single treatment for autism spectrum disorders.
But there are ways to help minimize the symptoms of autism and to maximize learning.
Behavioral therapy and other therapeutic options
Behavior management therapy helps to reinforce wanted behaviors, and reduce unwanted behaviors. It is often based on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).
Speech-language therapists can help people with autism improve their ability to communicate and interact with others.
Occupational therapists can help people find ways to adjust tasks to match their needs and abilities.
Physical therapists design activities and exercise to build motor control and improve posture and balance.
Educational and/or school-based options
Public schools are required to provide free, appropriate public education from age 3 through high school or age 21, whichever comes first.
Typically, a team of people, including the parents, teachers, caregivers, school psychologists, and other child development specialists work together to design an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) to help guide the child’s school experiences.
Medication options
Currently there are no medications that can cure autism spectrum disorders or all of the symptoms.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved any medications specifically for the treatment of autism, but in many cases medication can treat some of the symptoms associated with autism.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), tricyclics, psychoactive/anti-psychotics, stimulants, and anti-anxiety drugs are among the medications that a health care provider might use to treat symptoms of autism spectrum disorders.
Secretin—a hormone that helps digestion—is not recommended as a treatment for autism.
Is there a link between autism and vaccines?
There is no conclusive scientific evidence that any part of a vaccine or combination of vaccines causes autism, even though researchers have done many studies to answer this important question.
There is also no proof that any material used to make or preserve the vaccine plays a role in causing autism.
Although there have been reports of studies that relate vaccines to autism, these findings have not held up under further investigation. Currently the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides the most accurate and up-to-date information about research on autism and vaccines.
Its Vaccines and Autism Theory web site provides information from the federal government and from independent organizations about vaccines and autism.
Is autism more common in certain groups of people?
Three groups are at higher-than-normal risk for autism spectrum disorders, including:
Boys
Siblings of those with autism
People with certain other developmental disorders, such as Fragile X syndrome
From Age of Autism:
Unlock Your Health with OSR, The Powerful Antioxidant From CTI Science
By Kim Stagliano
Many of you have heard of Dr. Boyd Haley's revolutionary new fat-soluble antioxidant called "OSR" (Optimize, Strengthen, Rejuvenate).
My three girls began taking OSR several months ago. OSR has been the only recent addition to their treatment.
I can tell you that Gianna is now in two mainstream classes in school, Mia is telling me what day it is and what's on her schedule at school and Bella is.... well, Bella is cuter than ever and her receptive speech has improved to where she can follow directions and communicate with her PECS. I've seen some minor sleep disruption that passed in two of the three girls.
Contact your doctor, dentist or chiropractor to let them know they can register to purchase OSR at
From the CTI Science website:
What Is OSR?
OSR#1TM is an antioxidant product that scavenges free radicals and helps maintain healthy glutathione levels.
Free Radicals
Free radicals are destructive molecules that can accumulate in people who do not eat a healthy diet. They can compromise the normal function of each cell in the body. This in part explains why a healthy diet is essential to good overall health.
Glutathione
Glutathione is a compound that is naturally made by each cell in the body. Its role is to help each cell repair itself using the body's own natural mechanisms. Glutathione is one of the most important tools the body has to maintain health. People who do not eat a healthy diet often have difficulty maintaining a healthy glutathione level.
OSR#1TM
OSR#1TM scavenges free radicals, meaning that it binds them, shuts them down, and discards them. Whereas the purpose of all antioxidants is to scavenge free radicals, OSR#1TM has been shown to be extremely proficient in its ability to do so. Because OSR#1TM scavenges free radicals with significant proficiency, it helps relieve glutathione of its responsibility to do so, thereby helping to maintain a healthy glutathione level.
Why OSR#1TM is different
OSR#1TM, unlike other antioxidants, is lipid-soluble, also known as fat-soluble. Other antioxidants are water-soluble.
This is an important distinction, because lipid-soluble compounds like OSR#1TM pass easily through other lipids, whereas water-soluble compounds, like other antioxidants, do not.
Because every cell of the body has a cell wall made of lipid (called the phospholipid membrane), this distinction becomes profoundly important.
In other words, OSR#1TM, being lipid soluble, has the capacity and affinity for passing through cell membranes and can get inside of each cell where free radicals exist. Antioxidants that are water-soluble cannot get into the inside of each cell and therefore, even if they are competent scavengers, will not be given an opportunity to scavenge free radicals because they cannot get physically to the place the free radicals exist inside the cells.
Suggested retail cost is $60 per one month supply of 30, 100mg capsules.
There's plenty of info to read about OSR at the CTI Science site at the above website.
I sprinkle the powder into Bella's morning juice and onto Mia and Gianna's gluten free waffle breakfast sandwich. We've seen some nice "Wows!" from OSR.
In fact, just yesterday Gianna's teacher said to me, "...if Gianna were to take classes at a Community College..." Everything got blurry at that point, my ears rang and my eyes stung.
My child? College?
I hope you will see wow's too.
Kim Stagliano is Managing Editor of Age of Autism.
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