Intellectual Disability
Read more about students who have been diagnosed with limited mental abilities that significantly affect learning and daily life
Special Education
New Definition of Autism Drops Asperger, PDD-NOS Distinctions
But the major rewrite by psychiatrists of the definition of autism will include all diagnosed with a form of the disorder now, one expert says.
Special Education
Feds Receive Record Number of Complaints About Special Education
The greatest number of complaints were about whether students were receiving a free, appropriate public education.
Special Education
Outcomes for Students With Severe Disabilities Can, Must Improve
The Collaboration to Promote Self-Determination today shared a set of recommendations to better prepare students with significant disabilities for the workforce and continue their education after high school.
Special Education
GAO: Transition for Students With Disabilities Can, Must Improve
The different agencies only coordinate their activities to an extent and don't ever reflect on how effectively they work together, the Government Accountability Office said.
Special Education
Even in 'Mean' Schools, Teams With Students With Disabilities Thrive
Unified Sports teams aren't guaranteed to succeed: Mixing students with intellectual disabilities with their classmates may not work at every school. But some schools have been pleasantly surprised when they did.
Special Education
Changes to Name, Definition of Mental Retardation Raise Concerns
The new definition would rename mental retardation "intellectual developmental disorder," and change how it is diagnosed.
School & District Management
The Intersection of Race and Students With Disabilities
"Racism is endemic," one university professor says of assigning students of color to certain types of disabilities. "Many of us who have been victims are perpetrators of it."
Special Education
Do IQ Tests Wrongly Label Some with Autism as Intellectually Disabled?
By some measures, 70 percent of children with autism have also been labeled as intellectually disabled.
Special Education
Group Acts to Address Overidentification of Black Children as Disabled
The National Association for the Education of African American Children with Learning Disabilities will train parents how to better advocate for their children and address this persistent disproportionality.
Special Education
College Opportunities Emerge for People With Intellectual Disabilities
"We've had now 30 years of access for students with disabilities to go school. They're coming out of that system with a different expectation: Their education should continue."
Special Education
Breakthroughs in Diagnosing, One Day Preventing Autism
A new collection of research makes it possible to diagnose autism in those with Down syndrome, and diagnose autism earlier--and possibly prevent it.
Special Education
Grants for a Mouse, Morphemes, and Mobile Dictionaries
A computer mouse for the foot? A system that keeps a wheelchair user from getting into an accident? A mobile signing math dictionaries with mouth morphemes? These futuristic-sounding creations are now closer to reality.
Special Education
Easter Seals Survey Offers Views From Parents of Adults With Disabilities
Parents of adult children with disabilities were generally concerned about the future prospects for their children. Adults with disabilities were also surveyed, but the results are difficult to compare.
Special Education
Ed. Dept. Announces Postsecondary Transition Grants
Several federal initiatives will address employment, education and teacher training.