Category Archives: Learning Disabilities

In this present day and age, anyone that has gained an online college degree in information security is assured that they will be very successful in finding a job. Information security refers to the protection of all information on electronic devices, but especially computers. Computers are now existent in many businesses and homes and they contain confidential information that needs to be protected. The following is just a brief outline of the sections of an online college degree in info......
Autism is a condition that many parents find difficult to understand, but the important thing to realise is that they are not alone.  It is possible for your child to grow up with a chance of living a relatively normal child hood and adult life, but it’s important to consult with the experts to find out what services are on offer. One of the biggest parts of any child’s life is education.  We often take our education system for granted, but for an autistic child the education p......
If you think that in order to learn Spanish, easy is the way to go, for the language is not as hard as it is made out to be, I both agree and disagree with you. Surprised? Well, I agree with your because given the right tools and training, you can really get a grip on the language in no time, and then master it over a period of time, which would be very short nevertheless. And the reason why I disagree with you is, that if you will try to learn too many things too soon, you will just end u......
When her first-born was little, Heather Davis, found time outs were the perfect way to teach Ethan, now eight, to respect safety rules. And she had every intention of disciplining six-year-old Cameron the same way. But he responded by humming or tapping his feet during time outs. “The swagger when he would mosey over to the stairs – it was unbelievable!” says Davis. Now Cameron loses a beloved privilege instead: his bedtime story. Rather than stick to a useless routine in......
Since World War Two the extended family has experienced huge changes. Close extended families provide children with opportunities to express their real feelings and relate at a more intimate level. Regular family get together oblige them to relate to different types of people, nice and nasty, simple and complicated. At any family function, children banter and tease, argue and fight, then make up and laugh together, all within a brief period. Whereas, in families who encounter their extende......
As Autism is no longer new to us it is now possible for parents to see symptoms of the condition in their children from an early age.  Research has shown that the condition can be visible in children as young as 1 years old, although this can be quite rare. Autism tends to be easier to spot in children once they reach the toddler phase of their childhood as behavioral trends become easier to recognize.  One of the key identifiers in autism is that the child may not be aware of, or take muc......
If anything is unwanted, it is often desirable to nip it in the bud itself. Otherwise, things can get out of hand. The same principle applies to bullying as well. It is absolutely imperative to figure out how bullying progresses. What are the different steps involved in it? What is the root cause for this malicious act? Bullying evolves after a series of events. It’s like a slow cancer. Bullying goes through five distinctive stages. It progresses from minor exasperation to constant a......
Whenever you have a child with autism spectrum disorder, learning how to teach them proper behaviors is like a job unto itself.  While most children learn from scolding and verbal cues, children with ASD often have a hard time understanding lessons taught verbally and more intensive training methods are often necessary.  On method that works exceptionally well is ABA, or Applied Behavior Analysis therapy.  This therapy is one of the only autism treatments approved by most insurers and is t......
There are many ways that teachers and administrators will experience behavior challenges in school. There are the issues associated with students acting out and then there are the behavior challenges in school associated with certain disabilities. For example, students with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders) can often manifest a wide array of difficulties with socialization, learning, and repetitive behaviors. Quite often, the teaching staff and classroom assistants don’t have the appro......
Over time the Java Training platform has been divided into two base configurations, one to fit small mobile devices and one to be targeted towards more capable mobile devices like smart-phones and set top boxes. Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME) is a collection of technologies and specifications to create a platform that fits the requirements for mobile devices such as consumer products, embedded devices, and advanced mobile devices. It is a collection of technologies and specificatio......