Students in special education classes at Manistee Intermediate School District are learning in person, and the school district is using more accessible PPE for students and teachers to stay safe. “There was lots and lots of planning through the summer,” said Special Education...

A sensitive and reliable new protocol for assessing social deficits in animal models of autism and certain psychiatric conditions is expediting the search for effective treatments. Developed by University at Buffalo researchers, the new protocol is described in a paper published today in...

While students in the Santa Barbara Unified School District head back to school via distance learning, educators are overcoming new hurdles to ensure students in special education are not being left behind. Bradley Brock, principal of La Cumbre Junior High School in Santa Barbara,...

Special education will look unique this year. For many instructors, this fall’s transition to the classroom also comes with a call for new ideas. “Our students are unique in that some students cannot remove a mask independently, so we cannot put masks on those students,”...

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Title: Measurement and Interpretation of Standardized Reading Assessments for Professionals and Parents

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Abstract: This webinar provides an overview of popular reading tests and discusses their strengths and limitations with respect to their...

A team of researchers at the Biozentrum, University of Basel, has discovered a new connection between a genetic alteration and social difficulties related to autism: A mutation in the neuroligin-3 gene reduces the effect of the hormone oxytocin. In the journal Nature, the researchers...

Going back to school will be a challenge for many families this year and teachers and staff with Metro Nashville Public Schools have been working to modify Individualized Education Plans for students who need some extra help. Administrators know this year could be a struggle. However, they...

Pandemics can be indiscriminate, with viruses making no distinctions among the victims they attack and those they spare. If you’re human, you’ll do. COVID-19 has been different, particularly when it comes to age. The disease has shown a special animus for older people, with...

Below the requests for highlighters, colored pencils and glue sticks, past the descriptions of spiral notebooks, two-pocket folders and three-ring binders, is a newly added line on many school supply lists for the 2020-21 academic year—one that illustrates just how much the world has...

On Thursday night the state of Massachusetts released documents outlining special education guidance for the fall semester. The 18-page document urges districts to prioritize in-person learning for students with disabilities and complex needs. It also addresses the expectations for...

Jun 28, 2020 byTeresa Sadowski MA CCC-SLP

To all you Speech Language Pathologists working with unreasonable caseloads now is the time to advocate for yourselves and your students.  Think a lot about this as the guidelines for the “new normal” start coming out in every state.

This week in Massachusetts the...

Jun 17, 2020 byTeresa Sadowski MA CCC-SLP

***I actually wrote this article about two weeks ago and did not get a chance to post it. Since then the powers that be are hinting at how Covid will effect summer services and school next fall but nothing seems definite yet.

Just about every news outlet is starting to do...