ScienceDaily: Leading researchers call for a ban on widely used insecticides

Leading researchers call for a ban on widely used insecticides Use of organophosphates has lessened, but risks to early brain development still too high Public health experts have found there is sufficient evidence that prenatal exposure to widely used insecticides known as organophosphates puts children at risk for neurodevelopmental disorders. Public health experts have found
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Disabilityscoop.com: Drugs In The Works To Treat Autism’s Core Symptoms

Federal regulators put two experimental drugs targeting autism’s core symptoms on a fast track for testing and approval this year, but they’re still a long way from pharmacy shelves. Balovaptan, from drugmaker Roche, aims to improve communication and social skills for people with autism by signaling a hormone linked to behavior. In January, the drug received a
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DisabilityScoop.com: Supreme Court Ruling Alters IEP Landscape

Supreme Court Ruling Alters IEP Landscape by Courtney Perkes | April 19, 2018 In light of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling on special education, legal experts say parents should educate themselves and be prepared ahead of their child’s next IEP meeting. (Thinkstock) As parents begin discussing individualized education programs for their children this spring,
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Business Insider: A Stanford study of 45 million students found something startling about which kids succeed

A major study from Stanford University recently found socioeconomic status was no indication of a given school’s quality. The truly important measure for school effectiveness was the rate at which students were making improvements on test scores. The findings defy the typical assumptions about what makes a great public school. For many parents, judging a
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DisabilityScoop: Education Department Defends Rollback Of Special Ed Guidance

The U.S. Department of Education is insisting that its move to withdraw dozens of special education guidance documents will not compromise services for students with disabilities. The agency said this week that all of the stricken guidance is no longer relevant. On Friday, the Education Department said it had identified 72 guidance documents to rescind
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NYTimes: Adult ADHD- Does it exist?

By BENEDICT CAREY In just the past few years, researchers have identified what they believe is an adult version of attention deficit disorder: a restless inability to concentrate that develops spontaneously after high school, years after the syndrome typically shows itself, and without any early signs. The proposed diagnosis — called adult-onset A.D.H.D. and potentially
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DisabilityScoop.com: High Court Backs More Robust Standard For FAPE

In a unanimous ruling with major implications for special education, the U.S. Supreme Court said that public schools must provide students with disabilities more than a minimal benefit. The decision issued Wednesday comes in a case known as Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, which pitted the parents of a Colorado boy with autism against their school district.
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DisabilityScoop.com: High Court Backs More Robust Standard For FAPE

In a unanimous ruling with major implications for special education, the U.S. Supreme Court said that public schools must provide students with disabilities more than a minimal benefit. The decision issued Wednesday comes in a case known as Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, which pitted the parents of a Colorado boy with autism
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Scientific American: Gut Bacteria May Play a Role in Autism

Gut Bacteria May Play a Role in Autism Evidence is mounting that intestinal microbes exacerbate or perhaps even cause some of autism’s symptoms By Melinda Wenner Moyer on September 1, 2014 Bacteroides fragilis Credit: CNRI/SCIENCE SOURCE Autism is primarily a disorder of the brain, but research suggests that as many as nine out of 10
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ScienceDaily: How should we handle boys who can’t read?

How should we handle boys who can’t read? The way we teach reading to both boys and girls can benefit from following evidence-based learning methods Norwegian University of Science and Technology Boys are much worse at reading than girls. The disparities have been quite consistent over 15 years. New insights may give hope — if
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NYS Enacts Bipartisan Dyslexia Legislation to Address Common Learning Disability in Students

Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon and Senator Martin Golden Announce the Enactment of Bipartisan Dyslexia Legislation to Address Common Learning Disability in Students August 22, 2017 Brooklyn, NY – Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law dyslexia legislation that will improve the lives of thousands of students. A.8262/S.6581 will improve awareness of and understanding of dyslexia, the most
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